Publisher's Description
From AVAST Software:
Avast Internet Security 2014 debuts new technologies to keep you ahead of emergent malware and targeted attacks. Handling even zero-day malware, it also has a Silent Firewall and spam/scam filters to protect you from hackers. Your favorite shopping or banking sites can now open automatically in our SafeZone--for total protection against hackers stealing your identity and financial data, including login credentials.
What's new in this version:
- FIXED: Uninstalling avast! might have been stuck at "stopping service: avast! antivirus"
- FIXED: Upload issues with Dropbox and Flickr
- FIXED: Performance and stabilization issues in Stream Filter -- e.g. blocking of ajax calls
- FIXED: Several firewall issues -- e.g. blocking of Google Earth
- IMPROVED: General stability -- several crash scenarios fixed
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"Not the Avast it was or I wished it was"
Version: Avast Internet Security 2014 2014.9.0.2013
Pros
I've purchased Avast for several years now and been happy. And overall, I still like Avast. With Avast 2014.9.01213 the SafeZone has greatly improved. They've also improved the ease of shopping for additional Avast software and service.
Cons
Continuous attempts to sell me more product or services. Pop-up after pop-up throughout the day warning my computer is at risk if I did not buy the new Avast "xyz" product. Or Avast had counted 18plus registry errors on my pc, so I needed to buy the new Avast "xyz" software. And of course the firewall issue, the firewall would stop working, Avast would give the alert but when I tried to turn it on I could not. Finally Avast did help me fix the firewall with out forcing to purchase a Tech Support Package.
While I can say no to buying anything and I had to turn off avast pop-up noticed. My BIGGEST CON, Avast uses an excess of 8-17 percent of my CPU when I'm online. Sadly using 14-17+ while watching Netflix or streaming video. Selecting the game play option in setting does not help.Summary
I don't think Avast is what it was in the past. The new dashboard is nice, clean and simple to read. While easy to read it offers little information. The important tools are on a small side menu bar. I would like to be able to see what avast is doing when I open the icon. The dashboard tells me "everything's ok" but does not tell me if it's running a scan or other services. And the info can not be found. I would like them to improve in some of the simple areas of user friendliness
I will consider Avast again but will look for a better solution in the future. -
"BEWARE OF NEW SALES TACTICS!!!"
Version: Avast Internet Security 2014 2014.9.0.2013
Pros
Have used for 6 + years, like the "Safe Zone Browser" feature, like the "Secure Line" feature, and overall reliability for PC protection, BUT.... The newest update will disable the Avast Firewall and there is no way to manually turn it back on. I called the Avast 24/7 telephone support and the guy said he would need to connect remotely to my PC to solve the issue so I agreed. Once he gained access, he immediately went to my PC info to find out all the stats of what kind of laptop that I had and complemented me on what a "Great top of the line laptop" that I had. Then he went directly into my error reporting and saw many red "X"s (which were all FireFox crashes) and said that my laptop was causing the Avast Firewall to not operate. He then went into my TEMP folder and saw the all the files from my browsing history, cookies, etc and AGAIN said that my laptop was "too cluttered with junk and files for the Avast Firewall to operate. I said that I could clean it with CCleaner.. keep reading
Cons
and defrag it myself and had been for years but he then started trying to sell me some "Professional service from Avast" from a "Certified Windows Technician" who would fix my laptop so the Avast Firewall could run properly. I asked if there was a charge since I had the PAID VERSION of Avast Internet Security and was still within my one year purchase and he said it would be an extra $100 (one hundred) charge. I asked why would TEMP files and cookies cause Avast to not work and he could not give me an answer and kept trying to push the service on me. I Kept asking him to help me fix the Avast firewall and he said he couldn't and that I shouldn't try to clean up my PC since I was not a "certified Microsoft technician" and kept trying to push the service on me. I hung up and disconnected the remote help then used Windows System Restore to send my PC back to before the Avast update. Everything worked fine after that and so did the Avast program and firewall.
Summary
The newest update is a SCAM hijack and will cause the Avast Firewall to stop working thus causing you to call the Avast 24/7 (foreign country) help line and that is where they try to push the extra fixit service on you and charge the $100. If this is not fixed in the latest update then I will uninstall my Avast and go back to Norton or some other program. I PAID for Avast Internet Security and should NOT have to be SPAMMED nor tricked into buying some "extra paid service" for my Avast program to run properly and I will NOT fall for this scheme! If you have not purchased the Avast Internet Security or any similar Avast program... DON"T, not at least until AFTER you read somewhere that this scam is corrected and stopped. This is a blatant hijacking of my laptop for the sole purpose of selling me some extra service that was NOT required, and all it would need would have the hijack update removed from my PC. I am personally asking Seth Rosenblatt of CNET / Download.com to personally check into this and report because I have listened to Seth's videos for a long time and he is very honest and trustworthy in evaluating programs. His review can be trusted. Thanks in advance Seth!!
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"BEWARE - AVAST NOW AN EXPERT SPAMMER"
Version: Avast Internet Security 2014 2014.9.0.2013
Pros
I've paid to use avast for over 5 years. The software is priced lower than the competition.
Cons
Avast is SPAM WARE. Now that they have updated the program, they pop-up advertisements all day long trying to sell additional software and there is no way to kill the ads. This causes my computer to crash several times a day while trying to accomplish the simplest task; I use my computer for work and this is extremely annoying.
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"Extremely happy with Avast"
Version: Avast Internet Security 2014 2014.9.0.2013
Pros
Fulfils my internet security requirements
Cons
Instructions to download latest updates sometimes not crystal clear
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