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Ukrainian Avast! Free Antivirus, Version 5.0: “…nothing short of a miracle”
Virus Bulletin, one of the most respected reviewers of security products, wrote a very detailed review of the Avast 5.0 beta products in their January issue (http://www.virusbtn.com/files/Avast-Jan2010.pdf). This is a lengthy review but to me the best line was their summation of the new free product: “the free version being available to all without charge is nothing short of a miracle”. There was also a review of it in the recent AV-Comparatives test of performance/system impact. The product scored the highest rating: A+.
With the new Free Version 5.0, we attempted (and we think succeeded) to raise the bar on free security products. We decided that our new free product needed to be the best antivirus product in the world—not just the best free product. We think we have succeeded, or come darn close. Now you the users (and of course the reviewers) can let us know….
Our version 4.8 was already one of the best products available. But it did have short comings. Its user interface was, to put it mildly, unique. And its registration process was a bit cumbersome. In developing the new free product, we attempted to not only fix the shortcomings of 4.8, but to greatly expand the capability of the free product.
The free product is our flagship product. We are proud of it. It is not just a marketing product designed to drive sales. So, with the new free product, here is what we have done:
- Built an entirely new user interface. The old car stereo interface is gone replaced with a very modern and easy to use graphical interface.
- Eliminated the email registration process. The free product still lasts for a year but now it only takes seconds online to register the product. All a person has to now do is to click a “register” button—no forms to fill out and no email information to provide.
- Added a gaming mode—elements of this were there in 4.8 but now we have made this a central function. No need to buy someone else’s “gaming” product. All the capability is right here in the free product.
- Ensured protection is top-notch. This was also a hallmark of the 4.8 version. We have long believed that free products should provide just as much malware protection as paid products. So in addition to the signature-based AV protection that you would expect, you also get all the modern detection techniques. Central to this is protection against web threats. These are 85% of the threats our users see—and the free product provides protection against them. There are also heuristic detections, behavioral detections, and just about any type of protection you can think of.
- Continued our hands-off approach to asking for money. We don’t agree with how many free products try to monetize their free users. So with us, we don’t hide the free product (it is front and center on our home page); you will not see a daily pop-up asking you to upgrade; the product will not find problems and then ask for money to fix them; and we won’t scare you into upgrading. Now of course, there are sales messages. There is a message when you download the free product. There is a message when you register the free product. And at expiration time a year later, there is a message. But in all of this messaging, you are presented two choices: download/register the free product or upgrade to a premium product. The choice is yours.
- Today January 19th, the free product (and all products) is being released in English and French. Over the next 10 days we will be rolling out the product in Czech, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
We did not cripple the product in any way. If you use the internet for e-mail or web-browsing, this is the perfect product. No need to pay us money…..and no need to pay anyone else any money.
In short, it is just as Virus Bulletin described, “nothing short of a miracle”.
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Hello Vincent,
very much impressed with ur ver 5.
hope u switched the ui to exactly like eset,
It seems u r hammering ur competitors like avg, avira and escan indirectly,
But u r true to an extent,
Most of the vendors use their free product just to nag with a daily pop (which the product must block) and threaten users, to purchase their paid products,
Avira- high detection rate with higer fp.
daily nag screens, single update daily that too with slower update servers,
very slow responsive awkward gui,
Avg- memory eater,
lets the malware freely in to your system especially during web browsing,
escan tookit utily detects malware and asks to register the disinfection,
Can u consider my suggestions posted below:
please provide a toolkit utility ( like the kaspersky free toolkit utility ) to clean a severly infected system with no hope of installing an antivirus product.
Finally,
congrats for saving our money (especialy during this global recession ) with a world class product.
one of the best Antivirous
good day! i’v bn using avast for 2 years now and i am satisfied with its features..now that there is a higher version, i would like to have it so i can continue using it with higher efficiency to protect my PC.
thanks!
anti
LooksOK!Stilltryingtodownload.
You are the best
going good!!!
I would like to get Free Avast Anti-Virus, but don’t know how. I saw it on Google. Thank You,
gaile13@juno.com
i would like to get free avast anti-virus version 5.o thank you,
I WOULD LIKE TO GET FREE AVAST ANTI-VIRUS VERSION 5.0 THANK YOU,
Nice work and good, I’ve been using this Anti-Virus last 1 year and know they upgrade it gosh this is really great. This is the best Anti-Virus that i ever seen and used. More power Avast!
Inform you that I deleted antivirus and downloaded Avast Anti-Virus ,But I do not know if I did it correct ,Because I do not see AVAST icon anywhere ! Please let me to do it correct .
it is really cool
gostaria de estalar este antes virus de teste obrigado boa tarde
pls i want to download latest version of avast
Very good program. I have recommended this to many, many people over any other virus protection. The new registration is much easier, and the looks are sharp. Great job everyone! I’m really thinking about using my last $60 at the moment to play in the sandbox…
i would like to get avast, b coz i have been using it for quite a long time and i like the it scans system deeply
i would like to get the avast home
Simply the best free antivirus.
Keep up the good work!
I have been using Avast since v3 and I would quit my job and become a salesman I believe in it so much. I have never seen a product work so well and I even called Symantec, which my company has paid $ thousands, and suggested they take some AV classes from you guys.
Thanks for an awesome product!
Am using this Avast Anti Virus Software right after purchasing my new Personnel Computer till date now i visited this site for new update of VPS. But i was shocked that avast 5.0 version is available……am downloading it now….and also i recommended all my friends to use Avast Antivirus software………..
I will try it later.
hi,
i am so pleased with the new version, but i am facing problem with its mannual update download. please tell me how can i get rid of this problem.
thanks
Is the free version compatiable with Windows 7?
Is the free version compatiable to Windows 7?
δωρεαν το AVAST
I just want to thank you for providing such an awesome antivirus. My computer had encountered several problems with the registry previously and so i had not been able to download any antivirus programs. Two days ago, my computer contracted a virus, so in desperation I installed avast. Avast literally crushed it with it’s powerful boot-scan and also detected a couple of rootkits which had been hiding in my computer for a while. I am extremely impressed by avast 5, which is both easy to use and extremely effective, so i am recommending it to all my friends and anyone who reads this! Well done and keep up the good work!
@Gail E. Hart
I’m pleased with avast but cannot register code key number to registration site, even though follow instructions, just encounter loop. advise anyone???
Have encountered problem with registration, received license key, but proceed to follow instructions to register my avast, but land up in loop, when reach web site error 404 comes up, tried many different approaches, but to know avail. Any suggestions of how to get through to register
GOOD WORK
Have encountered problem with registration, received license key, but proceed to follow instructions to register my avast, but land up in loop, when reach web site error 404 comes up, tried many different approaches, but to know avail. Any suggestions of how to get through to register
monsieur, je possède en version d’essai avast pro 4.8 et je ne peux pas le désinstaller dans mon panneau de configuration pour en mettre une autre version puovez vous m’aider merci et cordiales salutations
thanks to awat team
@nabi shah
updates are downloaded and installed automatically in avast program, but if you still feel you need off-line one, please go here: http://www.avast.com/download-update. Still problems? then please contact support.avast.com
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I cant update this new version pls help me …..
Better interface!!! Never liked the previous radio-like GUI
I like to use avast because, it is user friendly. And helps me protecting my comuters.
The regular upgrades made on a daily basis and sometimes more frequently, make me feel secure with Free Avast
Indeed a good product but some of the executable virus not being caught by latest avast free. Had been better if some sort of submit suspicious file option would have been there
i am trying to take this off my computer.. and it is not letting me…Not sure why.
I am in Control Panel… Add/Remove.. and trying to take Avast off.. and I can’t.
Just won’t let me.
@Gail E. Hart
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@preet
Dear, I am Raval fro Ahmedabad city of Gujarat India.
After getting dis satisfaction from licenced version of other companies, I just visited http://www.avast.com to understand my problems and to get solutions.
Really speaking, I had no plan to install FREE HOME EDITION OF AVAST_5 version but while going in home page of Avast, I read ” FREE DOWN LOAD AVAST HOME EDITION”” and I thought to spoil my time to try it out.
I clicked on that link and downloaded version5 spoiling ( at that time I was thinking that I am spoiling my time !! Great myself )
It took 30 minutes, I did my other work when installation was going on.
Then, it was installed, I run it ( It means I scanned my PC through avast5 ) and it was great that I had 165 virus in my PC though I was using other virus software.
I cleaned my computer and it is now trouble free…..
Congrates to AVAST SOFTWARE ENGINEERS>>>>>
It is my advise to go for this free version rather than spending money in licensed software and inviting problems of virus.
Regards,
Raval Rashmikant
Country Head- Printed Circuit Boards
International Marketing ( USA Europe)
Email ” rashmikantraval@dataone.in
@Bsa
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@B S A
Dear, I am Raval fro Ahmedabad city of Gujarat India.
After getting dis satisfaction from licenced version of other companies, I just visited http://www.avast.com to understand my problems and to get solutions.
Really speaking, I had no plan to install FREE HOME EDITION OF AVAST_5 version but while going in home page of Avast, I read ” FREE DOWN LOAD AVAST HOME EDITION”” and I thought to spoil my time to try it out.
I clicked on that link and downloaded version5 spoiling ( at that time I was thinking that I am spoiling my time !! Great myself )
It took 30 minutes, I did my other work when installation was going on.
Then, it was installed, I run it ( It means I scanned my PC through avast5 ) and it was great that I had 165 virus in my PC though I was using other virus software.
I cleaned my computer and it is now trouble free…..
Congrates to AVAST SOFTWARE ENGINEERS>>>>>
It is my advise to go for this free version rather than spending money in licensed software and inviting problems of virus.
Regards,
Raval Rashmikant
Country Head- Printed Circuit Boards
International Marketing ( USA Europe)
Email ” rashmikantraval@dataone.in
Hi Avast team! I just want to tell you all that I really appreciate you making a quality free product for personal use. I have used Kaspersky, Norton, and McAfee – all good products, but not free. I discovered your product through cnet – I’m glad I did. As a student it’s great to be able to save a little bit of money (even though $60 bucks may not seem a lot in one year, it is
). Thanks again, and I hope your company continues to succeed.
Thanks, Joe
Hei…where the link to download updates(vpsupd)??
Avast the best virus, trojan protection anyone could have on their computer and advise others it is the best. Thank you Avast for providing to those of us that can not affort to purchase those huge priced programs. Thank you for giving the
WWW something back that you have to give. May God always you, your Employees, their families, friends and relatives.
Tommy A Walters
@Budie
Hello Budie,
You can download the file VpsUpd.exe from our web page http://www.avast.com/eng/updates.html
and copy it to some kind of removable media. Then copy this file to your computer without or with slow
internet connection and run it. It will immediately update avast! virus data base.
Best Regards,
Have been a avast member for awhile and now am a paid user.v4.8 pro.
helped out on a mates computer by setting up free avast.Problem is we get the blue
screen of death with message if not or equal.We know its avast as when we delete
avast everything works fine.Any help apreciated (Avast simply the best paid or free
I would like to down load your free version