avast! Free Antivirus is a popular free antivirus for Windows that has just been updated to version 6.
Besides efficient protection against viruses and spyware, avast! Free Antivirus features eight real-time shields that keep your system safe from online threats in various areas: web browsing, email, instant messaging, P2P and more – plus the two new Script and Behavior Shields. The eight shields in avast! Free Antivirus! can be enabled or disabled individually, and have their own settings.
Two new interesting tools in avast! Free Antivirus 6 are the Web reputation plug-in, which informs you about the reliability of the website you’re currently visiting, and the AutoSandbox, which enables you to test suspicious programs without any risk to your computer. Finally, avast! Free Antivirus 6 now includes a desktop gadget from which you can open the program’s main window, perform a system scan or force a database update.
The interface in avast! Free Antivirus 6 hasn’t changed much from previous versions. The design is basically the same, only bigger – something that may not be comfortable for some users. Then again, the most important feature in a security tool is not looks, but being able to protect your system in an effective, non-intrusive way – jus like avast! Free Antivirus does.
avast! Free Antivirus 6 is an excellent new version of an already outstanding antivirus tool. It includes powerful security features that protect your computer without compromising performance or stability.

 

License: Free Language: English Added: May 2, 2007 Updated: April 20, 2011 Publisher: Avast | More programs (5) Size: 54.3 MB Recent changes: solved a compatibility problem with ZoneAlarm (WinXP)
added WebRep Chrome extension
improved installation of the WebRep plugins (especially Firefox)
various fixes and improvements in the avast sandbox
setup programs now smaller by ~20%
Community features and the Welcome screen can now be turned on/off directly from program settings
solved a compatibility problem with Outpost firewall
solved a bug related to the AutoSandbox offer (WinXP)
gadget can now be removed by simply closing it
solved a compatibility problem with GameGuard and sXe
SafeZone improvements
improved sandbox logging
SafeZone is now a standalone setup package (can be installed/uninstalled separately)
improvements in password processing
improvements in the program uninstaller
solved a memory leak in the avast gadget
fixes in the File System Shield transient cache
various stability/compatibility improvements O.S. WinXP/Vista/7 About the license: Requires free registration