ALWIL Software, the creators of the popular and free antivirus avast!, are all ready to launch the next iteration of their antivirus software in the market. avast! 5 will hit the market in October this year.
avast! 5 is coming up with a number of changes, one of them is surely the new interface which looks much more streamlined. avast! 5 will now officially supports heuristics (proactive detection). Detection of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) has been added. Additionally, version 5 includes a new code emulator that will be of great help e.g. when unpacking malware samples packed/protected by unknown packers (as is the case pretty often).
It also include a new component called the Behavior Shield, which monitors the system state via multiple sensors and blocks programs that try to perform malicious actions.
avast! 5 will be available in three flavors: a free AV (that will supersede avast! 4.8 Home Edition), a paid AV (successor of avast! Professional Edition) and a full Internet Security suite. As usual, all customers (or users) with a valid avast! subscription will get a free upgrade to this new version.
Here are some screenshots of the avast! 5 Alpha version. Take a look!
Related:
- BitDefender 2011 Final Offline Installer Download Links
- Download SoftMaker Office 2008, an alternative to Microsoft Office 2007, for free with a Genuine License
- Get novaPDF Lite Edition for free with a Genuine License
- Microsoft’s Free Antivirus, “Morro”, Revealed
- Get CS5 Content Aware feature in GIMP for Free
- Use Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery to Recover lost Partitions in Windows 7
- WindowsX Releases Windows Seven Transformation Pack
- Get Ashampoo Office 2008 for Free with a Genuine License
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
What a GREAT antivirus Avast 4.8 Home edition has been.
Better than many other antivirus software.
Can’t wait for the alpha version to appear
Go Avast you are the best.