Avast 5.0 Introduction
Avast was one of the first free antivirus products that I ever used. I have always really liked the software for its abundance of features including the screen saver scanner and all of the different shields like the p2p shield. The only problem I have had with Avast, is that the interface has really lagged behind their competitors. I honestly think the menus haven’t changed for maybe 7 years. The lifted Sim City sound effects (when you click a button) also started to drive me a little crazy.
Thankfully, all of this has changed with the Avast free 5.0 beta update. The interface has really improved and now looks like a top notch antivirus product comparable to the latest Norton and McAfee versions. See the shocking software evolution below.
The previous Avast 4.8 shown below
The new Avast 5.0 Beta displayed below
A Norton antivirus 2010 comparison screenshot
Avast 5.0 beta technology
In addition to the new look, Avast has also made a lot of advances in their antivirus technology. The first is that Avast 5.0 Beta includes spyware and anti rootkit detection built in. The anti root kit detection now has real-time protection versus a passive system hence, the avast behavior shield. We are not exactly sure why Avast doesn’t call their product an internet security software because it includes all of the core features (anti rootkit and spyware technology) into their software package. Just a quick note Free AVG doesn’t include rootkit detection and only includes the technology in the full version. Avast 5.0 also includes a boot scanning feature simular to Free AnVir which will allow you to scan a system even before Windows completely starts. This prevent viruses from locking themselves into memory so that they can easily be deleted.
The underlying antivirus system also has numerous improvements. The first being that the free antivirus now supports multi threading. This will allow Avast 5.0 to break up a virus scan to all of a computer’s cores. According to infosecurity magazine, this will allow the Avast to scan up to more than fifty percent faster than the previous Avast 4.8.
In addition, to the free version AVast will also release a full Avast 5.0 software. The antivirus software will include completely new functionality called sandbox mode. This will allow a user to surf the internet without worry of contracting a virus through their internet browser. This is very similar to the ImmunOS feature found on this website.
In conclusion, Free Avast 5.0 is an excellent upgrade compared to the 4.8 software. Download the free antivirus here before it is even officially released.
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