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114 out of 133 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: avast! Home Edition 4.7.942
"I love Avast because it is nice and superb!"
Pros: Avast! Home Edition will keep your PC free from viruses. It will not bother you all the time. Just install it and forget it. It just works! Believe me, I have used this program for two years and I have never had any trouble. It is extremely stable. I have downloaded and checked my PC with other security software and checks such as Symantec, BitDefender etc but they never found anything, this because of the fact that Avast had already done the job!
Be aware! BitDefender 9 was supposed to have a better detection capability than Avast but what it did was to attack other programs which were none viruses. I have paid for BitDefender 9 but I use Avast instead, this because I want the best protection from viruses, but I do not want protection from using the programs which I want to use!
Avast! Home Edition is not a dull program like other antivirus software. It has a lot of skins to choose from.
Do not use Avast with ZoneAlarm firewall. It will crash your PC. Why this is so I do not know. Can it be that Zone Labs wants to sell their antivirus software?
Avast is quite light on memory.
Avast! Home Edition is free!
Bjorn Lundahl
Gothenburg, Sweden
Cons: None!
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104 out of 130 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: avast! Home Edition 4.6
"Very good protection...for FREE!"
Pros: Avast protects your whole computer, including your E-mail and instant messenger. It has many scan options, the full system scan, files and folders, p2p scan, and a boot time scan. Seems to work as well as a lot of the virus protection on the market that you would have to pay for. I recommend Avast Home Edition and give it 5 stars and two thumbs up!
Cons: Doesn't include a firewall, but there are plenty of free ones available out there.
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99 out of 108 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: avast! Home Edition 4.7.827
"better than AVG free edition. easy to learn and efficient."
Pros: computer: PIV 2.6ghz 1G ram (xp) IE 6.0
to tell you honestly, i was caught between avg free ed. and avast 4 home-- both progs. are free, but there must be a winner.
1)unlike avg free edition, avast! is dial-up friendly. if you're using dial-up, I say this is for you. the updates are lightning fast--mostly 33~45 seconds just after you got connected to the i-net.
2)avast! just like avg free edition, can create a snapshot of your system setings/configurations. but avast! can also create a backup of your original system file--the original one that was installed during your windows installation and keep it safe from any change/damage. in case your system files got mangled, avast can replace it with the virgin system file. (VRDB--virus recovery database)
3)avast! just like avg, gives protection to:
internet mail
instant messaging
P2P apps.
network shield
outlook/messenger shield
web shield
standard shield
4)you can reconfigure the setting so it can adapt to your computer status.
5)just like avg, this one is also free of any charge and with frequent updates.
Cons: now, what I didn't like:
1)if you would click into that "i" icon in the system tray (this icon is for the VRDB function)you would notice your sytem tray arrow icon that looks like this < (enclosed in a circle). this arrow button/icon, the one that you use to show or hide any inactive icon/service, gets screwed in figure to something like a ladder so all the icons are literaly "showed up". you'll have a long pile of icons on your system tray. after sometime, the arrow button gets back to normal.
2)it has some incompatibility issues with Zonealarm firewalls/products. well, i think zonealarm doesn't want you to use **another** product--somekind of professional jealousy.
3)that comment about system resources is a valid one. I have observed a slight slow down during internet opening(opening only)and a slight RAM consumption.
that's all that I have noticed after a month long of use. before i write any review, i make sure they are sufficient and unbiased. those stories of system instability that are posted by some reviewers are quite *unseen* on my monthlong observation. i haven't had any headache with this software. to be fair, I also recommend AVG free edition. it works very well against viruses, a tough working dog. avast is just one point greater than AVG---an almost tie. good luck and happy downloading.
(my many thanks to grisoft-AVG and alwil-Avast for their kindness to give free progs)
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66 out of 76 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: avast! Home Edition 4.7.942
"Nice product and free for home use!"
Pros: I've been using this for several years and they keep updating and improving it to the current version. It seems to slow the computer down less than most other free antivirus and many pay versions. Just try it and you'll like it. Don't forget to register so it works after 60 days!
Cons: It's free, but you have to re-register every year, but at least you don't pay! Also, has an issue with Zone Alarm, but has an easy fix during install.
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74 out of 102 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: avast! Home Edition 4.6
Pros: The best! I have been using it for months, though mine is Pro. This antivirus is great! They give it to you for free, and it does all the stuff that the big time a/v's do. It's also skinnable, which is not common in a/v's. It is very effective too. I used to have Norton A/V last year, and it didn't detect any virus. Then I was suspicious. I downloaded this and it found one. All my defs are the latest. I was so satisfied with it that I just HAD TO upgrade. This is the best! Get it now! Or get the Pro version!
Cons: It doesn't have the script blocking option unlike in the Pro. But I don't know since the last time I used Home Edition was v4.5 and I'm using Pro v4.6 now.
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