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avast! Free Antivirus avast! Pro Antivirus avast! Internet Security

Feature comparison

avast! Free Antivirus
For ordinary Internet use
avast! Pro Antivirus
Customizable security
avast! Internet Security
For shopping and banking
Continuous protection against viruses and spyware Yes Yes Yes
Ensures all mails sent and received are clean Yes Yes Yes
Protects you from "chat" infections Yes Yes Yes
Stops attacks from hijacked websites Yes Yes Yes
Provides community-based website reputation rankings Yes Yes Yes
Lets you safely browse suspicious websites or applications Yes Yes
Enables a new (clean) desktop window, for total online privacy Yes Yes
Blocks hacker attacks to prevent identity theft Yes
Keeps your mailbox spam-free Yes
C$ 49.99 C$ 24.99
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C$ 79.99 C$ 34.99
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Usage comparison

Sending emails Yes Yes Yes
Chatting Yes Yes Yes
Surfing popular websites Yes Yes Yes
Surfing high-risk websites Yes Yes
Shopping and banking online Yes
Storing or sending sensitive/financial data Yes
C$ 49.99 C$ 24.99
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C$ 79.99 C$ 34.99
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Technology comparison

Antivirus and anti-spyware engine Yes Yes Yes
Real time anti-rootkit protection Yes Yes Yes
File System / Mail Shield Yes Yes Yes
Web Shield Yes Yes Yes
IM / P2P Shield Yes Yes Yes
Network Shield Yes Yes Yes
Behavior Shield Yes Yes Yes
Script Shield Yes Yes
avast! Sandbox Yes Yes
avast! AutoSandbox Yes Yes
avast! SafeZone™ Yes Yes
Silent Firewall Yes
Antispam Yes
C$ 49.99 C$ 24.99
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C$ 79.99 C$ 34.99
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To run avast! 7.0 products, your PC needs to meet the following criteria.

Operating Systems Supported

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista (any Edition excl. Starter Edition)
  • Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher
  • Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (not applicable for avast! Internet Security 7.0)

Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • Processor Pentium 3
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 370 MB of free hard disk space

Please note that avast! 7.0 products run only on PCs with Windows 2000 and newer. Older Windows operating systems (Windows 95/98/ME/NT) are not supported.

Please also note that avast! will not run properly if you have other antivirus software on your PC.

Important information

Most of the features described above are new in version 7.0. You will need to download the new installation file, then run it and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade process. Also please bear in mind that the new version 7.0 runs only on PCs with Windows XP, Vista and 7. Older Windows operating systems are not supported.