avast! 4 Professional Edition represents the best antivirus protection available. avast! 4 Professional Edition comes with anti-spyware, anti-rootkit and strong self-protection built-in. It is designed to protect your valuable data and programs and keep up himself, and has integrated the type of property for which an additional charge sellers, or not included at all. simply install and forget.
Antivirus kernel.
It has a great capacity for detection and enforcement. can count on a 100% detection of viruses (viruses and spread among users) and excellent detection of Trojan horses.
The kernel is certified by ICSA Labs, often participates in the test of Virus Bulletin magazine, winning the prize often VB100.
User Interface Sencillala.
simple user interface is used to initiate a scan at the user's request, carried out with results and options for change. Residents basic settings of protection can be modified here.
The simple user interface is the main application of avast! 4 Home Edition. Additional modules can start other avast! from here, such as chest virus, or log viewer updater.
Advanced User Interface (Professional Edition only).
Unlike the simple user interface, scanning is carried out by the so-called "tasks". first define a task, including various parameters - areas to scan, how to scan, how to scan, etc.. once defined the task, you can put in place (possibly repeatedly). Each task generates a list of results, which may be used later.
Residentela protection.
Resident protection (the real-time protection system) is one of the most important features of an antivirus program today. avast! characterized by a very powerful resident module that is able to detect a virus before it has even the slightest chance of infecting your computer.
avast! Professional Edition contains resident protection of the file system of your computer, and a resident module for e-mail and news.
Protection of the file system ensures that no virus was put in place on your computer. offers a wide range of settings, such as the ability to specify which files will be scanned during copying them, or the process of scanning files contain only a set of given extensions.
e-mail/news protection consists of two separate modules, firstly there is a generic scanner working on the protocol level smtp/pop3/imap4/nntp. is able to protect any software messaging service that uses these protocols. Secondly, there is a plugin specially designed for MS Outlook email with a scan completely transparent, without requiring special adjustments.
a new feature in version 4 is heuristic analysis of the scan email. This feature can protect against new and unknown viruses and worms that have not been detected by traditional methods. heuristic module performs a thorough investigation of all e-mail and monitors suspicious signs that might be announcing the presence of viruses. when the number of signals exceeds the level set by the user, the message is considered dangerous and the user is advised.
Script Blocker (only for the professional edition).
The protection of the resident professional edition (Professional Edition) includes an additional module, not included in the domestic edition, called blocker script. This module monitors all scrip ¨ ¨ being implemented in the operating system (called scripts wsh - windows scriping host), and scans all scrip ¨ ¨ executed on the web page open in your browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and mozilla).
P2P and IM protection.
The P2P protection module does not require great explanation - current p2p networks (such as Kazaa) contain thousands of potential infected files, and effective protection is essential.
Automatic Updates.
If your Internet connection is continuous (such as the broadband connection), updates are performed automatically at fixed time intervals. if you connect to the Internet only occasionally, avast! monitors your connection and try to perform the update when you are online.
Push updates (only for the professional edition).
Makes your computer to respond quickly and perform the required update. The system is based on the SMTP protocol (as with e-mail). the update itself is controlled email providers avast! (MS Outlook and Internet mail).
push the system as a whole is protected by asymmetric figures, and is resistant to unauthorized use of it.
Chestla virus.
Main feature of the virus chest is complete isolation from the rest of the operating system. no external process, as it could be a virus, you can access the files, and the fact that the files in the chest can not be executed, does not mean that there is a danger in storing viruses there.
Integration System.
Provides a special screen saver that performs virus scanning during the implementation process. Antivirus avast! works in connection with your favorite screen saver, so you do not have to change your personal settings for use.
A new option this year, is the boot-time scan (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 only). This feature allows the user to instigate scanning before the virus is activated in the event of a suspected virus could be established on your computer.
Scan Command Line (for the professional edition).
For expert users, the professional edition has a scan of the command line. The scan can be controlled by many arguments and switches ¨ ¨, for use as a pipe filter ¨ ¨, and there is a pattern stdin / stdout special available.
The module is designed to be used in batch programs. their performance is identical to the advanced user interface (including information files).
Features:
• Integrated Anti-spyware.
• Automatic Updates.
• Integrated Anti-rootkit.
• Push Updates.
• Strong self-protection.
• Virus Chest.
• Kernel Antivirus.
• Integration System.
• Simple User Interface
• Scanner Command Line.
• Enhanced User Interface.
• Cleaner integrated virus.
• Resident Protection.
• Support for Windows 64-bit.
• Script Blocker.
• Internationalization.
• P2P and IM protection.
• Network Protection
• Protection Web.
Changes in Version 4.8.1282 (12 November 2008):
• Improvements in some unpackers (zip, 7-zip, winexec, installer)
• Fix the incompatibility with the driver ext2fsd
• Fix a problem with the bat! plug-in (due process thebat.exe who have become orphans after the program was closed)
• Add new desempaquetador "Droppers (enabled by default in all tasks including real-time scanner)
• Fix a problem with the actions on the infected files with special names
• Red Shield: Adds a blocking malware urls
• Add the possibility of transmission of statistical information about viruses detected
• Add a new option for reporting false positives
• Improving the submission from the virus chest (now based on HTTP protocol)
• Add a component to collect new samples from exploiting pages
• Implements a maximum limit on the size of the file selfdef.log
• Speed optimizations in the updater
• Speed optimizations in the engine scanneo
• Resolve a minor conflict with McAfee SiteAdvisor
• Adds support for the security center in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (new api)
• Repair minor shield on the web
• Removes support alerts about icq msn messenger
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