Avast! Home Edition 4.7.1029

Alwil Software - 15.55M (Non-Commercial Freeware)

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Publisher's description

Avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users, non-commercial users. Home Edition is free of charge, since in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many user are not able or do not want to pay for antivirus software.

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File Size:	15.55M
License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
Released:	Jul 29, 2007
Downloads:	16 (All versions: 53591)
OS Support:	Windows (All Versions)
Plugins:	None
Publisher:	Alwil Software
Homepage:	http://www.avast.com/eng/free_virus_protectio.html
MD5 Checksum:	5aa4030888644a1228f5b97ab4439adf

Changelog

* fixed a vulnerability in TAR unpacker (special thanks to "Sowhat" of Nevis Labs)
* improvements in various unpackers (winexec, installer, CAB, NTFS Streams)
* boot-time scanner now functional even with USB keyboards
* speed improvements in the Outlook plugin (Windows XP+)
* Web Shield: compatibility improvements
* Internet Mail provider: improvements on Windows Vista
* CAB unpacker now working in boot-time scan
* RAR unpacker modified so that it is now more tolerant to certain corrupted archives (issue reported by Thierry Zoller of n.runs AG)
* Professional Edition: scheduled scan progress icon now accessible even in Windows Vista
* Windows 9x/ME: fix in the Mail Protection Wizard (related to Mozilla Thunderbird accounts)
* fixed a bug in the scan area selection dialog in Windows NT/2000
* optimizations in the updater
* removed mail heuristics false alarm (related to TNEF attachments)

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