Release notes

Fixes & Improvements

• Anti-Rootkit: Fixed rare BSOD during Anti-Rootkit scan.
• AntiSpam: AntiSpam white/black lists support both e-mail addresses, and domains.
• Core: Fixed issue with script emulator freezing.
• Core: Optimized scan length on Mass Mailing documents in Office 2010.
• Email Scanner: Correct upgrades of e-mail servers settings arranged.
• Email Scanner: Fixed issue with certification text display in e-mail messages after AVG update.
• Email Scanner: Fixed IMAP issue with '{' in informational fields.
• Email Scanner: Fixed issue with display of statistics for scanned e-mails.
• Firewall: Fixed issue with Other Applications Rules editor in Firewall.
• Firewall: Fixed compatibility issue with family protection products on Windows 8.
• Kernel: Fixed issue with Virus Vault detections stating "The end of the stream has been reached during the operation".
• Online Shield: Performance improvements in TDI driver.
• Online Shield: Fixed possible BSOD in TDI driver.
• Online Shield: Fixed temporary files leak when browsing on Windows 8.
• Outlook Addin: Fixed issue with AntiSpam white/black lists functionality on Exchange account.
• Resident Shield: Fixed issue with Resident Shield file exceptions.
• Resident Shield: Fixed possible hang-on while copying files from/to Novell network.
• Setup: Error message occurres if resume cannot proceed.
• Setup: Presence of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows blocks AVG installation.
• Setup: Error handling during setup initialization improved.
• Setup: Cyber Scrub products do not block AVG installation.

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Fixes & Improvements

• Setup: New Yahoo! toolbar offer for US region added.

Fixes & Improvements

• AvgSys: Scan will no longer end prematurely.
• AvgSys: Fixed detection of Windows Server 2008 R2.
• Core: Fixed conflict with registry defragmentation in AVG Tuneup.
• Firewall: Fixed issue with remote desktop connection via ICS clients on Windows 8.
• Setup: With first/repair installation of AVG, the previously installed MS redistributables will be reconditioned.

Fixes & Improvements

• AvgSys: Fixed issue with Resident Shield crash.
• Core: Fixed issue with starting scan from domain account.
• Firewall: Firewall will try to reinstall NDIS driver if it is not running.
• Kernel: Fixed scan path validation.
• Online Shield: Fixed possible problem with playing video from IP cameras.
• Online Shield: Fixed conflict with YouSee player on Windows 8.
• Safe Surf: Optimized upload speed with SafeSurf running (thanks to perzelr@extel.sk).

Fixes & Improvements

• Setup: Enhanced options in the setup screen supporting AVG Tollbar installation.

Fixes & Improvements

• Core: Detection of CVE-2012-0151 vulnerability.
• Setup: Fixed issue with setup failing on corrupted AVG installation files.
• Setup: Driver uninstallation was fixed to work properly on corrupted driver as well.
• Setup: Setup now includes a new dialog to opt for Toolbar and Search provider.
• Setup: During AVG uninstallation you can opt to keep browsing protection installed (Toolbar, Secure Search, and LinkScanner).

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2013

• Improved scanning using enhanced scanning algorithms for faster scanning.
• Improved compatibility with a detected 3rd party Firewall.
• Refined threshold for browser memory consumption.
• Boot accelerator optimizes time needed for boot up.
• Fresh and new user interface for easier navigation and better user experience.
• AVG 2013 is fully compatible with Windows 8.

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Anti-Rootkit: Improved reporting of corrupted sections.
• Anti-Spam: Improved configuration of all Anti-Spam components.
• DNT: Fixed crash in urlmon.dll in Windows 8.
• General: Alert Manager component has been removed.
• General: Update selection dialog has been removed.
• General: System Tools component has been removed.
• Outlook Addin: Fixed possible freeze and compatibility issue with Kerio Outlook Connector.
• Safe Surf: Fixed issue with upload speed while Safe Surf is running.
• Safe Surf: Fixed issue with occasional crash when analyzing *.swf content.
• Scheduler: Only one scheduled scan can be running at the same time.
• Setup: Driver installation logging has been extended to provide enhanced information.
• Setup: Search Shield component will not be installed by default, but only after having been selected for installation.
• Update: Fixed problem with rollback of failed update.

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Anti-Rootkit: Fixed possible BSOD during Anti-Rootkit scan on Windows 8.
• Core: Fixed issue with possible crash in cache server.
• Outlook Addin: Fixed possible freeze and compatibility issue with Kerio Outlook Connector.
• Online Shield: Fixed problems with dual-stack sockets.
• Safe Surf: Increased browsing speed with Safe Surf enabled.
• Safe Surf: Fixed issue with occasional crash while analyzing *.swf file content.

Fixes & Improvements

• Update: Fixed problem with rollback of failed update.

Fixes & Improvements

• Improved detection of Identity Protection component.

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2013

• Supported automatic configuration of AntiSpam engine.
• Supported AVG Self Protection service.
• The antivirus scan results are now saved in the common database.
• The number of detection severity levels was reduced (unified with other components' results).
• New graphics in user interface.

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Fixes & Improvements

• AntiSpam for MS Exchange 2003: Fixed possible issue with corrucption of emails already containing AntiSpam notification in the header.

Fixes & Improvements

• EMS Exchange: Fixed problem in statistics produced by AntiVirus transport agents.
• EMS Exchange: Plug-ins correctly react when AVI files are reverted to previous version.

Fixes & Improvements

• Update: Fixed issue with update settings conversion while upgrading from previous version.

Fixes & Improvements

• Update: Fixed issue with update settings conversion while upgrading from previous version.

Fixes & Improvements

• EMS Exchange: Phishing flag is ignored for messages from sender on white list.
• EMS Exchange: Installation scripts for transport agents fixed to work on Windows SBS Server 2011.
• EMS Exchange: Added posibility to switch off scan of outbound emails in VSAPI plug-in.
• Server Setup: Added backup and restoring of VSAPI scan settings.
• Server Setup: Fixed MS showing Exchange IS service in Close running applications dialog during uninstallation of exchange plugin.
• User Interface: Extended statistics for Document Scanner for MS Sharepoint server component.
• User Interface: Extended statistics of VSAPI and antivirus transport agents components.

NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2013

• AVG Remote Administration 2013 is fully compatible with AVG 2012/2013 clients.
• AVG Remote Administration 2013 supports new simplified AVG Firewall.

Fixes & Improvements

• Console: Password saving for allowed items implemented in ADMIN console.
• Deployment Wizard: Fixed deployment on MySQL databases with replication.
• Deployment Wizard: Fixed deployment on MySQL database on Linux.
• General: Alert Manager has been removed.
• Server: Fixed synchronization of scan settings for AVG 2012 stations.

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NEW IN VERSION 2012

• Console: If a read-only station group is defined in Admin Console, users are not allowed to edit the listed stations.
• Console: Fixed issue with station upgrade process controled from Admin Console.
• Firewall: Fixed issue with synchronization of Firewall profiles on clients after their switch in Admin Console.
• Network Installer: In case the selected AVG instalation package does not correspond to the license number, a warning notice is displayed.
• Network Installer: Fixed typos in graphic user interface in Italian localization.
• Network Installer: Minor arrangements in the list of requirements for remote installation via Network Installer.
• Server: Fixed issue with uploading of CTF files from Admin Server on isolated networks (where DisableProgramUpdate or DisableUpdateDownloading is turned on).
• Server: Fixed crash of Admin Server during remote installation.
• Server: Fixed issue with self-updating of the Admin Server in case Admin is installed in other than default directory.

Fixes & Improvements

• Network Installer: By default, Network Installer does not install Secure Search and AVG gadget.

Fixes & Improvements

• Console: New option of sending a test email was added into advanced configuration of SMTP server within Alert Manager component.
• Console: "Server plug-in statistic data" dialog was modified to be able to display new extended statistics of Exchange server and SharePoint server plug-ins.
• Console: Implemented new AVG Admin Update Assistant that helps user to easily update all Remote Admin applications.
• Console: Startup page added into Admin Console providing information on the database and connected stations.
• Console: Rootkit exceptions can be added from synchronized scan log in Admin Console.
• Console: Quick help panel was removed; its content can be found in the standard help file.
• Console: Version panel was removed; its content can be found on the new startup page in console.
• Console: Filter panel is not visible by default, but can be shown using the navigation toolbar button (Show/Hide filter bar).
• Console: Fixed issue with improper display of a station scan results on double click in Admin Console message view (Polish version only).
• Console: Added possibility to remotely shut down stations (AVG 2012 stations only, both forced and non-forced restart or shut down is available).
• Console: New column providing Mozilla Thunderbird plug-in status info is now being displayed in Remote Administration console (similar to The Bat! plug-in).
• Console: Reorganized structure of context menus for better availability of actions upon stations.
• Console: Fixed error of "Record wasn't found in database" occasionally occurring when removing station marked in Remote Installation view in Admin Console.
• Documentation: New help files for AVG Remote Administration 2012.
• Server: More efficient storing of binary objects in the database. Decreased database size.
• General: In Admin Console, a new option was implemented allowing to remotely delete update files cached by Admin Server.
• General: Admin Server now uses more efficient method of storing large binary data, and the database size significantly decreased.
• Network Installer: New method of remote installation using WMI technology, it replaces the former method using RPC and AVG Agent helper process.
• Network Installer: AVG Toolbar dialog was removed from the installation run via script generated by Network Installer Wizard.
• Network Installer: Installation runs correctly even with other security software already installed.
• Network Installer: Fixed issue with downloading the latest installation packages.
• Network Installer: AVG Network Installer Wizard does not support AVG Security Toolbar installation any longer.
• RA Setup: Fixed problem with incorrect system resources allocation.
• Server: Managed update service was removed, and so was the notification on update failure.
• Server: Show warning in Admin Server Settings dialog if invalid SMTP login/password is used.
• Server: Network installer and graphic reports of e-mails now properly display time in specific time zones.
• Server: Optimized synchronization of Firewall settings. Better performance.
• General: Easy upgrade from AVG Remote Administration 2011, 9.0 and 8.5.
• General: Support of both AVG 2011 and AVG 2012 stations. Remotely launched upgrade of AVG 2011 stations to new version AVG 2012. Option to reinstall stations older with version.
• General: Support of both AVG 2011 and AVG 2012 stations. Support for different configuration of updates source for each version.