If you use your computer for non-commercial and home use only, you can download a free copy of the popular Avast anti-virus software that also includes a free anti-spyware protection. At present Avast is available in version 4.8. The free version also comes with built-in anti-rootkit. It works on all editions of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows 7, including Windows XP and Windows Vista. You also get the advantage of free daily automatic updates to the software so that the latest virus definitions provide continuous data protection to you against all types of malware and spyware.
The main features of the free Avast Home edition are as under:
- The anti-virus kernel of the software provides almost total protection against viruses and also the anti-spyware and anti-rootkit protection.
- Standard Shield provides protection to your file system. The standard resident protection feature of the software can detect a virus even before it can infect the computer. So, your computer gets real-time protection.
- E-mail protection works at the SMTP / POP3 / IMAP4 protocol level and protects any existing e-mail client that uses these protocols. Moreover, there is a special plugin for Microsoft Outlook.
- Protection of IM (Instant Messaging) or chat programs, and protection of P2P (peer-to-peer) programs.
- Network Shied provides protection against Internet worms / attacks by analyzing network traffic and scanning it for malicious contents.
- Web Shield to monitor and filter all HTTP traffic coming from the websites on the Internet.
- Automatic updates to the virus database and the program itself.
- Virus Chest that is like a folder on your hard drive, with special properties that make it a safe and isolated place suitable for storing certain files. No outside process, such as a virus, can access the files inside the Virus Chest.
- Complete integration with the system.
- Simple user interface. It supports memory test during the program startup. You can scan the whole disk or selected folders. The software can also be run from the Windows Explorer context menu.
Download: The free version of Avast Home Edition 4.8 can be downloaded from here.
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