avast! Free Antivirus 8.0

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Our flagship avast! Free Antivirus is here again with more of what makes it the world’s most widely used antivirus. We’ve made improvements to its Behavior Shield and Remote Assistance, improved the cloud technologies and the energy-saver settings, and more. And we’ve simplified the UI and added a Software Updater for easily keeping the eye on all your potential vulnerabilities. Plus, there’s an optional Browser Cleanup tool for removing pesky toolbars and plugins.

Hybrid Cloud Technologies

Antivirus and Anti-spyware Engine
Our award-winning scanning engine protects against viruses, spyware, and other malicious agents, now with a new algorithm that is based on machine learning, which can process new-virus data in milliseconds.

Streaming, Real-time Virus Database Updates
Each virus signature comes to you in real-time via connection to the AVAST Virus Lab cloud, rather than needing to wait for a traditional virus-database update. Your database will be continuously updated with latest definitions.

File Reputation System
Now with more than a billion unique files in our cloud, avast! FileRep lets you know whether a file is safe before you open it – determined in part by how many people have the file and how new the file is. The technology is also used internally, to help the scanning engine make more intelligent decisions.

Protective Features

* Software Updater
* Browser Cleanup
* Behavior Shield

Core Technologies

* Real-time Anti-rootkit Protection
* avast! WebRep

Hi-Tech Features

* Boot-time Scanner
* AutoSandbox
* Intelligent Scanner

avast! 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 Features

* avast! Account
* Remote Assistance
Type : Freeware » EULA
OS Support : Windows All + Vista
Date stamp / Size : Dec, 1. 2006 / 109074 kBytes
Asked : Processor Pentium 3, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB of free hard disk space
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Update history of avast! Free Antivirus
v8.0 (March, 14. 2013)
New Features: Software Updater, Browser Cleanup, Optimized for touch screens; Further improvements: Streaming, real-time virus database updates, File reputation system, Behavior shield, Windows 8 Compatibility
v7.0 (May, 13. 2012)
New Features: FileRep, Streaming Updates, Remote Access; Further improvements: Sandbox & Autosandbox improvements, Browser protection improvements, New installer, UI facelift, Export/Import settings, Screensaver facelift, Windows 8 Compatibility
v6.0 (March, 20. 2011)
AutoSandBox, avast! WebRep, Script Shield, Site Blocking, Automatic actions in the boot-time scan, Restore factory settings, Sidebar Gadget, Improved stability/compatibility of the Behavior Shield, Improvements in the avast! sandbox, Added support of soundpacks
v5.1.889 (February, 9. 2011)
boot-time scanner now available even in 64-bit Windows; improved behavior shield; improved antirootkit; improved cleaning module; improved web shield; communityIQ improvements; added support for sound packs; improvements in the user interface
v5.0.677 (October, 11. 2010)
solved a problem that could lead to disappearing of the avast service; Behavior Shield: solved a minor stability issue (aswSP.sys) + solved a Win7 issue; performance and stability improvements in the avast! sandbox; new languages; and more
v5.0.545 (May, 16. 2010)
New graphical interface, New Real time anti-rootkit, New Silent/Gaming mode, New Behaviour Shield, Improved antivirus and anti-spam engine, Improved Mail Shield, Improved System Shields, Improved Behavior Shield
v5.0.462 (March, 15. 2010)
New graphical interface, New Real time anti-rootkit, New Silent/Gaming mode, New Behaviour Shield, Improved antivirus and anti-spam engine, Improved Mail Shield, Improved System Shields, Improved Behavior Shield
v5.0.418 (February, 12. 2010)
New graphical interface, New Real time anti-rootkit, New Silent/Gaming mode, New Behaviour Shield, Improved antivirus and anti-spam engine, Improved Mail Shield, Improved System Shields, Improved Behavior Shield
v4.8.1356 (November, 12. 2009)
improved Standard Shield, improvements in some unpackers
v4.8.1335 (March, 1. 2009)
anti-spyware, anti-rootkit, new strong-self protection features added, plus: new scanner progress, Aavmker4.sys vulnerability fixed, improved boot time scanner, malicious URL blocker
Distribution permissions for avast! Free Antivirus
avast! antivirus is only available for distribution under license from AVAST Software a.s. or an authorized reseller.
avast! Free Antivirus is for home, non-commercial use only.
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