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  Reviewed by: Skyline1866

  11-09-2009

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: It removed a virus or spyware for me that no other software was able to do (freewater or freedwater?)!

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: Excellent/superior!!! I am not pc savvy and this was very easy to operate! Thanks so much to PC World for reviewing it and thanks to the other user reviews. They helped me make the decision to download and try it! Thank you so much!!!

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  Reviewed by: expat53

  10-13-2009

  Duration of ownership: 5 Months

  Strengths: It gives me a little extra peace of mind. To remain free, I need to delete and reinstall every three months or so.

  Weaknesses: Missed a Trojan infection.

  Overall Evaluation: I use Avast as a compliment to AVG Free, Ad-Aware, CAYahoo, Secunia, and Comodo

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  Reviewed by: ahlbruce

  08-10-2009

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: Boots up fast. Does not slow down my computer on the internet.

  Weaknesses: None.

  Overall Evaluation: I paid for Norton and then McAfee for a year each. They can not beat Avast. Norton slowed down my computer and McAfee found viruses but could not remove them. I would pay for Avast but it's free!

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  Reviewed by: RealNeil

  08-03-2009

  Duration of ownership: 6 Years

  Strengths: Free, Great protection that's better than the paid services, timely automatic updates, did I say Free? I DID say BETTER and that's true!

  Weaknesses: It doesn't wax my car, or do laundry.

  Overall Evaluation: it's good to have a free option with 6 computers in the house. AV software USED to cost me dearly every year, but not any more,...AVAST Rocks!

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  Reviewed by: sephira01

  07-10-2009

  Duration of ownership: 3 Months

  Strengths: Light, just like AVG free, but stronger then it. Fast in scanning, speedy update either in program or virus definition.'

  Weaknesses: none except its media-player-like display'

  Overall Evaluation: very well, suggested to everyone, especially to a slow PC or Notebook'

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  Reviewed by: PennsyNut

  06-22-2009

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: simplicity, keeps running and updates daily.

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: Other than "why so large a file", it's terrific.

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  Reviewed by: gregmb

  05-12-2009

  Duration of ownership: 9 Months

  Strengths: Protection this powerful for free. Uses very little resources. Hardly know it's there.

  Weaknesses: None, really.

  Overall Evaluation: Again, for a free program, you won't go wrong downloading this. It has caught things that Norton and others have missed. And it's no hassle having to register it. I would HIGHLY

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  Reviewed by: ps3fungamer

  05-02-2009

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: its easy to use, has a a sleek design

  Weaknesses: that you have to register, if its free why register

  Overall Evaluation: i had picked up a pcworld mag. from best buy. ok i thought i would read the free apps thats what i wanted. but then i got to the confilcker section and i then found out that i wasn't able to get to the security sites. (i'll admit i was scared) so i looked at the virus section and found this downloaded it and now its taken care of and I'm care free

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  Reviewed by: cdouglas40

  04-09-2009

  Duration of ownership: 6 Months

  Strengths: I never caught a virus

  Weaknesses: None that I can think of

  Overall Evaluation: Great program

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  Reviewed by: thecompmaster

  04-07-2009

  Duration of ownership: 9 Months

  Strengths: Good anti-virus protection for free, easy to use

  Weaknesses: Perhaps a better interface and a little faster scans

  Overall Evaluation: One of the best anti-virus programs you can easily get for free.

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  Reviewed by: cadoc

  03-30-2009

  Duration of ownership: 1 Days

  Strengths: First thing noticed is Avast! uses fewer resources_as evidenced in Task Manager_than windows live onecare. 36 processes are running in this old desktop when prior level was 38-39. Install was a breeze. Pages are loading faster.

  Weaknesses: None yet detected

  Overall Evaluation: For ease of install alone I am thrilled as it took less than 10 minutes to uninstall Windows live onecare using Spotmau Wincare and install Avast! with reboot. Love the sweet & simple.

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  Reviewed by: oldschoolh4ck3r

  03-30-2009

  Duration of ownership: 5 Years

  Strengths: FREE, detects everything I encounter (but doesn't detect useful utilities as trojans, as other antivirus apps often do), nice interface, very configurable, doesn't bog your system down like a lot of other antivirus suites

  Weaknesses: I had a problem where accessing my floppy drive would cause the system to reboot when Avast was in use. For years now I've been floppy-free so it hasn't been an issue.

  Overall Evaluation: After having tried numerous other antivirus packages, Avast is the best. It is free (only requires a yearly registration code), detects what others miss, performs fast, and has a wealth of options. Like any good tool, you don't notice it until you need it - productivity is not lost using it.

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  Reviewed by: clxerri

  03-16-2009

  Duration of ownership: 6 Months

  Strengths: auto updates

  Weaknesses: not a good antivirus

  Overall Evaluation: not as good as AVG

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  Reviewed by: rkaski

  03-12-2009

  Duration of ownership: 4 Years

  Strengths: Extremely effective antivirus software. I have been using it since I started using XP Pro 64-bit, because they were the only one I could find who worked with this operating system. Am still using to this day on Windows 7 and have never been infected with a virus yet! it installs easily and runs and updates on its own.

  Weaknesses: Have never had a problem with this program.

  Overall Evaluation: Have built many systems and always install Avast as the antivirus software. Also have had customers bring infected systems to me and when they have beened cleaned, have removed existing antivirus software and installed Avast. To this day none of those systems have been reinfected. They have an outstanding record with me and will continue to recommend them to everyone!

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  Reviewed by: b003

  03-12-2009

  Duration of ownership: 4 Years

  Strengths: Easy install easy uninstall, excellent updates, p2p shield, resident scanning, on demand scanning

  Weaknesses: Slow scanning and trouble setting up pop mail scanning

  Overall Evaluation: It's good sturdy reliable not perfect or fast

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  Reviewed by: s1301

  03-12-2009

  Duration of ownership: 0 Months

  Strengths: This software is great about auto updates and monitoring your computer constantly.

  Weaknesses: The software sometimes slows down my computer but it's a trade-off for security.

  Overall Evaluation: It's a terrific free program which I would tell everyone to use for peace of mind.

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  Reviewed by: malkay8

  03-01-2009

  Duration of ownership: 8 Months

  Strengths: antivirus for dummies extremely easy to use does it all by itself. Constantly monitors everything that the computer and you do with the computer. Updates itself and also lets you know when it updates with both a visual alert and audible alert. I work on computers and I highly recomend this antivirus to all my customers.

  Weaknesses: sometimes I've noticed that this program doesnt find a potentially dangerous thing until you try to open the file that has the potential threat in it then it catches it. but you definately know when it finds something because it will alert you quite well with a box on the screen and again an audible alert.

  Overall Evaluation: this antivirus kicks Nortons and McAffee all to ****. Makes them look like junk as far as I am concerned

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  Reviewed by: mcrass

  02-18-2009

  Duration of ownership: 18 Months

  Strengths: Superior virus detection and removal. Low memory overhead. Easy to install and use. Fast and efficient virus scans and removal. Has not interfered with all other applications tested (list is extensive).

  Weaknesses: None so far.

  Overall Evaluation: Outstanding anti-virus program. Unmatched value for both home and business user, especially in todays market. I have used and recommended this anti-virus program more than any other in the last 12 months. This program has proven to be far superior to both McAfee and Norton.

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  Reviewed by: Dannie19720

  12-27-2008

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: Ease of installation and use. It detected and removed a trojan that AVG and other utilities could not find.

  Weaknesses: None, that I know of.

  Overall Evaluation: I recommend it highly over the others that I have used over the years. That includes Norton, McAfee, AVG and others. I am a dedicated user now of Avast.

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  Reviewed by: flobes

  11-26-2008

  Duration of ownership: 7 Months

  Strengths: Easy to install, easy to use, and easy to understand. Has great warnings and prompt removal. Pre-boot scan worked well to remove a trojan that Norton 360 missed. (Down with Norton)

  Weaknesses: haven't found any.

  Overall Evaluation: I used to use Norton 360. I got a trojan and Nrton couldn't remove it. I tried Avast! with the pre-boot scan and the virus was destroyeed. Avast! rocks. Download Now for great protection.

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  Reviewed by: Knifeblade

  11-12-2008

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: Quick and easy install and use to scan. It's all I use. You have to love the daily update feature, it's automatic, you don't need to keep searching for updates or definitions.

  Weaknesses: The only irritant for me is the comp. gets a bit balky when the update occurs, but goes back to normal after the update finishes. A bit irritating at times, but I'm willing to put up with the few {about 20-30} seconds it takes.

  Overall Evaluation: Can't beat the price!!!!!!!! A very good, small footprint, daily updating, an attention-grabbing warning sound and alert banner if you come on something bad on a site or file.

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  Reviewed by: fred436

  10-24-2008

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: Its free, I replaced Norton ith it.

  Weaknesses: I haven't found any.

  Overall Evaluation: love it

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  Reviewed by: rythemboy

  08-11-2008

  Duration of ownership: 1 Years

  Strengths: good for xp. not for vista.

  Weaknesses: Will cause vista to crash continually at start up. I think the update feature was responsible, since it stopped crashing when i turned auto update off. getting rid of it anyway.

  Overall Evaluation:

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  Reviewed by: UniteX

  07-22-2008

  Duration of ownership: 6 Months

  Strengths: Very easy to use and automatically updates.

  Weaknesses: Doesn't find much Tracker Cookies, if any.

  Overall Evaluation: Found a whole slew of viruses that Norton did not. Avast rocks. Nothing to it.

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  Reviewed by: Don1

  05-26-2008

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: simple use,set it up and it does the rest. email spam is gone. I had norton 360 before. never again.

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: when i installed this it found a virus norton had let on to my computer. Avast is all I will use now.

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  Reviewed by: SteveGinIL

  02-15-2008

  Duration of ownership: 12 Months

  Strengths: Simplicity, painless installation ( Norton, you SOBs! ), effective interdiction of viruses, automatic updates are excellent, low memory footprint

  Weaknesses: One of the alerts is ambiguous/unclear

  Overall Evaluation: I recommend this software to everyone. Norton users I know are complete morons, saying that Avast couldn't be any good because Norton is the standard. This was recommended by someone online who said that Avast installs quickly and painlessly, and that it takes up like 90% less hard drive space and 90% less CPU usage. I have found that my PC runs much faster, and I don't have NOrton in my face every few weeks telling me that I have to do this or that or the sky is going to fall down around my sorry ass. Ratings: AVAST: 4.85; Norton: 2.0

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  Reviewed by: crtrie

  01-30-2008

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths:

  Weaknesses:

  Overall Evaluation: I read the review by choluk. He criticized the constant asking for a registry key. I think he may have made a mistake when a pop-up window came up. He should have picked the demo option, which would have given him 60 days of trial. Toward the end of that period you are given the opportunity to get a key, which is free, and once you are sent that key and enter it you are not bothered for another 18 months. It is a great anti-virus program, especially at that price.

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  Reviewed by: choluk

  01-06-2008

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: This appears to be an OK anti-virus, but READ below.

  Weaknesses: EVERY DAY I get messages from them to 'register' to get my 'key'. After about 2 weeks of getting the SAME 'key' number, I just started deleting the pop-up at start up. What a royal pain! It's not wort the aggrivation to have it. Go on to something else!

  Overall Evaluation: This is the most persistent sales pitch I've seen. It keeps coming back again and again and again and again and again forever. Total lowball trash. Email them and you get ZERO response.

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  Reviewed by: applesauce

  12-02-2007

  Duration of ownership: 3 Years

  Strengths: Compared to other antivirus agents, Avast is far superior. Clean interface, easy on RAM and you don't need a court order to remove it (like Norton or McAfee).

  Weaknesses: crickets

  Overall Evaluation: If you are looking for a clean, easy solution this product is it! I have used it for many years and it offers fine real-time protection with an easy interface and solid integration w/ mail clients like Outlook. You can not find a better product for FREE!!! Highly recommend it..

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  Reviewed by: howyoudoin

  11-28-2007

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: wonderful, updates handsfree

  Weaknesses: non

  Overall Evaluation: Oh, one last thing. DO NOT install AVG on Vista. It will not install. I have had so many issues with AVG before I knew Avast was free. I also had a terminal server that would not work with symantec. AVG is SO messy messy messy. Yes, AVG is free, but every time I booted up my wife's laptop, it would come up with a bar, and tell me every file it was updating. This did nothing but confuse all the people who used that laptop. Avast runs so queitly, only once in a while it talks "Virus database has been updated" and that virus updating scheduler is "hands free" unlike AVG. Vista and AVG is like mixing water with oil, I went crazy trying to get it off the PC. I am talking about editing the registry, the uninstaller would not work which I did try first.

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  Reviewed by: mancine

  11-16-2007

  Duration of ownership: 1 Months

  Strengths: Looked like it could do the job

  Weaknesses: Slowed my Intel Core2 Quad to a stand-still. I'm not talking about slow. I'm talking about delays of 5 minutes or more in loading software, performing operations.

  Overall Evaluation: Tried various settings, support forums, resinstalls. Had to uninstall after 3 weeks of frustration.

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  Reviewed by: CrimsonFox

  11-16-2007

  Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

  Strengths: An excellent scanning engine (I really feel protected). Very easy on RAM. Provides real-time protection.

  Weaknesses: Scan can be long. Can't schedule any scans.

  Overall Evaluation: A very good piece of software that does a great job for free. If you can handle the long scan times as well as having to start your scan manually (two VERY minor issues for me), then you can't go wrong with this fantastic piece of software!

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  Reviewed by: hirsch

  11-07-2007

  Duration of ownership: 6 Months

  Strengths: It's Free...

  Weaknesses: Slow Scanning

  Overall Evaluation: The program sets in the background hopefully doing its job. The updates occur smoothly and on a daily basis. All in all the program behaves well. The only problem I have is with its very, very slow scanning and that's enough to get rid of it and find something else...

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  Reviewed by: pheberer

  11-05-2007

  Duration of ownership: 14 Months

  Strengths: Very good anti-virus that can run on multi-platforms, both 32-bit and 64-bit!. Easily changed with custom skins to suit the user.

  Weaknesses: Default skin is too much like a media player.

  Overall Evaluation: As a computer consultant, I recommend Avast to my clients, and use it personally on over half a dozen systems. NO anti-virus program is 100% foolproof, but Avast is as good as any, and the price is certainly right! It's one of only a few that will run correctly in a 64-bit OS environment, and auto updates, which is a boon to newbies. It can easily be uninstalled from the Add/Remove icon in Control Panel in XP, and functions equally well in Vista.

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  Reviewed by: davidveatch

  11-05-2007

  Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks

  Strengths: It's free.

  Weaknesses: There is not uninstaller provided - and you cannot uninstall it using the windows Add/Remove facility, in Control Panel. The user interface resembles a media player, rather than an antivirus.

  Overall Evaluation: There are other (better!) free antivirus programs. I would rather pay for an antivirus software, than to use Avast.

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  Reviewed by: andyinteractive

  08-13-2007

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: A great piece of software that does exactly what it says on the tin! This is an exceptionally superb piece of software with lots of features you would get from a paid product.

  Weaknesses: Avast seemed to have cut corners with the interface as it looks more like a media player. Also the scan areas have to be manually selected each time you do a scan which is rather disappointing. The scanning is also very slow.

  Overall Evaluation: A good anti-virus apart from the interface. If you are not concerned about looks and you are prepared to manually selected the areas to be scanned i cannot fault it. Where Alwil have skimped on these areas...they have made up for it in others. I would not recommend this for novice users due to some features of which may seem rather complex.