Using Avast Free Antivirus for more than 2 years, I couldn't help but get impressed by it. My computer works well all day without virus infection. It is a superb application which includes a fast installer, intuitive interface, and powerful features. If you are still finding a antivirus tool for yourself, just take it into consideration.
Avast! Free Antivirus 6.0 Review and Malware TestInstallation:
Installing Avast is a painless process. Automatic installation of these features is frowned upon. Additionally, installing Avast doesn't require a reboot. Much convenient.
Features & Ease of Use
With Avast! Free, you won't be able to secure your personal data (using Advanced Secure Firewall), or detect spam and phishing e-mails (Antispam). What Avast! Free Antivirus does provide is a highly usable interface for protecting your computer from viruses in real time. As soon as it's installed, Avast! updates its virus database and begins scanning your hard-drive for infections. The protection offered is complete: Avast! Free scans all possible points of vulnerability, including file writes, Web downloads, arbitrary network connections, and downloads from a host of Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications.
Two big new features in the free version of Avast 6 are the AutoSandbox and the WebRep add-on. The debut of the AutoSandbox makes Avast the second antivirus option to offer a sandboxing tool for free. Competitor Comodo introduced a sandboxing tool in January 2010. Avast's sandbox probably works differently, as Comodo has a pending patent on its version. And certainly, one of the most frustrating things about sandboxing technology is that there are some indications that it doesn't work perfectly.
With Avast! Free, you won't be able to secure your personal data (using Advanced Secure Firewall), or detect spam and phishing e-mails (Antispam). What Avast! Free Antivirus does provide is a highly usable interface for protecting your computer from viruses in real time. As soon as it's installed, Avast! updates its virus database and begins scanning your hard-drive for infections. The protection offered is complete: Avast! Free scans all possible points of vulnerability, including file writes, Web downloads, arbitrary network connections, and downloads from a host of Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications.
Two big new features in the free version of Avast 6 are the AutoSandbox and the WebRep add-on. The debut of the AutoSandbox makes Avast the second antivirus option to offer a sandboxing tool for free. Competitor Comodo introduced a sandboxing tool in January 2010. Avast's sandbox probably works differently, as Comodo has a pending patent on its version. And certainly, one of the most frustrating things about sandboxing technology is that there are some indications that it doesn't work perfectly.
Virus Scanner
It offers both a Full Scan and a Quick Scan. The Full Scan examines the entire computer, while the Quick Scan only examines the executable files (.EXE, .COM, .BAT, etc.) on your system drive. On our reference machine (see above), we found that Avast! Free Antivirus scanned our 1.0GB test file collection at a speed of 24.6 MB per second. This is a respectable scanning speed, but definitely slower than Comodo, Kingsoft and AVG which scan over 40 MB/s. Still, this is a speedy scan for a commercial antivirus application, let alone one that ships for free.
It offers both a Full Scan and a Quick Scan. The Full Scan examines the entire computer, while the Quick Scan only examines the executable files (.EXE, .COM, .BAT, etc.) on your system drive. On our reference machine (see above), we found that Avast! Free Antivirus scanned our 1.0GB test file collection at a speed of 24.6 MB per second. This is a respectable scanning speed, but definitely slower than Comodo, Kingsoft and AVG which scan over 40 MB/s. Still, this is a speedy scan for a commercial antivirus application, let alone one that ships for free.
Conclusion
When it comes to your security, Avast Free Antivirus 6 gets a lot right. It's got a usable, uncluttered interface, solid although not stellar benchmarks, and a set of features that keeps it at the forefront of Windows security. Using the Internet safely is no longer just about not getting phished and downloading only known-safe files, and the improvements in Avast 6 address modern security risks comprehensively.
When it comes to your security, Avast Free Antivirus 6 gets a lot right. It's got a usable, uncluttered interface, solid although not stellar benchmarks, and a set of features that keeps it at the forefront of Windows security. Using the Internet safely is no longer just about not getting phished and downloading only known-safe files, and the improvements in Avast 6 address modern security risks comprehensively.
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