Avast Internet Security is more than a typical anti-virus, it’s a complete package of programs designed to protect you from any harmful actions on your computer. It will dramatically reduce the risk of being infected by viruses and malware, that might damage your computer.
The Avast Internet Security firewall will protect your computer from unauthorized access. Firewall options can be set depending on the risk zone to home, work or public. Another line of defense is represented by the real-time shields. A file system shield scans every executable, script or libraries when executed or loaded by windows. The mail shield, web shield, IM shield will scan your e-mails and any downloaded files from your browser and instant messenger. As you might know, the most likely way to get a virus is from downloading a torrent, but with avast! Internet Security you don’t have to worry about this risk, because you will have such P2P (peer to peer) shield monitors applications as Kazaa, Bit Torrent, uTorrent, eMule and others. The network and script shield monitor the traffic and stop any viruses or hidden scripts from infecting your computer.
Another great feature is the Avast SafeZone technology that will allow you to install and test any suspicious application on a virtual desktop that isolates your system from possible treats. The virus signature database ensures that you are protected against the latest known threats that could potentially harm your machine.
Avast Internet Security offers protection against any virus, Trojan, malware, spyware that could harm your computer, and can even block the latest threats.
v9.0 [Aug 19, 2013]
- DeepScreen technology allows avast! to make more intelligent decisions about new/unknown files
- Hardened mode for stricter lockdown scenarios
- Improved cloud scanning features and crowdsourced analysis of suspicious items
- Continuously streaming update (CSU) technology for up-to-minute detections
- Improved cleaning of malware
- Web browser plugins featuring comprehensive security ratings, protection against malware, phishing and typosquatting sites and Do-Not-Track (DNT) functionality for improved anonymity on the Internet
- SafeZone for more secure online shopping and banking
- Rescue disk - allows users to create a bootable CD or flash disk with Avast on it
- A streamlined user interface for simplified navigation and more user comfort
- Control and manage all protected devices directly from the Avast console (through integrated the avast! Account) - Dramatic reduction in product size and memory footprint
- Faster scanning thanks to optimized scanning engine
- Completely rewritten setup/updater that makes the installation and upgrade process faster, easier and more reliable
- Firewall has been redesigned from scratch to allow for better compatibility with latest Windows, better performance and full support for IPv6
- Network protection component tuning & compatibility (WFP technology on Win8 )
- Various improvement in the Software Updater and Browser Cleanup tool
- Full Windows 8.1 compatibility
- Improved general AV performance and stability, including security fixes
