Reviews of the different Avast Antivirus Versions
When people think of major anti virus vendors or companies, they probably think of names like Norton, Avast or Kaspersky. In my vast experience of anti virus products I can honestly say that Avast have the most secure set of products that are suitable for all types of users.
Avast essentially offer three main products in their anti virus range. Below is a breakdown of all three and the differences that essentially separate them from each other.
Avast free edition - The free version of Avast is a great baseline product that is of course free or charge. It is available to all home and business users and is compatible with versions of Windows from XP onwards. The basic protection shields will ensure you are secure from basic forums of viruses and malware. On top of that you get basic web protection and the heuristics engine.
Avast Pro edition - The pro version of Avast has a yearly subscription of around $30. For this you get some very good enhanced security features that include extended web protection. This will basically monitor all the sites that you visit and analyse the code to ensure there are no potential exploits that could infect your machine.
The pro version also has a feature known as the sandbox. This will allow you to run any file or program you like without having to worry about it being infected. The sandbox will run the program or file outside of the main computer memory and ensure that any potential infection won't harm your system. It is also worth noting that the pro version receives updates much quicker than the free version.
Avast Internet Security - You can consider Avast Internet Security as a complete protection package that includes all the features of the free and the pro versions. On top of this basic and fundamental security layer, you will also get the advanced Avast firewall. This will perform deep inspection of all network traffic and protect against hackers, worms and other network based attacks that could leave you exposed to all kinds of infections.
The internet security package is basically designed to ensure that all your security requirements are met under one piece of software and this does away with the need for additional firewalls (or relying upon the rather weak Windows firewall!). For overall computer protection you should always consider getting the Avast Internet Security program.
Avast essentially offer three main products in their anti virus range. Below is a breakdown of all three and the differences that essentially separate them from each other.
Avast free edition - The free version of Avast is a great baseline product that is of course free or charge. It is available to all home and business users and is compatible with versions of Windows from XP onwards. The basic protection shields will ensure you are secure from basic forums of viruses and malware. On top of that you get basic web protection and the heuristics engine.
Avast Pro edition - The pro version of Avast has a yearly subscription of around $30. For this you get some very good enhanced security features that include extended web protection. This will basically monitor all the sites that you visit and analyse the code to ensure there are no potential exploits that could infect your machine.
The pro version also has a feature known as the sandbox. This will allow you to run any file or program you like without having to worry about it being infected. The sandbox will run the program or file outside of the main computer memory and ensure that any potential infection won't harm your system. It is also worth noting that the pro version receives updates much quicker than the free version.
Avast Internet Security - You can consider Avast Internet Security as a complete protection package that includes all the features of the free and the pro versions. On top of this basic and fundamental security layer, you will also get the advanced Avast firewall. This will perform deep inspection of all network traffic and protect against hackers, worms and other network based attacks that could leave you exposed to all kinds of infections.
The internet security package is basically designed to ensure that all your security requirements are met under one piece of software and this does away with the need for additional firewalls (or relying upon the rather weak Windows firewall!). For overall computer protection you should always consider getting the Avast Internet Security program.