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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.
Avast Antivirus Free- Protect your PC agaisnt viruses and other malware - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From AVAST Software:
Avast Home Edition is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus. 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.
Version 4.7.1098 contains updated virus database.
What's new in this version: Version 4.7.1098 contains updated virus database.
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4.5 starsout of 347 votes
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"I love this product!"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
All pros. I've never had a problem since it was installed several years ago. How great is that???
Cons
Never had a problem. What else can I say?
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"Of three products I have used, including two top rated, Avast H.E. is stellar!"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
It's free and the best I've tried. I am not too well versed in using the computer but have found Avast to be fairly user friendly and great on detection and removal of nasty stuff - especially the ability to have it run before Windows starts up - this feature recently restored my machine to its old self after a bad guy locked me up!
Cons
Nothing I don't like but I wish that it covered what Ad-Aware covers as I have just recently upgraded from AdwareSE (taking about four hours of downloading on my dial-up line) and find the new version does not work - although it seems to at first blush. There is no way to communicate with them re/the free version - and that's certainly their perogitive but why not just do away AdWare free version
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"Good but with quite a few false positives."
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
Very good. Easy interface, easy scanning, fast scanning, very low on resources, detects very quickly, updates are constant, fast and easy to get, free and full protection to your system. I also like AVast! because of it's p2p shield, light firewall, etc.
Cons
The problem with this anti-virus is that it catches many false positives. It catches "trojans" in keygens, and other applications. I scanned the same files with Kaspersky AV and nothing was detected, neither did ZoneAlarm catch anything. Unless Kaspersky is doing a bad job (which I doubt), I don't think I can judge the detection rate of Avast! yet.
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"very easy to understand"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
Is a real service for all the comunity that visit web site and recive or send message by mail
Cons
Is not in my language!
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"Avast! handles everything!"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
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It's free, comprehensive and lets nothing get by. Works so much better than McAfee .
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"great free AV app"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
Avast is very good at stopping viruses & offers some anti-spyware protection. It loads quickly and does not add much system drag.The utility updates itself once or twice a day.Simple to use. Scans can be set for Quick, Standard, or Thorough.
Cons
Registration required (fairly simple).
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"Very good and doesn't slow computer operation"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
Updates effortlessly in the background. Deep scanning is slow but very effective. Seems to catch everything out there. Doesn't slow down my computer's operation, unlike the avira antivirus (that was equally effective, but made my computer run really slow.).
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"gNSPO"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
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virua
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"Its good for home users"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
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n.a.
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"must have"
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.7.1098.80107
Pros
free soft with much capabilities
Cons
it skips some viruses( less harmful)
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