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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: November 25, 2009
- Total Downloads: 64,113,660
- Downloads last week: 741,971
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11833 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on September 23, 2008
This impressive software provides the same steadfast protection of well-known antivirus programs, yet it's surprisingly free.
Avast Home Edition guards your PC and the network with multiple shields that scan executables and files. You can select parameters for scanning, and even choose wildcards to exclude specific file types. You can adjust the sensitivity level for the program's detectors when it comes to scanning downloaded files, instant messages, e-mails, and a host of P2Ps. Its efficient interface opens up window after window to tweak its settings to your liking, for novice to advanced level protection.
Though it took quite some time to run, we're impressed with this application's boot-time antivirus scan. Fortunately, if you're in a pinch you can bypass it. If malicious contents are detected, Avast comes to the rescue with handy virus cleanup tools. Some decent PC controls are even handed out here. You can block certain URLs and file operations, such as writing to files or even renaming, deleting or formatting them.
With immediate real-time protection, clockwork updates, and much more, this free software is highly regarded in our book.
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Publisher's description
From Alwil Software :Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit package. Avast includes the following components: On demand scanner with skinnable simple interface, just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button; On access scanner, special providers to protect the most of available e-mail clients; Instant messaging--ICQ, Miranda; Network traffic--intrusion detection, lightweight firewall; P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent; Web shield--monitors and filters all HTTP traffic; NNTP scanner--scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic and all operations with files on PC; Boot time scanner--scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.8.1367 includes improvements in the malware URL blockers and solved a vulnerability in aswRdr.sys.
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- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 11833 votes
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Version: Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus 4.8.1367
Pros: fast, light, good protection
Cons: none that i can find
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Version: Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus 4.8.1367
"SAFE & AMAZING DOESNT SLOW or STOP YOUR PC LIKE OTHERS!"
Pros: It works quietly in the background, it does not bog down your computer or slow it like some others. Yes, it is a bonus the home edition is free too, I have recommended Avast to friends who seem to have viruses or trojans and AVAST clears them away.
Cons: There was/is nothing I didn't or dont' like about this product.
Summary: You will not regret downloading this product, and neither will your computer! :) I t really will take care of your current problems. It scans your pc, and each user log in account, so if you feel your kids have downloaded something, it will scour t... read more >>
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Version: Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus 4.8.1367
"highly effective anti virus product"
Pros: The product gives various shields to keep viruses at bay
Updates are quite frequent giving it proper protection
It is free
Real time protection is effectiveCons: Scanning takes long time
Summary: My experience of using this product is good. I would not hesitate to recommend it strongly.
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Version: Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus 4.8.1367
Pros: This is a comment on the fact there are no reviews here.
Cons: Not one consumer review? Over 11,000 ratings but not one review?
Summary: I'm starting to be concerned that cnet is being a bit manipulative in promoting certain software and making it difficult to note adverse consumer complaints. While many products are endorsed by cnet, it's often the consumer reviews that help make up... read more >>
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