CNET Editors' review
Avast Professional Edition skillfully scans your PC and several programs for viruses, although configuring it is not for the faint of heart.
Immediately after installation, the program asks if you want to schedule an antivirus scan of your local hard drives at system start. You'll notice two icons in your system tray after installing Avast: one to configure the functions and another to activate the virus recovery database.
Well-designed, Avast scans executables, inbound and outbound e-mails, and P2P programs such as Kazaa, Limewire, and Morpheus. Instant messages received from several messenger programs are inspected for harmful viruses as well. The program was able to block URLs and common file operations such as renaming and deleting. We appreciated the sensitivity adjusters to get protection to desired levels including normal, high, or customized.
We must say this application did slow down our system while surfing and using other programs. Many of its configurations require intermediate know-how or better. Fortunately, it has a generous 60-day trial. Don't let the steep learning curve turn you off; Avast safeguards your system at optimum levels.
Publisher's Description
From ALWIL Software:
Avast 4 Professional Edition is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit software package for corporate and advanced home use. avast Professional Edition includes an on demand scanner with two user interfaces, a skinnable simple interface: just select what you want to scan and in which way and press the play button, an enhanced user interface: Outlook like UI allows users to set any feature of Avast, prepare and run tasks, store and check task results, on access scanner: special providers to protect: most available e-mail clients, instant messaging: ICQ or Miranda, network traffic: lightweight firewall, P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent, Web shield: all HTTP traffic, script blocker. avast Professional Edition is available in 32 languages. Small, true incremental, updates are downloaded and installed automatically.
Version 4.8.1201.80611 contains improvements in spyware and rootkit detection.
What's new in this version: Version 4.8.1201.80611 contains improvements in spyware and rootkit detection.
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"It may delete files from System Restore and back-ups!"
Version: Avast Professional Edition 4.8.1201.80611
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The Avast 4.8 maybe is one of the best AV I have tried, specially the deep scan inside Outlook (or OE) single messages. But it requires your attention regarding your system restore points and HD image backups.
Cons
First thing I did after installing the Avast was a full deep scan in all drives. I was not used to it and never saw an AV to scan your windows restore points and inside Norton Ghost image files. So, what happened is that it found some files and MTF Table changes as viruses. As I run with 2 HDs, the second one contains all data and Image Back-up. After scanning you need to pay attention if it finds files considered harmful before deleting. I said "OK, delete everything" and was a mess. Never run deep scan on to your back-ups. The machine did not restarted properly after cleaned and, as the files inside windows system restore and Ghost Image were also deleted, I was not able to boot, use system restore or Norton Ghost. I ended up finding an older back-up at an external drive, restored the machine with Norton Ghost, switched the HD0 and then I was able to restore my data. Just that. Be careful when scanning system restore points and Image backups. Besides that, it is a great product.
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"it avast"
Version: Avast Professional Edition 4.8.1201.80611
Pros
it as more then free
Cons
wish the extra in the free ver app
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"Great program"
Version: Avast Professional Edition 4.8.1201.80611
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I find it very good and use the professional edition in preference to the Home edition because of script blocking. Well worth the money.
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"Excellent!!!!"
Version: Avast Professional Edition 4.8.1201.80611
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Now i am using avast! professional edition - Full Version. So I have a marvellous protection. It detected and removed more notorious infections from my pc. I would recommend everyone to buy it. If you don't like to buy, use home edition!!
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"Avast Pro infected with avirus called 'trial'"
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"very good,but is not free"
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"Not very good, but not also bad"
Version: Avast Professional Edition 4.8.1201.80611
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