Avast Pro Antivirus 5 is fast, easy to use |
| Avast Pro Antivirus 5 is fast, easy to use Posted: 06 Dec 2010 02:37 AM PST The premium version of Avast's security suite is strong in user interface and speed, but not as good for detection and removal.  Avast Pro Antivirus 5 ($40 for a single-PC, one-year license as of 11/23/2010) ranks third in our roundup of 2011 paid antivirus products. When we last looked at Avast's paid antivirus offering, our reviewer wasn't particularly impressed with either its interface or its malware detection capabilities. Avast Antivirus Pro 5, however, is a definite improvement, thanks to a slick new interface and some useful additional features. But middling detection capabilities relative to other paid antivirus software keep it from claiming a higher ranking. See guide: Free vs. paid antivirus software showdown Avast's installation process is quick and painless, and I had to click through only a couple of screens before it started installing. The main interface is also quite good, though not perfect. The main screen has four main tabs running along the left edge--one each for the summary screen, scans, real-time shields, and maintenance tools. I found the main screen to be attractive and well laid out overall, but the scan results screen needs a little work: When malware is detected, it doesn't tell you what the malware does, or why it's dangerous. The settings screens were good, but not outstanding; for one thing, you'll see a lot of settings for you to change, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your view. Even so, you'll find some limitations--no option to choose what happens to malware when it's detected, for example, and little description of what the individual settings do. Avast Pro Antivirus 5 did a reasonable job at detecting and removing malware overall, but it did have some weak points. In traditional scanner-based malware detection tests, Pro Antivirus 5 detected 94.8 percent of samples--somewhat below average for this test (96.2 percent) and behind the top scorers, which detected over 99 percent of samples. These tests rely heavily on malware signature files, so it's a good indicator of how well a product can detect known malware. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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