Jun 10

Top 4 Best Antivirus for Windows in 2020

Top 4 Best Antiviruses for Windows in 2020

It is worth noting that all antivirus programs in this list are completely free and, above all, safe. The list of the best antivirus programs changes regularly, as developers change and improve something every time, and sometimes completely refuse to provide services for free.

It should be noted that all of these antiviruses have paid versions. We did not consider them. The selection includes only free solutions without time limits. In other words, selected antivirus that does not ask for payment after a few weeks or months of use.

Avira Free Antivirus

Avira Free Antivirus is a comprehensive solution for protecting your computer from any malware. The complex checks not only files, but also potentially dangerous Internet connections, and thanks to the extension for popular browsers – even malicious websites.

The best part is that Avira doesn’t put a lot of strain on your computer. After installing a full set of security, the computer does not begin to spend 90% of its resources to support the life of the antivirus, which is especially important for owners of budget computers and laptops.

AVG AntiVirus Free

AVG AntiVirus Free is an excellent antivirus, the developers of which have made the main bet on protection against phishing. And this is very commendable. Despite the increase in computer literacy, more and more Internet users are becoming victims of phishing attacks. By installing AVG, you will most likely protect yourself from scammers.

However, both regular viruses and Trojans are successfully detected by the antivirus – the database is updated regularly. The only downside to AVG is the forced installation of the extension for the AVG SafePrice browser. If you are installing AVG, be sure to keep this in mind and remove the extension if necessary.

Panda Free Antivirus

Panda Free Antivirus is very different from most other antivirus programs. First of all, the interface. Here it is unusual but attractive and easy to use.

Panda has a built-in free VPN – a trifle, but nice. But the main thing, Panda has a special emergency mode. It is activated if the computer has been affected by viruses or by the user and has stopped turning on. In this case, the antivirus allows you to perform a recovery.

Avast Free Antivirus

One of the best free antivirus Avast is not going through the best of times. This is largely due to the fact that the antivirus has become frequent and intrusive to request the transition to the paid version. Of course, not everyone likes it.

However, like an antivirus, Avast is still good and as easy to use as possible. The user only needs to give permission to conduct intelligent scanning once in a certain period of time and that’s it. Then Avast will figure it out itself, including it will automatically and quietly check files for potential threats in real-time. Another plus of Avast is a large number of additional features.

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Aug 14

Windows XP rootkit infections

Posted in Antivirus, Avast, Microsoft
The anti-virus vendor Avast alerts that unpatched Home windows XP machines still pose a significant threat to the web ecosystem by harbouring 75 % of rootkit infections.

The organization comes with an unique understanding of the threat landscape because of over 130 million active Avast! anti-virus installations worldwide that send it adware and spyware telemetry. Based on a current analysis carried out through the firm’s scientists, 74 percent of 630,000 rootkit samples based in the wild came from from Home windows XP machines.

This rootkit infection minute rates are almost two occasions greater compared to decade-old operating system’s global usage share of 38 percent. Avast’s statistics reveal that 49 percent of their clients have XP running on the computer systems.

The amounts show the high Home windows XP infection count can’t just be described by its share of the market. “One problem with Home windows XP may be the large number of unlicensed versions, especially as customers are frequently not able to correctly update them since the software can not be validated through the Microsoft update,” stated Przemyslaw Gmerek, Avast’s leading rootkit expert.

Rootkits are serious risks simply because they function in the cheapest quantity of a operating-system, causing them to be tough to identify. For instance, some rootkits hook the file system motorists to cover malicious files.

Others even operate outdoors the OS, providing them with a lot more treatments for machine. They are known as bootkits simply because they infect a partition’s Master Boot Record (MBR) and, based on Avast, they have the effect of 62 percent of rootkit infections.

The very best MBR rootkit family is called Alureon, TDL or TDSS. The most recent variant, TDL4, is capable of doing self-propagation and may infect 64-bit versions of Home windows Vista and Home windows 7.

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Aug 14

Great Cycling Shirt from AVAST

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Picture credit: Avast

Last week’s post about the stylish cycling shirt caused a big stir with lots of questions, comments and also emails from people asking for a sample

For starters, an old friend called me with a proposal that his company could produce those shirts for us in Italy! Well, we need to see about the price but I certainly thank you for the tip.

Someone else suggested that we should send these shirts as a gift to other AV companies – and he suggested AVG where several top managers are cycling enthusiasts. I think this is great idea – wouldn’t that be nice advertising!

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Apr 23

Avast discovers a new method of producing malicious PDF files

Posted in Antivirus, Avast, Security

Based on the latest Avast blog post, a new method of producing malicious PDF files has been discovered by the avast team. This method allows malicious PDF files to be unrecognized by almost all antivirus scanners.

 

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Apr 12

False Positive Issue Quick Resolution by Avast

Posted in Antivirus, Avast

Yesterday [2011-04-11] a number of my clients called in the afternoon me in regards to some antivirus related activities on their computers. Something really weird was going on on all computers. Avast was flagging most of the websites as infected. There was nothing going on the PCs and even after a ran the AVAST scan and a couple of other anti-malware scans and did  not find anything the website were kept on being blocked.

Luckily, after a definition upgrade on one of the PCs (by the way done by the CEO of the company) the issue was resolved. My clients use the Small business Server and Standard suites so the updates on the workstations was done almost within a few minutes simultaneously on all of the computers after which everything went back to normal.

It really took about a couple of hours between noticing a problem and solving it. I consider this is not as bad as it could have been.

I’m a bit surprised how quick Avast responded to the problem, solved the problem and also posted a blog describing it.

“Virus definition update 110411-1 contained an error that resulted in a good number of innocent sites being flagged as infected. Generally, all sites with a script in a specific format were affected.

Our virus lab staff discovered the problem quickly after releasing the bad update and immediately started working on a fix. The fix was released about 45 minutes after the problematic update and has version number 110411-2. Anyone who still has this problem is kindly asked to manually update the definitions to the latest version, e.g. by right-clicking the avast taskbar icon (the orange (a) ball), and selecting Update -> Engine and Virus Definitions.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. As this typically only affected remote sites (and not local files), simply updating to the latest definitions should completely solve the issue (no local files have been quarantined).” –  Avast blog said.

Source: Avast

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Mar 19

Free Avast 6.0

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RAGUE, Czech Republic – While industry testing shows that avast! Free version 5.0 handily beats most paid-for antivirus products, AVAST Software is pushing the envelope even further with the new avast! 6.0 – launching today.

“With our new avast! 6.0 Free Antivirus, we’ve added advanced capabilities that aren’t in any mainstream AV product. Once again, we are providing a free antivirus that often exceeds the protection offered by other paid-for products,” said Vince Steckler, CEO of AVAST Software. “In these tight economic times, there is no reason for people to keep paying for the overpriced AV that they have on their computers.”

There are six good reasons why computer users should remove antivirus products such as Norton or McAfee and install the new avast! Free Antivirus 6.0.

Source: Iewy.com

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Mar 1

Avast Free Antivirus

Posted in Antivirus, Avast, Security

Avast Free Antivirus 6.0 gets 9.0 editor’s ranking at Cnet.com

Avast made great strides in its previous update. Version 5 set the stage for the modern, massively popular and free security suite with a new interface that ditched a quirky, late-’90s jukebox style for a more polished look. Easier to navigate, it also became easier to add new features.

Make no mistake, Avast 6 adds features both big and small. Some that had previously only been available to paid upgrade users are now free for all versions and newer features have been seamlessly added to the interface experience. If you’re familiar with Avast 5, upgrading to Avast 6 won’t be that big of a leap.

Source: Cnet.com

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Feb 25

New Version of AVAST 6 has been Released

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130 million users worldwide are using Avast! antivirus as one of the most trusted and recommended solutions for protecting against virus and spyware infection.sing the Free version of the software does not put you at any great disadvantage compared to the Pro version, which is not something you can say for a lot of free anti-virus suites that have paid equivalents.
What is new in Avast! version 6?
* AutoSandbox – avast! 6 can be set to automatically run suspicious software sandboxed (incl. free version)
* avast! WebRep – avast! 6 installs extensions for Firefox and IE9 browsers to display a website reputation rating calculated by a combination of virus lab data, and community input.
* Script Shield – The Script Shield feature is now available in the Free version too.
* Site Blocking – The Free version now also has the Site Blocking feature previously exclusive to Pro
* SafeZone – This Paid-only feature provides a special virtualized environment for sensitive transactions, such as secure online banking.
* Behavior Shield – The avast! Behavior Shield has had stability and compatibility improvements.
* Boot-Time Scan – avast! 6 now lets you set Boot-Time scanning to automatically clean detected threats.

Source: Afterdawn.com

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Feb 16

AVAST Will Offer Free Virtualization

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AVAST to offer free virtualization

Photo credit: PCMag.com

When the security software encounters an unknown or suspicious process the AutoSandbox feature offers to run that process inside a “virtual computer”. The process runs as it normally would, but it can’t make any permanent changes to the actual, physical computer. If the process turns out to be malicious, there’s no harm done.

“Virtualization has the potential to significantly increase user safety, but people have been slow to adopt this technology even when it’s a part of their antivirus package,”, said Ondrej Vlckek, AVAST’s CTO. “AutoSandbox shifts virtualization from being an IT geek specialty to an automatic, easily accessible safety feature for all avast users.”

Vlcek went on to explain that AVAST will be offering this technology to all users, including those using the free product. “With AutoSandbox virtualization,”, said Vlcek, “we’ve created a safe space between the known good and bad content which will make life safer for all avast users.”

Release of AVAST’s 6.0 product line is expected in the first quarter of 2011. PCMag will evaluate them as soon as they become available.

Source: PCMag.com

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