avast! Pro Antivirus and Internet Security

Description

avast! Internet Security provides complete computer security. It is designed for people that shop and bank via the internet or store sensitive data on their computers. Internet Security provides three new security features not in the Free Antivirus that work together to ensure that your banking, financial, and sensitive data is protected from hackers. The Silent Firewall provides nearly automatic control of inbound and outbound traffic with a white list of over 50,000 applications, digital signatures from renowned vendors, and coordinated operation with avast protective shields.

Memory requirements for the engine have been cut in half and scanning is 40 percent faster, saving both time and computer resources.

The new antispam filter makes keeping the spam out easy with its single control interface. It identifies more than 98 percent of spam with near-zero false positives. Sandbox process virtualization creates a virtual computer to test suspect files and insulate the real computer from any damage caused by active malware.

Memory requirements for the engine have been cut in half and scanning is 40 percent faster, saving both time and computer resources. Complete rootkit protection includes real-time detection to ward off initial installation, on-demand scanning and boot-time scans. The two major pathways for malware into a computer are the web and email, with around 80 percent of new infections caught through internet browsing. avast! provides separate defensive strategies for each.

avast! Pro Antivirus 5.0 is for people and companies that want a customized computer security package. Antivirus and internet protection components in avast! Pro Antivirus are built for easy integration with existing firewalls in users home or work computers. Pro Antivirus has two major additions to the core protection elements in avast! Free Antivirus: the Script Engine and the Sandbox.

The Script Shield and its script detection engine stop malware at the point of entry- web browsing activities. The Script Shield watches scripts executed in the operating system and scans scripts (both remote and local) run as a part of a web page. The Sandbox lets users test suspect files in a safe virtual environment and insulates the real computer from damage caused by active malware.