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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: August 26, 2008
- Total Downloads: 47,320,935
- Downloads last week: 732,411
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A newer version of Avast Home Edition is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11729 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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 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.
Version 4.8.1229.80826 contains improvements in the anti-rootkit module.
Note: You'll have to register (free) on the publisher site to be able to continue using this program after 60 days.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.8.1229.80826 contains improvements in the anti-rootkit module.
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User reviews of Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80826
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 11729 votes
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Version: Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80826
"ayant connu NORTON je préfère AVAST"
Pros: produit très efficace
Cons: manque traduction en francais du site AVAST
Summary: simple d'utilisation pour un néophite
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Version: Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80826
Pros: good performance and free
Cons: good look.
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Version: Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80826
Pros: nothing about it
Cons: for free for ever
Summary: goin
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Version: Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80826
"i HAVE USED AVAST FOR 12 MONTHS WORKS GREAT"
Pros: THE FACT THAT IT IS FREE. i AM NOT FOND OF EXPENSIVE VIRUS PROTECTION THAT DOES THE SAME THING.
Cons: REALLY DONT HAVE ANUTHIG TO GRIPE ABOUT
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80826
Pros: Does a fantastic job without taking over my comp or using up too many resources. I trust this product!
Cons: Home version (the only one I've tried) seems to be lacking a few options I have enjoyed in other products. However, its not a big enough issue for me to switch to any other program.
Summary: In my humble opinion, Avast! is the best virus software out there. Great job avast team!!
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