Avast! is an antivirus application that is free for non-commercial use, andoffers adequate protection for the average home user.

Consisting of three components, it covers the most common areas of infectionand provides regular updates to ensure that its protection is current.

The On Access Scanner scans all files being opened, read and written in realtime. It also includes a behaviour blocker for analysing and preventing anyunusual behaviour that may originate from a virus.

If you think a virus has infected your PC, simply run the On Demand Scannerselecting exactly which drive(s) and files to scan.

Its Email Scanner integrates directly with many email clients, and checksincoming and outgoing messages for infection. It takes a heuristic approach tovirus prevention, learning from experience.

It also comes with a Virus Chest for storing infected or suspicious files.