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    AVAST Antivirus

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    Overview

    Avast provides good protection with the on-demand scanner and the resident scanner against all virus attacks. It possesses a built in Anti-spyware and Anti-rootkit protection.

    Features

      • Almost 100% detection for all viruses.
      • Reasonable memory requirements.
      • ICSA certified.
      • Very intuitive Simple User Interface.
      • Standard updates are provided 2 times a week.
      • Standard Shield protects the file system.
      • Script Blocker.
      • Certain strong capabilities of direct repair (especially macroviruses).
      • Repairing files using automatically generated Virus Recovery Database   (VRDB).

    System requirements

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

    Effectiveness

    This software provides good protection with the on-demand scanner and the resident scanner, though these slow down the system while performing file transfers or opening programs. The email protection is adequate for POP3, SMTP and IMAP accounts.

    Updates

    The AVAST update feature checks for product and virus definition updates at either a user-defined interval or manually. When you do a manual check for updates, you decide which updates to install. When the software automatically checks for updates, it can update the files at that time or at a time previously specified during setup.

    Ease of use and installation

    AVAST have two different interfaces - one for the average user and one that is for the more advanced user. Unfortunately, it is difficult to use and navigate. The options are not labeled, with the exception of a pop-up description when you hover over a button. The enhanced interface provides plenty of options to customize the program to fit your needs.
    This product is very easy to install and no problems were encountered.

    Pros and Cons

    Avast Antivirus on-demand virus and program updates and the ability to make Avast scan a lower priority.
    Avast Antivirus 4.7 Professional edition is effective but doesn't include some security features found in other antivirus products on the market today.

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