Key Features
Hybrid Cloud Technologies
improved! ANTIVIRUS AND ANTI-SPYWARE ENGINE
Our award-winning scanning engine protects against viruses, spyware, and other
malicious agents, now with a new algorithm that is based on machine learning,
which can process new-virus data in milliseconds.
improved! STREAMING, REAL-TIME VIRUS DATABASE UPDATES
Each virus signature comes to you in real-time via connection to the AVAST Virus
Lab cloud, rather than needing to wait for a traditional virus-database update.
Your database will be continuously updated with latest defi nitions.
improved! FILE REPUTATION SYSTEM
Now with more than a billion unique fi les in our cloud, avast! FileRep lets you
know whether a fi le is safe before you open it – determined in part by how
many people have the fi le and how new the fi le is. e technology is also used
internally, to help the scanning engine make more intelligent decisions.
Protective Features
new! SOFTWARE UPDATER
Keeping your software applications updated or patched should not require that
you proactively check each one, yet for many users this is the only option. Our
Software Updater feature shows you an overview of all your outdated software
applications, and prompts you to update your security vulnerabilities.
new! BROWSER CLEANUP
is new tool serves as a maintenance center where you can delete pesky and
unwanted toolbars and plug-ins from your browser(s).
improved! BEHAVIOR SHIELD
Our Behavior Shield determines – with greater precision – whether any running
processes are displaying any unusual behavior.
Greater Usability
new! USER INTERFACE (UI)
e avast! UI has been redesigned to keep up with modern navigation styles.
Newbies will fi nd it easy to use, while geeks are still able to access advanced
customizable features.
new! OPTIMIZED FOR TOUCH SCREENS
Our new user interface, with large easy-to-push buttons, simplifi es using avast!
on your touch-based Windows 8 devices.
improved! REMOTE ASSISTANCE
Our Remote Assistance feature lets you initiate remote support from any ‘geek’
computer expert among your friends or family who agrees to help. Initiated by
you, it routes through AVAST’s servers, bypasses fi rewalls, and can be terminated
by you at any time. You will never have to ask for help over the phone again.
Core Technologies
REAL-TIME ANTI-ROOTKIT PROTECTION
Prevents stealth malware (‘rootkits’) that, when loaded by the computer’s OS,
are invisible to ordinary scanners.
AVAST! WEBREP
Provides website reliability and reputation ratings according to community-
provided feedback, with greater protection thanks to its heuristic detection of
new phishing sites.
avast! Free Antivirus
Our fl agship avast! Free Antivirus is here again with more of what makes it the world’s most widely used antivirus. We’ve
made improvements to its Behavior Shield and Remote Assistance, improved the cloud technologies and the energy-saver
settings, and more. And we’ve simplifi ed the UI and added a Software Updater for easily keeping the eye on all your potential
vulnerabilities. Plus, there’s an optional Browser Cleanup tool for removing pesky toolbars and plugins.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Processor Pentium 3, 128 MB RAM,
400 MB of free hard disk space
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8
(32/64 bit)
CERTIFICATION:
ADVANCED+
A
DYNAMIC
PROTECTION TEST
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Hi-Tech Features
BOOT-TIME SCANNER
Scans your computer for infections before the OS starts and before
any viruses hidden beneath it are activated.
AUTOSANDBOX
Prompts users to run suspicious programs inside the avast! Sandbox.
When the program finishes, based on the program’s behavior, you are
given a recommendation on how to treat it in the future.
INTELLIGENT SCANNER
Reduces the number of required file scans by using a white list of safe
applications. Files identified as safe are not rescanned unless they
change.
avast! Real-time Shields – a team of
24/7 guards
FILE SYSTEM SHIELD
Real-time scanning of opened/executed files.
MAIL SHIELD
Scans all incoming/outgoing email for malware (a special plug-in is used
for MS Outlook).
WEB SHIELD
Scans all visited web pages, downloaded files, and java scripts. anks
to the intelligent stream scanning feature, the Web Shield doesn’t slow
your web browsing.
P2P SHIELD/IM SHIELD
Checks files downloaded via P2P programs and while using IM or “chat”
programs.
NETWORK SHIELD
Protects against network-based viruses with two main components:
a URL blocker for malicious URLs, and a lightweight
intrusion-detection system.
SCRIPT SHIELD
Detects malicious scripts hidden in web pages and prevents them from
hijacking and potentially damaging your computer.
BEHAVIOR SHIELD
Stops ‘zero-day’ threats and unknown malware before virus definitions
have been obtained.
Other Features
AVAST! ACCOUNT
Your web-based avast! Account portal is your personal directory
for all your avast! related data. It allows you to track all your avast!
installations, complete with health and status information and other
useful statistics.
WINDOWS 8 COMPATIBLE
avast! version 7 was the first third-party antivirus software to gain
Windows 8 certification, and with avast! 8 we continue our support of
the latest Windows platform.
For more information, please visit: www.avast.com
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