Avast Home Edition Free is powerful antivirus software. This antivirus has a lot of features and capabilities which can make from Avast a competitive antivirus (if you compare this free software with a paid antivirus).
Avast Antivirus Home Edition makes computer a very difficult target for network attackers. This antivirus is configurable with different levels of protection. This features are capable to scan in the same time different type of files, from documents and spreadsheets files to executable programs and scripts. Avast Antivirus can be configured to scan all the files of just one type of files. For example if you want to exclude .doc files from scanning target you can setup Avast to exclude this type of file. This feature can make scanning time shorter than other antivirus software. In our tests Avast was the winner in competition with Trend Micro for example. And this thing is happened when Avast is free antivirus software!
Avast Home Edition sensitivity can be adjusted to detect comportment of dangerous files: incoming emails, instant messenger chat and downloaded files. Avast has an interesting menu with good and intuitive design. This antivirus can be easily configured by a novice user to protect computer at the high level possible.
Avast is fastest and runs well when the computer is started and the boot sector must be scanned to avoid malicious viruses attack. Avast Free Edition has easily features to remove without risk almost any virus which can put problems to your computer. This antivirus is a little outdated because is not always comparable to paid security software.
Anyway, Avast Home Edition is a good free option if you want a good antivirus and you don’t want to pay for it.
