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First beta download of Avast 5.0 free antivirus released [gallery]
The most noticeable change for most users will be the restyled interface - gone is the overstylized media player look. There are, of course, a number of other improvements and new features which I mentioned back in July.
Bear in mind that this is a full-on beta. The forum post lists numerous features that are not yet implemented including rootkit detection. Definitions are also not fully up to date and the behavior shield is not fully active either. On top of that, Windows 7's action center doesn't recognize Avast 5 as an antivirus program yet.
Casual users looking for protection should steer clear for now. Experienced users who understand the risks and want to see what Avast.next will look like? Go nuts. Download it from the post and try it out!
Otherwise, check the gallery after the break! The final product is due in October, and we'll keep you up to date on its progress.
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsiofthestormAug 19th 2009 6:37PM
Haha, the media player look was completely retarded, glad they went with a more standard UI this time around. Hopefully it becomes faster and more efficient too. Out of all the free antivirus products, and in fact overall, I prefer Avast.
BondAug 19th 2009 7:41PM
Well, it certainly LOOKS nice. Curious to hear more about performance as it matures.
JamesAug 19th 2009 10:55PM
Have they got rid of the unnecessary "Virus database updated" etc sounds?
CoryAug 19th 2009 11:10PM
Is it that hard to go into the options once and disable sounds?
jabberAug 20th 2009 1:38AM
I hope not because the sounds are music to my ears.
RichardAug 20th 2009 4:55AM
Personally, I fail to see why they insist on wasting memory with a custom UI. The point of a virus checker is that it's light on system resources.
What is wrong with the default Windows widget set? It's not like you look at or use the UI day in day out.
chrisAug 20th 2009 11:24AM
I didn't realize while its running in system tray it was using resources for the ui? lets think about that a bit, eh? Oh and I'll give up 10 extra mb of my 6gb of ram for a good looking UI. Were not in the 32kb memory age any more....
martAug 24th 2009 8:22AM
avast is maybe nicer but I still don't recommend it.
It's a good antivirus but maybe not good enough as most of people that use it think. In the free antivirus area, Antivir from Avira is a lot better (the best in what I know)
arokiaraj30386Sep 13th 2009 5:01AM
its very useful to scan the virus and protect the system
RamsheedSep 13th 2009 2:32AM
The AV solutions I am waiting for. It looks nice with lot of many features.
Thanks to Avast team for a great free AV solutions
JIG2311Sep 20th 2009 12:56AM
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ajitshtt8Sep 20th 2009 8:22AM
i think the update is not available now but i hope it would available by next month....
ghsschayoth14016Oct 5th 2009 10:43AM
good
nayan26deshmukhOct 11th 2009 1:33AM
it is amazing i whole heartedly thank you for it