Avast Free Antivirus software provides comprehensive virus protection for your computer. Its antivirus engine is complemented by anti-spyware, firewall, and antispam modules, offering protection against phishing schemes, identity theft, and web-based viruses.
Avast Free Antivirus software includes a spyware detection engine to protect you from identity theft and viruses. It also offers automatic updates for enhanced user convenience and safety.
Avast Free Antivirus is a full-featured antivirus software. It is more useful than Avast Free Antivirus, particularly for web browsing. However, it lacks the firewall and antispam included in Avast Premium Security. Also, that is the recommended software to customize your security.
Avast Free Antivirus Features:
- Engine: Blocks viruses and spyware
- Cloud: Gives file repute warnings
- Cloud: Streams real-time updates
- Remote: Allows help from a geek buddy
- SafeZone: Secures buying and banking
- Sandbox: Lets you surf the web nearly
- AutoSandbox: Runs risky programs virtually
- Boot-time scanner
- Intelligent Scanner
- Silent/Gaming Mode
- Green computing
Hybrid Cloud Technologies:
- Streaming, real-time virus database updates
- File repute system
Greater Usability:
- avast! Account portal
- Remote Assistance
- Easy-to-use user interface
- Customizable installation
- Now even quicker and fewer resource-hungry
- Windows 10 suitable
Core Technologies:
- Antivirus and anti-spyware engine
- Real-time anti-rootkit protection
- Silent Firewall (avast! Internet Security solely)
- Antispam (avast! Internet Security solely)
- avast! WebRep
- avast! CommunityIQ
Real-time Shields – a team of 24/7 guards:
- File System Shield
- Mail Shield
- Web Shield
- P2P Shield/IM Shield
- Network Shield
- Script Shield
- Behavior Shield
Other necessary features:
- 64-bit support
- Heuristics engine
- Code emulator
- Automatic processing
- Smart virus definition updates
- Fast application of updates
- Multi-threaded scanning optimization
- Wake-up/Scheduled scanning
Changes in Avast Free Antivirus 24.10.6133 :
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (32-bit, 64-bit).