Wednesday, April 3, 2013
avast! Free
Antivirus 8 is the avast's next-generation security package, which now comes
with a new interface and more extras and options than ever before.
Installation was quick and easy on a test Windows 7 system.
If
you're familiar with the product then you'll immediately notice the new
interface. A compact and clean Home Page separates the beta's key functions
into six panes,
and clicking Scan for the first time immediately launched a
Quick Scan. The scan window still presents plenty of details and options for
the various shields, though - File System, Mail, Web, P2P, IM, Network, Script
and Behavior - so there's plenty here to explore.
A left-hand toolbar also
provides access to some interesting new tools. Software Updater checks your
installed applications and alerts you to any available updates; Browser Cleanup
aims to help you remove annoying addons from your browsers (although only IE
and Firefox at the moment, at least on our system); and AccessAnywhere allows
you to set up remote access to your PC. Some of these will apparently only be
available via a commercial option called avast! Premier.
And of course there have
also been improvements to the core protection technologies, so for instance
FileRep and WebRep are now better able to identify and new threats in near real
time.
Build 8.0.1483 brings
these changes:
• Fixed issue with
ZoneAlarm
• Fixed issue with constant CPU frequency
• Fixed issue with video players
• Fixed issue with Virtual PC
• Added some localizations
Platforms: Windows 7 (32 bit),
Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8, Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit),
Windows XP• Fixed issue with constant CPU frequency
• Fixed issue with video players
• Fixed issue with Virtual PC
• Added some localizations
Version: 8.0.1476.0
Licence: Freeware
Manufacturer: Avast Software
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