Few if any
complete software packages, especially antivirus programs come free. This beautifully designed
non-commercial product comes with an extra interface for fiddlers, or those experienced hands that
will want more out of their antivirus than the basics.
AVAST free
antivirus is one of the few free antivirus programs with a comfortably high detection rate and a
thorough anti-spyware utility that really puts to shame most commercial programs.
This helps in
checking the unwanted spyware that save user data and cause identity theft. It is usually created
by unscrupulous individuals and thanks to AVAST free
antivirus, they have no luck getting through.
The weakness with most antivirus
programs is that they can be easily disabled by virus infections. AVAST free antivirus will do none of that and has
the extra kick to deny unwanted access or intrusion by viruses, worms, Trojans, adware and the like. It blankets
your data and keeps it safe, making it a reliable must-have for any new computer, or existing one with no previous
protection software.
The main entries to infiltrations
that are mail, instant messages, download and peer network programs are comprehensively covered and any attempt is
blocked without much ado.
An intelligent stream scan that
works in internal memory serves to achieve all this without stopping you to attend to the infiltration. The best
part is its ability to provide online or live protection and scanning, allowing you to connect to another computer
and scan it remotely.
With its high performance, you would expect it to be heavy on the processor,
something that never happens because it is light and meticulous in checking out compressed files and at no extra
burden to your computer’s performance.
For the Vista
users and the versions of Windows systems including Windows XP 64 bit and Vista, the 64bit version
is available that is equally versatile, though curiously lacks a server version.
You have to
register first to get the free version, an uncomfortable idea for some but rest assured, they have
AVAST free antivirus covered with an unbelievable 90 day free trial period!
All in all, for a
free version, it could quite easily beat many commercial programs in the market and has my thumbs
up.
