avast! antivirus v4.8

Make no mistake about it people, Avast! Antivirus is some of the best virus busting software out there. I used to use AVG antivirus but then one day, it told me stuff was missing, reinstall. I decided to remove the AVG antivirus instead and try out a new antivirus program. I chose avast professional V4.8. It found at least 20 viruses that AVG had missed!! I recommend anyone to use this program as it comes with a free 60 day trial. If you want to keep using you can buy a license or if you decide that it's not for you, you can just uninstall Avast Antivirus as it costs nothing to try it out.


avast! antivirus v4.8
represents a multi-award winning solution to virus protection, with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software built in for added security. It is available free for non-commercial, home use and with its fast, automatic updates avast! antivirus is already being used by more than 50 million users worldwide to provide continuous protection against all forms of malicious software (malware).

Here is what is new in version 4.8 of avast antivirus pro:


avast! now contains a built-in anti-rootkit protection
avast! now comes with a built-in anti-spyware protection
new self-defense function to prevent active malware from terminating avast! processes as well as corrupting avast! files and registry items
scanners now display a progress of current scan (percentage of work done)
fixed a vulnerability in AavmKer4.sys kernel-mode driver (problem applies to Windows NT/2000/XP, 32-bit only); special thanks to Tobias Klein
improvements in boot-time scanner (detection & removal of hidden or hard to delete files)
boot-time scanner will not start when booting into Safe Mode (the program was "invisible" in that case, no progress/messages could be seen)
improvements in many unpackers
ACE and RAR unpackers now work even in boot-time scanner
IM Shield: added support for QQ
improvements in handling of NTFS streams
Internet Mail provider now displays the name of the sending/receiving program in the tooltip of its taskbar icon
implemented a protection against false positives in critical system files
removed a small memory leak in one of avast! drivers (Windows Vista and XP 64-bit only)
added support for 64-bit WHS connector (available in WHS Power Pack 1)
greatly improved performance of the updater, especially in cases where many increments are being downloaded (e.g. avast! installations with outdated virus definitions)
silent installation now also includes scheduled tasks, if any
resolved a compatibility issue with Acronis TrueImage (XP 64-bit only)
compatibility tests with Vista SP1 and XP SP3