![]() ![]() ![]() In heuristic tests using two-week old signature files to simulate detection of newer malware, Avast was genuinely bad: A sad showing of 38.5 percent puts the program from Czech Republic-based Alwil firmly in last place among tested products. But most of the other programs outperformed it Avast was only good enough for eighth place in signature-based malware detection. (A new version is coming early next year-see the end of this review.)Īvast's ability to block Trojans, worms, and other baddies in 's huge "zoo" of collected malware wasn't bad-its detection rate stands at 97.8 percent-and the program proved particularly adept at blocking worms with a 99.5 percent block rate. You will obtain the free license key by.Though Alwil Avast Professional Edition ($63.97 for a one-year, single-PC licence) has a speedy scan rate, that wasn't enough to offset its unimpressive protection from malware infections and its truly annoying interface. ![]() You will download a 60 days fully functional demo. Program upgrades are available to incorporate new features time to time, they are incremental too (about 300 KB). They are automatically downloaded, installed and loaded to avast! without restart or logoff. The update files of size under 100 KB are available at least twice a week and within couple of hours in the case of emergency of new virus. You can download and install updates by simple clicking on the iAVS icon, it can be checked and done automatically when you are On-line. Our true incremental updates are based on iAVS technology and they are available for virus definition file update and for program upgrade. Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them. Screen Saver Scanner - integrates with your Screen Saver to scan PC during your coffee breaks. Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it. Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only). E-mail scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms. On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses. avast! Home Edition includes the following components: On Demand Scanner - with Skinnable Simple Interface - just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button. avast! obtained VB100% award in June 2002 Virus Bulletin comparative review under Windows XP Pro and in November 2002 issue under Windows 2000 Advanced Server. avast! 4 Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus package for home noncommercial use. Screenshot | size: 5.95 MB | price: $0 | date. ![]()
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