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AVAST - Antivirus

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition

avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! Our company offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many users are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software. This page will show you the most important features of this program.

The Catch!

Not really!

It's FREE - For Home Use!
avast! 4 Home Edition works for 60 days after the installation in demo mode. You will obtain your FREE license key by E-mail after the registration. The license key is valid for 1 year. After one year you will need to just re-register.
 

Features overview
Antivirus kernel Automatic updates
Simple User Interface Virus Chest
Resident protection System integration
P2P and IM Shields Integrated Virus Cleaner
Network Shield Support for 64-bit Windows
Web Shield Internationalization

Main features

ANTIVIRUS KERNEL

  • Almost 100% detection
  • Outstanding performance
  • Reasonable memory requirements
  • ICSA certified

USER INTERFACE

  • Memory test during the program startup
  • Very intuitive Simple User Interface
  • Testing whole disks or selected folders
  • Working with the scan results - actions with infected files
  • Virus encyclopedia
  • Log Viewer
  • Various appearances - skin support
  • Running from Explorer context menu
  • Antivirus screen-saver

UPDATES

  • The system of incremental updates guarantees low traffic
  • The updates can be completely automatic

RESIDENT PROTECTION

  • Standard Shield protects the file system
  • Generic SMTP/POP3/IMAP4 scanner
  • Specific MS Outlook plugin
  • Heuristic analysis in e-mail modules

REPAIRING

  • Limited capability of direct repair (especially macroviruses)
  • Repairing files using automatically generated Virus Recovery Database (VRDB)

PLATFORMS

  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows Me
  • Windows NT 4 (No Server)
  • Windows 2000 (No Server)
  • Windows XP (No Server)
  • Windows Vista

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DISCLAIMER The information has been developed by Online Creations' Web Designers as a guide only. This antivirus software is just one of many free antivirus/antitrojen/antiworm/etc software packages available. They are constantly being enhanced, developed and implemented and it is important that users realise this information is developed as a very broad overview for the purpose of a general understanding to the wide-ranging software available. While due care has been exercised by Online Creations to ensure the accuracy and currency of the material contained in this publication, we strongly recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use and seek professional advice where appropriate.

 

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