avast! Free Antivirus is a complete anti-virus package, that is is free for registered home non-commercial users. Avast Free Antivirus is a full-featured product, with the same antivirus and anti-spyware scanning engine used in the Avast premium products. Leaner and meaner version 6.0 provides even faster protection than its predecessor and offers a web-reputation browser extension as well as virtualization technology. Accurate threat updates via Avast CommunityIQ technology ensure worry-free downloading, surfing, social networking, and gaming--for over 170 million registered users (and over 130 million active users).
Here"s a list of most important changes in this version:
- Script Shield now works with Google Chrome, all versions of Firefox and Acrobat Reader
- Improvements in WebRep plugins (especially IE)
- Stability improvements in aswSP.sys and the avast! sandbox
- File system shield: improved on-close scanning
- avast! Internet Security: new antispam engine
- Web Shield and Script Shield: more options in the UI
- Added in-product avast! Market
- Various other security and stability related fixes
Download: avast! Free Antivirus 6.0.1367 | 61.2 MB (Non commercial freeware)
View: Avast! Website