Avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free
antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF
CHARGE for non-commercial & home use.
What's new in
avast! Free Antivirus 2014:
Protection-related
features and improvements
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New DeepScreen technology allows avast! to make
more intelligent decisions about new/unknown files. DeepScreen is a successor
of AutoSandbox, now upgraded with some additional new technologies such as
dynamic binary translation and dyna-gen announced earlier.
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New Hardened mode for stricter lockdown scenarios.
This is a new mode that is recommended especially for novice users (such as
your grandmas): it automatically blocks execution of binaries that would
normally be deepscreened (Moderate level) or even allows only execution of
programs that are well-known to FileRep (Aggressive level). In a way, it brings
the whitelisting concept to the consumer AV space.
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Improved cloud scanning features and crowdsourced
analysis of suspicious items. This includes new, optimized mechanism for
collecting data from our sensors.
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Continuously streaming update (CSU) technology for
up-to-minute detections. This is not entirely new for v2014, but we now have
really buttoned up the whole streaming update infrastructure to allow for
reliable, uninterrupted service. We’re currently doing 350-400 updates a day,
which equals to one update in roughly every 3.75 minutes, 24x7, 365 days a
year. Streaming updates can now also carry more types of definitions than
before.
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Improved cleaning of malware. This applies to
standard malware as well as rootkits and file infectors.
Other new features
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All-new web browser plugins featuring comprehensive
security ratings, protection against malware, phishing and typosquatting sites
and Do-Not-Track (DNT) functionality for improved anonymity on the Internet.
The DNT functionality doesn’t rely on the DNT HTTP headers; instead, it uses a
proprietary technology that cannot be overridden by the servers.
·
All-new SafeZone for more secure online shopping
and banking. Users can now switch back and forth between SafeZone and the
regular browser with a single click. Also, online banking sites can be
automatically opened in the SafeZone.
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Rescue disk - allow users to create a bootable CD
or flash disk with Avast on it. Great for cleaning.
Other improvements
·
A new, streamlined user interface for simplified
navigation and more user comfort. The new UI is actually much simplified, and
it’s probably the biggest change since version 5.0. We have also redefined the
shields to the total number of three (File Shield, Web Shield, Mail Shield) and
tweaked the action buttons (tiles) on the home page so that they’re now fully
configurable.
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Control and manage all protected devices directly
from the Avast console. That is, the my.avast.com account is perfectly
integrated in the UI to allow for management of all your devices running Avast.
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Dramatic reduction in product size (full installer
< 60MB, compared to today’s 120MB) and memory footprint. By default, install
is done through a new stub installer though (which has the advantage of always
installing the most up-to-date version).
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Faster scanning thanks to optimized scanning engine
(raw [in-memory] scans of EXE files are about 2x faster, while scans of text
contents (e.g. web pages and scripts) are up to 10x faster).
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Completely rewritten setup/updater that makes the
installation and upgrade process faster, easier and more reliable
·
Firewall has been redesigned from scratch to allow
for better compatibility with latest Windows, better performance and full
support for IPv6 (although its UI hasn’t really changed).
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New licensing system allows for much easier
management of product licenses. The system relies on activation codes, and
these can be added seamlessly by simply clicking a link.
·
Various improvements in the Software Updater and
Browser Clean-up tool.
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