There are six good reasons why computer users should remove antivirus products such as Norton or McAfee and install the new avast! Free Antivirus 6.0.
1. AutoSandbox - virtualization feature debut in a major anti-virus package automatically.
AutoSandbox identified suspicious applications and automatically prompt the user to perform in a virtual environment is safe. "If a dangerous goods, the virtual machine is turned off and the true user machines are safe and if the item is safe., No hassle of false positives," said Ondrej Vlcek, CTO Software avast.
2. WebRep - Driving reputation first for malware and website content embedded in anti-virus free.
"WebRep interface directly with the results of search engines, by combining data on the website CommunityIQ infected with user-submitted information on the content and reputation of individual sites," added Mr Vlcek. "With our more than 120 million active users, we are WebRep deepest support of each option Web reputation in the market."
3. More Internet Security - Additional security options of Internet has added to the new avast! Free Antivirus 6.0.
"In 85 percent of malware is now transmitted via the Internet, we have expanded our security features for all avast! Users," said Mr. Steckler. Avast! Free Antivirus and now includes both Web Script Shields, to protect users both on the level of HTTP and browser. Blocking the site, new features of avast! Free Antivirus, allowing users to block selected sites.
4. Knows what’s bad: detects and blocks malware attacks billion, thanks to sensors CommunityIQ.
avast! stopped 1200000000 virus in January this year, a significant increase from 900 million in January to stop the virus before. avast! also prevent more than 32 million users visit sites that are infected in the last 30 days. "Come on over 12,000 individual pieces are sent to the laboratory daily virus - which allows then to improve our detection capability," said Vlcek. Thanks to a very large sensor networks user-CommunityIQ, avast maintain the largest - the list of infected Web sites in the security sector - and fresh.
5. Rating Grande - Consistent high reviews in the independent report.
Avast! Free Antivirus is a regular top players, placing at or near the top for malware detection, fast scanning speeds, and his performance - even if in competition with the leader in payment for the product. New avast! 6.0 features are expected to continue this trend. "It seems that avast! 6 will take place closer to the high end of range, thanks to a new browser add-ons and WebRep sandbox environment, the only free antivirus on the market," writes Seth Rosenblatt, associate senior editor for Download.com in his review.
6. It's free - turn on your computer, even lighter in the wallet.
avast! Free has a reputation for the required light on computer resources. As a free application, have a lighter impact on the financial resources' users. With avast! Free Antivirus, users can pay less and have more protection.
| Technical | Description |
|---|
| Title | : | Avast! Free Antivirus |
|---|---|---|
| Version | : | 6.0.927 |
| OS | : | Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 |
| Requirements | : | - |
| Website | : | www.avast.com |
| Release Date | : | 23 February 2011 |
| License | : | freeware |
| Download | : | Download (51.57 Mb) |