Avast Free Antivirusè un popolare software antivirus che fornisce una protezione completa contro virus, malware e altre minacce online. È progettato per uso domestico e non commerciale ed è disponibile per il download gratuito.

Una delle principali caratteristiche di Avast Free Antivirus è la sua potente capacità di rilevamento e rimozione dei virus. Utilizza algoritmi avanzati per rilevare e rimuovere tutti i tipi di malware, inclusi virus, spyware e ransomware. Dispone anche di uno scudo comportamentale che monitora il tuo computer per qualsiasi attività sospetta e blocca le minacce prima che possano causare danni.

Avast Free Antivirus include anche una serie di funzionalità aggiuntive, come un ispettore Wi-Fi, che scansiona la tua rete Wi-Fi alla ricerca di vulnerabilità e ti aiuta a proteggerla contro gli hacker. Ha anche un aggiornamento software che controlla e installa automaticamente gli aggiornamenti software, assicurando che il tuo sistema sia sempre aggiornato e sicuro.

Un'altra utile funzione di Avast Free Antivirus è il suo gestore di password, che ti aiuta a generare password forti e uniche per tutti i tuoi account online e le memorizza in modo sicuro. Ciò significa che non devi ricordare più password o scriverle su un foglio di carta, riducendo il rischio che i tuoi account vengano compromessi.

Avast Free Antivirus è un'ottima scelta per chiunque cerchi una soluzione antivirus affidabile e completa che sia anche gratuita. Con le sue avanzate capacità di rilevamento e rimozione dei virus, funzionalità di sicurezza aggiuntive e interfaccia facile da usare, è uno dei programmi antivirus più popolari sul mercato oggi.

Caratteristiche Principali:

• Protezione in tempo reale contro malware e minacce online.
• Analisi automatica di file sospetti con CyberCapture.
• Scansione di rete e sicurezza Wi-Fi con Wi-Fi Inspector.
• Monitoraggio comportamentale con Behavior Shield.
• Scansione completa con Smart Scan.
• Pulizia del browser per migliorare la sicurezza online.
• Gestione delle password con funzionalità di compilazione automatica.
• Modalità di gioco per ottimizzare le prestazioni del computer durante il gameplay.

• 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.
• 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.
• Improved cloud scanning features and crowdsourced analysis of suspicious items. This includes new, optimized mechanism for collecting data from our sensors.
• 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.
• Improved cleaning of malware. This applies to standard malware as well as rootkits and file infectors.

• 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.
• Rescue disk - allow users to create a bootable CD or flash disk with Avast on it. Great for cleaning.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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 improvement in the Software Updater and Browser Cleanup tool.

Known issues
- some inconsistencies in time entries in local statistics
- problems with sandboxing on win XP
- boot-time scan scheduling problems
- DeepScreen is still under development
- sometimes after upgrade from the sfx installer, the product requires manual license activation
- IE online security plugin not complete yet
- FW random BSODes
- Hardened mode not fully enabled yet
- this build doesn't contain the new Web Shield drivers yet
- minor issues with account registration
- non-English language packs haven't been updated and may not work correctly

It should be possible to install this version on top of your existing avast! installation (all settings should be preserved).

Any feedback is appreciated! https://feedback.avast.com/response/add