Avast! Professional Edition - Security Package Report

Avast Professional Edition is a ICSA & Checkmark certified anti-virus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit software package for businesses and home users. 

Based on the GMER technology, Avast can scan the PC's system for rootkit infections; no boots disks are required. If a rootkit is discovered, it is initially disabled and then if it can be safely removed without affecting the performance of the computer, it is removed. Avast includes a virus database which can be automatically updated to provide continuous protection against rootkits. 

Avast has a self-protection built in, to make sure Avast carries protecting valuable data and programs. This is based on the multi-award winning Avast Anti-virus technology and provides an extra layer of security to ensure data and programs are protected.

More, Avast anti-virus kernel features detection abilities with high performance, which is certified by the ICSA Lab. Tt can also scan for viruses hidden in Alternate data streams on NTFS volumes.

Avast Professional Edition is available in 32 languages.

Avast! Professional Edition includes the following components:

On Demand Scanner - with two user interfaces:
Skinnable Simple Interface - The user select what to scan in which way and press the play button.
Enhanced User Interface - Outlook like UI allows user to set any feature of Avast, prepare and run tasks, store and check task's results.
On Access Scanner - special providers to protect the available E-mail clients:
Instant Messaging - ICQ, Miranda etc.
Network traffic - Intrusion Setection - lightweight firewall
P2P protection for Kazza, BitTorrent etc.
Web shield - monitors and filter all HTTPtraffic.
Script Blocker - checks all scripts running under Windows Scripting Host and Web browsers.
NNTP Scanner - scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic
and of course all operations with files on PC.
Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
Avast can scan inside the huge number of different packers including ZIP, ARJ, RAR etc. even the Outlook Express .dbx files.
Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.

Key Features Of Avast! Professional Edition:

• Anti-Virus Kernel
  
• Automatic Updates
• Anti-Spyware
• Audible Alarms
• Simple User Interface
  
• PUSH Updates
• Skinnable
• Enhanced User Interface
  
• Virus Chest
• Internet Mail
• Resident Protection
  
• System Integration
  
• Script Blocker
• Self-Protection
• Command-Line Scanner
  
• P2P and IM Shields
  
• Integrated Virus Cleaner
  
• Network Shield
  
• Support for 64-bit Windows
  
• Web Shield
  
• Internationalization

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ALWIL Software is a Czech-based company, established in April 1991. On 1 January 2007, ALWIL Software changed its status to ALWIL Software a.s. 

The company specializes in security software, with Avast! Anti-Virus being the flagship product line. The Avast! Anti-Virus range offers complete protection against viruses for both individual home users and large corporations.

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Avast! Professional Family Pack is a home use product designed for the family with multiple computers, perhaps a Windows Home Server. Also, it can be use for computers that are used for business purposes.

Avast! Professional Family Pack comes with (10) desktop/laptop licenses of Avast! Professional Edition and one Avast! Windows Home Server Edition, for use in a home setting only, but a home office is covered by the license for the product.

Professional Family Pack has the same ICSA Certified scan engine as all Avast! anti-virus products, providing protection against the latest virus, malware, trojan and spyware risks. Virus definitions and scanning capabilities are updated often.

Product included into Avast! Professional Family Pack:

Avast! Professional Edition - Comes with anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-rootkit and strong self-protection built-in. A all-in-one security suite. It is designed to protect valuable data and programs, as well as keep itself up-to-date.

Windows Home Server Edition - It is a collection of award winning, technologies that work in synergy. It is design to protect system and valuable data against computer viruses. It represents a solution for any Windows Home Server including, HP Mediasmart Server, Fujitsu Siemens SCALEO Home Server, Iomega HomeCenter Server, Medion Home Server, Tranquil Harmony Home Server, and Velocity Micro NetMagix HomeServer or running on machines provided by other companies such as Acer, Advantec, Gateway and LaCie.

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