avast! Internet Security 6

Security Features

Stop and Bank Online with Total Privacy

avast! SafeZone opens a new (clean) desktop so that other programs do not see what is happening—and it leaves no history once it is closed.

Worry-free Social Networking and Web Surfing

avast! Award-winning and certified antivirus engine and shields stop even previously unknown threats—for peach of mind when you chat or spend time on Facebook, Twitter, or other websites.

Prevent Identity Theft

avast! Silent firewall stops hackers and other unauthorized entry attempts to your PC to keep your data where it belongs—safe and sound. 

Keep Your Email Inbox Safe and Clean

avast! unique boot-time scanner cleans your PC before the Windows operating system can start to activate any viruses or malware beneath (now applies also to 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows Vista).

Core Technologies

Antivirus and anti-spyware engine

Innovative scanning engine protects against viruses, spyware, and other malicious agents.

Real-time anti-rootkit protection

Prevents stealth malware (rootkits) that when loaded by the computer’s OS are invisible to ordinary scanners.

Silent Firewall (avast! Internet Security only)

Stops hackers using heuristic and behavioral analysis and a white list of safe applications.

Antispam (avast! Internet Security only)  

Comprehensive spam and phishing filter which works as a plug-in to Microsoft Outlook and a generic POP3 / IMAP 4 proxy for other email clients.

avast! WebRep

Provides website reliability and reputation ratings according to community-provided feedback.

avast! CommunityIQ

avast! technology uses a global network of sensors to provide avast! with data taken (anonymously) from the actual web browsing experiences of an opt-in group of avast! Users. This info is then used to protect all avast! Users with the most up-to-date information on viruses and infected websites.

Hi-Tech Features

Boot-Time Scanner

Scans your computer for infections before the OS can start to activate viruses beneath it (now applies also to 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista).

avast! SafeZone

Opens a new (clean) desktop so that other applications do not see what is happening. Perfect for banking or secure ordering / shopping and leaves no traces once it is closed.

AutoSandbox

Prompts users to run suspicious applications in the virtual Sandbox environment.

avast! Sandbox

Provides an extra layer of security for you to run your PC and its applications in a virtual environment where any attacks are thus targeted (instead of your real PC).

OS supported:

· Windows XP SP2+ 32-bit

· Windows Server 2003, Vista, 7 (32-bit and 64-but) only RTM versions are supported (Windows 7 SP1 RC is currently also supported.

OS not supported:

· Windows 2000

· Windows XP 64-bit (with any SP installed)

· Windows Server 2003 64-bit

Intelligent Scanner

Reduces the number of required file scans up to 80% through a white list of safe applications. Files identified as safe are not rescanned unless they change.

Silent / Gaming Mode

Automatically detects full-screen applications and disables pop-ups and other notifications without compromising security.

Green Computing

Leaves a minimal “footprint” due to its efficient and effective technology.

avast! Real-time Shields—a team of 24/7 guards

File System Shield

Real-time scanning of opened / executed files.

Mail Shield

Scans all incoming / outgoing email for malware (a special plug-in is used for MS Outlook).

Web Shield

Scans all visited web pages, downloaded files, and java scripts. Thanks to the intelligent stream scanning feature, the Web Shield does not slow your web browsing.

P2P Shield / IM Shield 

Checks files downloaded via P2P programs and while using Instant Messaging or Chat programs.

Network Shield

Protects against network-based viruses with two main components: a URL blocker for malicious URLs, and a lightweight intrusion-detection system.

Script Shield

Detects malicious scripts hidden in web pages and prevents them from hijacking and potentially damaging your computer.

Behavior Shield

Stops zero-day threats and unknown malware before virus definitions have been obtained.

Others

64-bit Support

Supports the 64-bit architecture platforms of Windows 7 and Window Vista.

Heuristics Engine

Proactively finds malware undetectable with normal definitions and virus signatures.

Code Emulator

Uses dynamic translation (a method much faster than traditional emulation) for both generic unpacking and within the heuristics engine.

Automatic Processing

Infected files are processed automatically without requiring user instructions.

Smart Virus Definition Updates

Incremental updating minimizes the size of regular update files.

Fast Application of Updates

New format for the virus definition file means faster updates and reduces demand on CPU / memory for uninterrupted computing.

Multi-threaded Scanning Optimization

Allows the splitting of large files between cores which accelerates the scanning process on new multi-core CPUs and makes avast! run even faster.

Wake-up / Scheduled Scanning

Schedule scanning at night or whenever you don’t need to use your PC.

Command-line Scanner

Runs a scan directly from the command line.

System Requirements

Operating Systems Supported

· Windows 7 (any Edition, 32-bit or 64-bit)

· Windows Vista (any Edition excluding Starter Edition, 32-bit or 64-bit)

· Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher (any Edition, 32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows 2008 R2 / Windows SBS 2011

· Pentium 3 Processor

· 256MB RAM

· 380MB of free hard disk space

· avast! Internet Security runs only on PCs with Windows XP and newer. Older Windows operating systems (Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000) are not supported.

· avast! will not run properly if you have other antivirus software on your PC.