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Alwil Avast! Home Edition 4.6

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Pros
Slick, media-player style interface
Cons
Slow scan speed

User Reviews for Alwil Avast! Home Edition 4.6

Reviewed by: roja66

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Very good protection for my PC Free software Daily updates

Weaknesses: slow scan some times

Overall Evaluation: It is a very good free software. My pc have not been crashed after installing the avast anti virus software. The daily updates surprises me and it is user friendly

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