avast! Professional Edition: antivirus & anti-spyware software for Windows
Complete virus protection for your desktop
avast! antivirus software represents complete virus protection, offering full desktop security including a resident shield with anti-spyware technology. It can be downloaded and used free of charge for a 60-day trial period. At the end of the trial period, a license key must be purchased to continue using the product, which will be then valid for a further 1, 2, or 3 years. Daily automatic updates ensure continous data protection against all types of malware and spyware.
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All-inclusive, comprehensive protection: avast! 4 Professional Edition includes anti-spyware protection, certified by the West Coast Labs Checkmark process, to protect against the latest spyware threats and anti-rootkit detection based on the best-in class GMER technology, built into the scan engine.
Simple to use and fully automated: Automatic incremental updates provide real-time protection of your system, including web surfing. We've made avast! antivirus as simple to use as possible, while allowing full control of your computer's security.
Tried and Trusted: With over 90 million users of avast!, you can rest assured that you are using one of the most tried and trusted antivirus products in Windows security. avast! supports more MS Windows versions (from Windows 95 to Vista 64-bit) than any other anti-malware product.
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Awards and certifications
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avast! antivirus Professional Edition has received the Gold Malware Treatment Award from the Russian portal Anti-Malware.ru for its ability to detect and remove virus and other malware infections, without causing any damage to the host computer's operating system. In an October 2008 survey of 15 leading antivirus providers, avast! ranked 2nd and was one of only two providers able to remove both of the tested rootkit infections.
August, 2008 - this month's Virus Bulletin tests focused on Windows XP Service Pack 3. Once again, avast! 4 Professional Edition detected all In-The-Wild viruses (i.e. viruses known to be spreading between users), as well as over 97% of Trojans with no false positives as a result of which we have added yet another VB100 award to our tally!
avast! 4 Professional Edition 4.7.1015 has achieved a VB100 award in the latest Virus Bulletin comparative review on Windows Vista X64 Business Edition platform.
