For about 2 month after the first version, at last new AVG program update has been released, Program update AVG 8.0.130 – SP1. This version come with many improvement compare to the initial release. Maybe because many user still complain with AVG 8.0. This improvement today only available for professional version. Not the Free Version.

If you are ever using AVG 8.0, and before using AVG 7.5, maybe you will find many different, or maybe just feel many weakness. But with this release You could change your mind. What Improvement in this version ?

Improvements

• Remake of internal communication to eliminate undesired program status appearance (hibernation, sleep mode, cold restart, …)
• Display of the system tray icon representing running scan (that can be paused or stopped from the context menu)
• Added option to ignore the status of a component via context menu in the AVG main interface: the system tray icon then reports OK status even if a component is in error status
• New tab added for the rootkit findings in the scan results overview
• System restore point is created before launching a program update
• Added new option verifying the ADMIN Server connection in the program’s advanced settings
• Improved EML file processing including scanning of user mailboxes
• RAM requirements optimization
• Improved statistics of detected objects in Email Scanner and resident Shield
• New design of the system tray pop-up window, and more information provided
• To eliminate AVG collisions with OS, only minimum drivers are installed in safe mode; then it is possible to launch on-demand scanning from the command line only, and a new GUI dialog has been added to ease the scan configuration.
• Added option of restoring a file from the Virus Vault to the original folder even if the folder has been removed
• Added option of deleting the Resident Shield and Email Scanner history
• Improved stability and design of GUI
• Improved GUI accessibility (using keyboard)

Fixed Bugs

• Fixed problem of GUI compatibility with some screereaders, e.g. JAWS

After try the trial version, it’s is true that this new version has many improvement, from Memory Usage, CPU load, GUI is more faster, Capability for disable one or more the component without the annoying icon, and other.

What about the Free Version ?

I think we must wait for the free version, just like before. And maybe this is also their marketing strategy. But I hope the Free Version will released immediately.

(source : http://www.grisoft.com/ww.94118)