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The following list identifies the most commonly downloaded antivirus
software1. This provides a loose representation of the
latest consumer trends, identifying what software people are interested in
trying or buying:
AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free
is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product!
Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product,
thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of
users around the world trust to protect their computers.
Avast 4 Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus software
for home noncommercial use. Avast Home Edition (available in 20 languages
now) includes the following components: On Demand Scanner--with Skinnable
Simple Interface--just select what do you want to scan in which way and
press the Play button; On Access Scanner--special providers to protect
the most of available E-mail clients; Instant Messaging--ICQ, Miranda;
Network traffic--Intrusion Setection--lightweight firewall; P2P protection
for Kazza, BitTorrent; Web shield--monitors and filter all HTTPtraffic;
NNTP Scanner--scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic and of course all
operations with files on PC; Boot Time Scanner--scans disks in the same
way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
Norton AntiVirus 2005 automatically keeps virus definitions updated to
provide continuous Internet and e-mail protection. It combines
virus-detection capabilities with updating and scanning technologies to
make it easy for users to secure their systems against malicious code.
Norton AntiVirus also is an integral component of Symantec Norton
SystemWorks 2005 suite. It guards against malicious code in ActiveX
controls and Java applets as well as against worms, Trojan horses, and
password stealers. The application's key features include automatic
checking for and updating of virus definitions; pop-up messages if virus
definitions become dangerously out-of-date; automatic scanning of program
and document files as they are downloaded; compressed file-scanning;
automatic scanning of e-mail attachments before the user saves, launches,
or otherwise accesses the attachments; an enhanced interface that
integrates an e-mail/Web status panel for easy configuration; and a
bootable CD providing easy recovery after a virus emergency.
With fast, always-on protection, McAfeeŽ VirusScanŽ lets you surf,
e-mail, download and chat without worrying about viruses, worms, hackers
and other cyber threats. It downloads and installs in minutes, then
automatically looks for malicious viruses in both inbound and outbound
e-mail, as well as downloads, discs, CD-ROMs, DVDs and throughout your
entire PC. Best of all, whenever you go online during your subscription,
McAfee VirusScan automatically updates your anti-virus protection for free.
Plus, it scans for viruses in messages and attachments in the most popular
e-mail clients and instant messaging programs, including MS Outlook,
Outlook Express, Netscape Mail, Eudora and others. You also get
ScriptStopper and WormStopper, which block fast-spreading, script-based
viruses and mass-mailing worms, and spyware detection to protect against
keyloggers, Web dialers and sneakware that can "phone home" confidential
information. McAfee VirusScan is the easy, automatic way to help keep
your PC virus-free.
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