Publisher's Description
From AVAST Software:
Avast 4 Home Edition is a free, complete ICSA certified and Secure Computing Magazine awarded antivirus software for home noncommercial use. 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 filter 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. True automatic incremental updates are small and fast.
Version 4.7.892 is now finally compatible with Windows Vista RC1 and the "remediations" in Vista Security Center are now functional.
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All versions:
4.5 starsout of 24,232 votes
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Current version:
4.7 starsout of 259 votes
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Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
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"Avast is amazing, a true life saver!"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
I think avast is the most democratic, amazing and generous softwate in the net. It provides safety and protection for home users who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it. While providing protection for us it protects everyone.
Cons
There is nothing I dislike about avast.
Summary
Thanks avast!
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"easy come easy go"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
good stuff
Cons
good nice quickly
Summary
none
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"Slowed My Internet Connection to a Halt"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
I wouldn't know.
Cons
The scan was over two hours in, when my internet connection became so slow that I couldn't load a single page.
Summary
Most reviewers here seem to be highly computer literate. As a regular user, I thought I would submit my layman review anyway. More of us should, because if you're not familiar with all of the terminology used, the reviews don't help anyway.
I have a new Dell Inspiron laptop running Vista. Maybe this only pertains to my particular situation, and could have been a fluke. However, I don't want any software that takes that long to scan my system, and all but disconnects my internet connection. -
"Great realtime, very slow scanning"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
The realtime protection is good, and it's very quiet and light while not doing a scan. Good detection.
Cons
Slow scanning, will take a few hours to scan a multi account system.
Summary
I switched from Norton to Avast! after norton ran out. I really noticed a speed increase, considering that Norton bogs down a computer quite a bit. The boot time scan is quite useful when you're infected with a file that boots with the computer. I highly recommend Avast! as your AV, it works better than AVG, but I have had little experience with it.
AVG has apparently had problems with their detection lately. AVAST! is one of the oldest AV's out there. It's been around since 1988. Yet it is still one of the best there is. Strangely enough, they've not succumbed to the software bloat that Symantec/Norton and Mcafee have.
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"Great protection without slowing down PC"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
Great product, it really don't slow down your PC and have great protection against viruses, spywares and malwares.
Cons
Well nothing.
Summary
Because it has saved my PC from many Viruses,. spyware and malware. I was about to format my whole PC when I found this, so it even saved me from formating my PC. At the begging my PC was very slow, it even freezes at some points. when i installed the Avast it really killed all the viruses and even some hidden rootkit. I have tried my ANTI Virus Software, but no one detect these hidden rootkits which very found in system folder. So Avast has excellent protect against viruses. I really like this product.
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"Needs Some Improvment"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
Avast is almost the best antivirus for homeusers.Good detection of virus, worms and trojans.Removal is very effective.Realtime protection is strong, it's good at stopping threats before they enter your pc.Updates often.
Cons
You have to register within 30 days.Runs high on memory.Interface is not good.It hides many options and makes it very hard to use.To many icons in taskbar.To be honest Avg is better than avast.Because it has better detection, removal and protection.
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"a good free anti-virus"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
A easy download and simple install, tried many free anti-viruses, this one is the best so far.
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"As good as the ones I've paid for in the past."
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
Doesn't take up nearly as much space on my computer and it's free.
Cons
I can't yet tell how to start the scan manually. Instead, it just scans when the computer is not in use.
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"Great!"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.892
Pros
I downloaded Avast Home Edition two weeks ago. I have not had any problems so far.
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