To keep your computer functioning reliably, up-to-date antivirus protection is a must. Luckily, a professional–caliber solution does not have to cost a lot of money. A great solution is avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 from ALWIL Software, now in Version 5.0.
There are a number of good antivirus products available for download. Some of them are not truly free—they function for limited trial period, and then you must purchase the product in order to maintain your computer’s protection. Other free products may lack features found in commercial antivirus software. With avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 you don’t need to give up crucial features like transparent background scanning, automatic updates, and anti-spyware protection …and avast! really is free for non-business home users.
Previous versions of avast! made it the world’s most popular free antivirus program, with over 100 million users. Now avast! 5.0 has new features, a new interface, and performs impressively in virus and spyware elimination tests.
As before, the new 5.0 edition of avast! is free for non-business home users; the “Pro” version is available for business use and has additional features and customization options.
New avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 includes…
- Transparent scanning of all files, programs and email
- Automatic updates
- Improved antivirus and anti-spyware engine
- Scanning on-demand
- Scheduled scanning
- Impressive anti-spyware and anti-root-kit protection
- Online tech support
Once you install avast! Free Antivirus, you will need to register within 30 days in order to receive automatic updates and use the product free for one year. Here’s how…
Open the avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 interface and click on the ‘MAINTENANCE’ tab. Next click on ‘Registration’ and then on ‘Register now’. A new window with registration form will open. Into the form fields fill the required data and then click on ‘Register for free license’.
avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 can be used for 12 months and you will continue to receive automatic updates to both the program and your virus definitions. At the end of that time, it will be necessary simply to register for a new free license.
You can download avast! Free Antivirus 5.0 from http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download