Avast! Antivirus Free Edition is a security software designed to protect your computer against Internet threats and provides antivirus, anti-spyware and anti-rootkit.
It includes automatic update that recognizes and fights new viruses that could break your entire system and infect it totally. This new version of Avast brings new features the AutoSandbox and the WebRep add-on. AutoSandbox automatically places suspicious programs in a virtualized state when it suspects them of being threats. It keeps track of file behaviors from the Registry. WebRep works with Internet Explorer and Firefox and supports a search result ranking and Web site reputation service that uses a combination of data from Avast’s virus labs.
Moreover, Avast! Antivirus Free Edition is now compatible with 64-bit platforms and has been improved as the engine antivirus and antispyware, firewall silent, antispam, the boot-time scan, shield and agent Web Scripts.