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Avast then uses pop-up balloons to explain the new icons on your task tray. Should you decide to uninstall Avast, there is no uninstall icon. After a reboot, we found that several empty file folders under Program Files as well as several registry entries remained behind. Interface Upon launch, Avast initiates a memory and start-up scan of your system. You will also encounter a rather garish but nonetheless helpful screen explaining the Simplified User Interface.
The simplified interface is stylish and designed for the end-user who just wants the PC to be protected; this interface is the only interface available in the free home edition. The second interface, which is available only in the professional edition is more advanced, with virtually no creative design.
Ultimately, though, we think having the two interfaces is clunky and would prefer a better design in future releases. Features Included in both the Home and Professional versions are the basic antivirus kernel, automatic updates, and P2P and IM shields for blocking viruses transmitted other than via infected Web sites and e-mail.
Also included in both is the Virus Recovery Database VRDB , which captures information about the current state of a given file and saves that information for as many as three versions back.
That way, if your system gets infected with a virus, Avast can roll back the infected file to a previous, uninfected version. In general, we found when VRDB was running that it zapped our system resources from time to time, so we turned it off.
What's included in the Professional edition that you won't find in the free Home version are push updates meaning that Alwil will deploy high-priority changes to your program rather than you requesting them or waiting for the next automatic update , a script blocker a heuristic to analyze javascript and Active X , custom tasks such as setting Avast to run whenever your screensaver kicks in , a scheduler, and a command-line scanner for initiating scans at a C: prompt, for example.
Whether these features are worth the extra cash is up to you.
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