avast! AntivirusDeveloped by Alwil Software

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Latest version:: 4.8.0.0
License type:: Freeware
Home page:: www.avast.com/index.html
Used by:: 688 members & 15148 guests

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This Antivirus comes in two flavors, Professional Edition and Home Edition. The Home Edition is FREE for non-commercial home use. This program protects you from viruses and spyware and includes several modules like Instant Messaging, Internet Mail, Network Shield, Outlook Exchange, P2P Shield, Standard Shield and Web Shield.
This means that when you try to run an infected file, immediately Avast detects it and prevents its execution. When you download files from a P2P software like Emule or Ares, they are scanned by resident protection and when a virus is detected, the program asks you to stop downloading and erase the infected file. While you’re browsing using Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, Avast protects you from viruses, malware and other threats online. Files received by MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger are also scanned. It scans all your attachments, even when you send or receive emails.
One of the main advantages of using Avast instead of other antivirus is the FREE Update. This means that from time to time your antivirus is updated with a new database of viruses and Internet threats to bring you the most current protection available.
This antivirus lets you configure Resident Protection to fit your needs. For example, you’re sending massive email and don’t want to scan outgoing emails or you may have a firewall and don’t need the network shield, so you can deactivate these modules, and still have the Resident Protection working in the background.
The interface is simple, intuitive and easy to use. It’s translated into English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese from Brazil, Portuguese from Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
Avast works great on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95/98/Me and also on 64 bit operative systems. It’s faster than any other commercial antivirus and requires less RAM memory. The Professional version has some additional functions: Command-line scanner, defining your own antivirus tasks, working and storing the task results, Push updates and Script Blocker.
If you’re a home user and need a FREE Antivirus this is your best choice. The other option is AVG Antivirus Free Edition, but Avast has more useful features in the FREE version than AVG, like Anti-spyware protection and Anti-rootkit protection.

Advantages:

FREE, Full Featured, Easy to Use, Efficient, FREE Updates, AntiSpyware Protection included.

Disadvantages:

Not discovered yet.

Reviewed by: Jose David Garcia
Reviewer rating: Editor's rating 5

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Guest #595376 says 14 days ago #

My avast is automatically updated, this works fine, Why does
software informer find an update? Is it a language question?

Guest #523217 says Last month #

Why when do I install an update the antivirus find Trojans?

Jesus Esquer says Last month #

I have used Avast for a few years now and have never had any type of
problems with it. I recommend it to all my friends and am A loyal
consumer of this product. It's easy to use, very effective to
alerting me of potential threats and basically I think it is the
only security system anyone needs.

Marvin Saul says Last month #

I agree. I also have Avast on my pc. It's an awesome program & I
do recommend it to everyone to try. Very easy & the interface is
quite easy to use as well.

Guest #591813 says 15 days ago #

I only can say the same. Avast is the best Antivirus software that a
found in den moment. forget Norton, Antivir,...

Benj says Last month #

avast! av 5.0.0.0 ???

i checked avast! site and i found no such update...

Guest #446430 says Last month #

i really like avast anti virus, only this anti virus that i use in
my comp. because any anti virus always make my internet very slow
but even avast make the internet connection slow but still better
not very slowthan the other, because i try already the different to
my comp. when i'm not use anti virus the internet connection going
very fast, do you know how can i set to make internet connection
going fast but still use this anti virus
, not because the conection, because i use good speed internet
conection, thank you congcrat. to avast

Guest #282827 says Last month #

i would like to change english language for french language

Guest #75277 says Last month #

very good the anti-virus ! tks

Guest #426434 says Last month #

Its better..

for me

& u?

mike oatley says 2 months ago #

avast appears to pick up all types of intrusions very quickly and
deals with them in the apropiate way