avast! 4 Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus package
for home noncommercial use.
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! 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.
- On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read
and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses.
- 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.
- Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time
as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
- Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
- Screen Saver Scanner - integrates with your Screen Saver to scan PC
during your coffee breaks.
- Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious
and even some system files - to restore them.
Our true incremental updates are based on iAVS technology and they are available
for virus definition file update and for program upgrade. 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. 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. They are automatically downloaded, installed
and loaded to avast! without restart or logoff. Program upgrades are available
to incorporate new features time to time, they are incremental too (about
300 KB).
Note: You will download a 60 days fully functional demo. You will obtain the
free license key by E-mail after the registration. Download, install, try,
register, update, and relax!
avast! antivirus now fully supports Windows Vista!
 Rewarded as an Excellent Freeware Program by the Primewares staff
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