Avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 is a perfect antivirus for people who frequently send out e-mails or visit popular websites. it is a new  package of applications that has the main responsibility to protect computers from possible virus attack or other malware threats. When used correctly with the combination of other relevant programs like data backup utilities, it really reduces the risk of a computer system attack.

Avast antivirus 5.0 contains numerous features that is synonymous modern day antivirus program. Such features include anti-spyware technology, as well as anti-rootkit and strong self-protection capabilities, with a more advanced scanning detection ability that is faster then it used to be. Avast! Antivirus 5.0 comes with real-time Shields that have the capacity to continuously monitor e-mail; internet connections; check computer files as frequently as required.

Some of the key features of Avast! Antivirus 5.0 are; Antivirus and anti-spyware engine (provides reliable protection against viruses, spyware and other forms of malicious software); Code emulator; Heuristics engine; Boot-time scanner; Behavior Shield (Monitors activity on your computer using a number of sensors and reports or blocks any suspicious behavior); Smart virus definition updates and Real-time graphic scanning reports.

The only bad-side of avast! Antivirus 5.0 is the memory usage which unfortunately is 10MB.

Want to check it out? Visit Avast.com

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