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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: November 12, 2003
- Total Downloads: 37,065,053
- Downloads last week: 447,605
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 11827 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! 4 Home Edition is free antivirus software for home non-commercial use. It scans for viruses, worms and Trojans. avast! obtained multiple VB100% award in Virus Bulletin reviews. avast! scans: On Demand - with Skinnable Simple Interface, On Access, E-mail, during Boot Time, in File Explorer and Screen Saver. It maintains Virus Chest.
Version 4.1.289 features: resident protection for IM programs (ICQ, MSN Messenger etc.) and P2P programs (Kazaa, DirectConnect etc.), enhanced support for Win32 EXE packers (UPX, PeShield etc.) and archives (ACE, ARC etc.), integrated Virus Cleaner, Internet Mail protection support multiple SMTP server. True incremental and automatic updates (well below 100 KB) based on iAVS technology update virus definition at least twice a week. User should register to obtain free license key.
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