In the modern market of computer antivirusesa huge number of different applications and programs are presented, but only a few of them have received worldwide recognition and are used by millions of users, could prove themselves as a really effective means of protection. Among them, and Avast, reviews about which will help to understand what kind of program it is. Numerous users from all corners of the globe place their opinions on this antivirus program on the official website of the company that developed it, and on thematic forums.
General information about the program
Anti-virus program Avast Free, reviews aboutwhich is confirmed by its effectiveness, is a free antivirus that protects your computer from real and potential threats in real time. Similar threats are both the viruses themselves and malicious programs that get to the computer from third-party sources. A few years ago it was believed that Avast is an unreliable application, but at present the mechanism of this antivirus operation has received the highest rating from ordinary Avast users (reviews indicate a high level of protection with minimum costs) and professionals. The latest novelty was the release of the sixth version of the popular antivirus program, which also includes WebRep and AutoSandbox.
A unique mechanism of functioning allowsThis application will spend a minimum of resources for its work, so it does not affect the performance of the computer and the speed of loading the operating system. All this is an additional advantage of the program. Thanks to the new Avast! Free Antivirus became intuitively clear and more perfect, maximizing the detection rates of malicious files (viruses, programs, advertising banners).
The latest innovation is AutoSandbox for the isolated start of programs.
The AutoSandbox function allows Avast Antivirus(reviews about the new application are especially positive) run programs and scripts in the origin and functions of which the user is not sure, in an isolated environment, which will protect against the penetration of the virus into the computer's memory even after the program is started. This application will be automatically launched with each new detection of programs, the origin of which is unknown or in doubt. Antivirus will open a special window in which the user will be offered a choice - to open the file in the usual way or protected.
Undoubtedly, Avast antivirus, reviews about whichbecome more and more admired, allows you to disable this feature, but do it not recommended in order to ensure complete protection of the operating system.
WebRep is another newdevelopment, which is included in Avast! 6. Thanks to this function, the user can learn a lot of useful information about the site, where he is, for example, get acquainted with his rating. A similar function will work when using search engines.
The latest version of Avast, whose reviews have confirmed the high title of an effective product, can work on virtually any version of Windows, both on 32-bit and 64-bit.
To protect your home computer is quiteit's enough to use the free version of the program, but for the office it's better not to save. Despite the fact that this antivirus has an impressive set of functions, it must be remembered that the user is primarily responsible for the security of the computer. Therefore, do not be on unsafe sites, click on links in spam letters, click on banner ads, download files from unverified sites. Most often, the victims of such tricks are inexperienced Internet users who can not distinguish between normal sites and potentially dangerous ones. That's why they need an anti-virus like Avast.
