May 19, 2008 08:17 PM
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Choosing an antivirus today is more complex than it used to be since there are different ways your computer can be harmed by not only a virus, but thorugh Adware, Spyware, Malware, Trojan and many other types harmful attacks a computer is open to when connected to internet.
I have being using Avast Antivirus from last 4 years and have not experienced a single damage to my computer through a virus attack, this software is packed with lot of features and hogs less resources from your computer memory.
Installing this software is quite easy and it gives you option to run a boot time scan before actually using the software functions, you get 7 active real time sheilds once your boot scan is done and the antivirus starts functioning. It gives you protection in form of Instant Messenger Shield, Internet Mail Shield, Network Shield(like personal firewall), Outlook/Exchange Shield, P2P Shield, Standard Shield, Web Shield.
This software also has a virus recovery database engine, which shows up as a seperate round'i' icon which you can integrate to the main program which helps to create a database of your computer programs to restore them to healthy state should they get infected, this feature runs when your computer is idle and does not interfere with tour regular computer work.
There are 3 modes of scanning available Quick, Standard and Through, registry scan is not available, I found this software equally effective in tracking spyware and adware which ideally other computer antivirus software fail to detect, the virus database file is updated whenever you switch on your pc and you are connected to internet.
I had being saved of possible infection to my pc while downloading few zip files where the antivirus software detected the virus in a snap and allowed me the option to abort download, thus saving you the hassle to clean a infected system, prevention is better than cure, is the model on which this software works.
The best part the software is free to use, it requires users to obtain personal liscence key every 14 months and works for 60 days without free registration.
I recommend this software strongly to users who surf internet frequently and download lots of stuff, you would not have any hassles using this antivirus, keep updating the virus database regularly.
