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avast! provides a package of applications that aim to protect your computer from a possible virus infection or other malware threat.

The Avast! Internet Security application comes with an antispam filter and built-in firewall.

Active internet users need greater protection for themselves as they shop and bank on-line. Avast Internet security provides you with continuous protection from its layers of antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-rootkit protection, firewall and antispam

*Real-time shields
*Virus Chest
*avast! antispam filter
*Firewall
*Command-line scanner

Here are some key features of “Avast! Internet Security”:
· High performance antivirus engine
· Anti-rootkit protection
· Anti-spyware protection
· Script shield
· Process virtualization
· Command line scanner
· Anti-spam filter
· Built-in firewall

Limitations:
· 30 days trial

What’s New in This Release:
· solved the pesky memory leak introduced in v5.0.661
· a few cosmetic fixes in the UI
· improvements in the avast sandbox
· improvements in the Outlook antispam plugin (it would be helpful if users of the avast Internet Security could test this one)

Posted in Antivirus Software, Freeware, Security News & Articles, Security Tools and Antivirus Software | September 2nd, 2010 |