Avast! also supports 41 languages, which is more than any other antivirus software.Version 4 allowed users to customize its graphical user interface with different skins from the Avast! website.
Virus Bulletin has multiple times awarded Avast! Antivirus with its VB100 Award for 100% detection of "in-the-wild" viruses, and also won the Secure Computing Readers' Trust Award. Avast! Free Antivirus is the freeware version of the Avast! antivirus software available to Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux users, while Avast! Pro Antivirus is offered to businesses and users who want additional features.
Avast Antivirus Features:
Avast Antivirus popup:
A pop-up from Avast! indicating that the program's antivirus database has been updated.
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A pop-up from Avast! indicating that the EICAR test file had been blocked.
- Antivirus kernel based on certified antivirus engine.
- Anti-spyware capabilities
- Anti-rootkit capabilities
- Self-Protection — Prevents malware from terminating avast! processes and damaging avast! files.
- Automatic incremental updates -Updates of both the program and the virus database which is used to identify potential threats -Avast! updates its virus definitions on a regular basis (sometimes multiple updates daily) and this process is automated by default.
- Audible alarms -Vocal warnings and notices such as "Threat has been detected!" and "Virus database has been updated."
- Boot-time scan - Users can schedule a boot-time scan to remove infections that load during Windows startup.
- Avast! antivirus monitor-Avast! antivirus monitor is a sidebar gadget for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. It comes with Avast! Antivirus 6 and 7.
- AVAST cloud - Avast! 7 introduces streaming updates from the cloud in addition to daily virus database updates. Throughout the day, AVAST streams updates to users, giving them faster warnings about new malware. This supplements regular virus updates, keeping users informed and protected regardless of their internet connection.
A comparison of the three products can be found below.
Free Antivirus | Pro Antivirus | Internet Security | |
| Antivirus and anti-spyware engine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anti-rootkit protection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| File System/Mail Shield | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Shield | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IM/P2P Shield | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Network Shield | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Behavior Shield | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Script Shield | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AutoSandbox | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AVAST cloud | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FileRep & WebRep | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Assistance | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AutoSandbox | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sandbox | No | Yes | Yes |
| SafeZone | No | Yes | Yes |
| Command-Line Scanner | No | Yes | Yes |
| Silent Firewall | No | No | Yes |
| Antispam | No | No | Yes |
- Avast! Free Antivirus 7.0 — freeware for personal, non-commercial use only
- Avast! Pro Antivirus 7.0 — shareware for both personal and commercial use
- Avast! Internet Security 7.0 — shareware for both personal and commercial use
- Avast! Mobile Security — Freeware for use on Androiddevices.
Avast Antivirus Versions
The latest Avast Antivirus stable Windows version is 7.0, released worldwide on February 23, 2012. The Avast! product range comprises the following.
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