Avast vulnerabilities reported

[hazelnut 2]

See here for info

 

http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6V00L1PPPO.html

[aqua 0]

interesting,,thanks hazelnut for leting us know.

[hazelnut 2]

As far as I can see it will be a good reason to move to avast 5 version.

[Icedrake 0]

Thanks Hazel. Good thing I'm already on Avast 5 (well the latest Beta 2 build anyway).

[Andavari 1]

Hope they at least patch the 4.8 builds until version 5 is released as a stable build.

[Tarq57 0]

From the OP link:

Vulnerability #2 is addressed in the upcoming avast v5.0 (due this November) but there are no plans to do anything about it in the current version (4.x branch)

 

Doesn't bother me at all.

[Andavari 1]

Thanks for posting that info Tarq57. I'm still keeping Avast installed though.

[Tarq57 0]

You're welcome, and ditto.

I'll just make sure that none of the other users (=1) mess with it.

[Corona 0]

I'm still keeping Avast 4.8 as well. I dinna visit pr0n. So far, so clean.

[Andavari 1]

I'd like to know how that person found a vulnerability with Avast's self-defense module enabled, because it gives nothing but Access Denied prompts with it enabled, of course any file can be saved into the Avast directory which it will immediately start protecting too. Note that disabling Avast's self-defense is completely foolish.

[Corona 0]

Hey Fat Tony, you want I should break their legs?