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Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional — Patch 1.2

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Released: 7/14/2026, 2:00:26 PM

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3832490/view/681881498796688778

Summary (AI)
Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional update 1.2 introduces new status effects—Heat, Lag, and Infect—that stack on enemies and impact damage and movement. The Weapon Power stat replaces Repel, enhancing the effectiveness of knockback and status applications. Gameplay improvements include new enemy types like AVSN Messenger Buddy, a redesigned level up screen, and an upgraded minimap with fog of war and better file type differentiation. Quality of life changes such as movable files on the map, improved pickups behavior, and a visible taskbar during runs have been added. The patch also brings localization support for multiple languages, performance optimizations, stability fixes, and a revamped Stats Manager interface.
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  • Lag slows the enemy, with enough stacks freezing them in place.
  • Repel isn't useless anymore. Default values should hit hard enough to push enemies back and increasing Power will push them even harder. Some weapons hit harder than others - Pinball hits the hardest, AVD the least.
  • Firewall now applies Heat.
  • AVSN Messenger Buddy - a near stationary ranged enemy. Watch out for the smileys they shoot at you, they'll knock you back a little too.
  • Virry is now animated and full of character.
  • Redesigned level up screen with an SH Docs theme to it.
  • Stats Manager got a spreadsheet makeover and can be accessed in the level up screen.
  • Taskbar stays on screen during runs (visible when playing at -1 zoom).
  • First proper localisation pass - English, Indonesian, Russian, and Croatian are supported already with a hope for more to come.
  • Community translations supported via custom .po files (see TRANSLATING.txt in your appdata folder)
  • CJK support for a wider range of languages.
  • Keygen files spawn a key you need to pick up now.
  • Pickups like EXP blocks, Coin etc now pop back away from the player first before pulling towards the player. Helps with opening files like .dlls and having the reward instantly disappear on collection.
  • Coin pickup animation is smoother.
  • Bluescreen can be sped up on command like the bootup sequence.