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Avast Free Antivirus 2024
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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowra" data-source="post: 1073754" data-attributes="member: 92939"><p>Avast is a well-known antivirus company, acquired by the Norton group to form the GEN group (with Norton and Avira).</p><p>However, the publisher is keeping its flagship product, which we're going to test.</p><p></p><p>Avast doesn't seem to be changing, so let's take a look.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=odysee]id=4368adbf5f7c7eaff5dc590ba8765982c314e6a6;name=Avast-Free-Antivirus-2024;path=%40Shadowra%3Af%2FAvast-Free-Antivirus-2024%3A4[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>User interface :</p><p></p><p>Avast retains the same interface it has had for several years.</p><p>The product is simple, so novices will quickly find what they're looking for, and Avast also pampers geeks with some pretty high-level settings.</p><p>One thing I like: Avast Free has a firewall! Even if it is limited...</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Web protection</strong></u>: <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">9.5/10</span></p><p></p><p>Avast defends itself well against Internet threats.</p><p>Evo-gen was able to block unknown Trojans.</p><p>However, Avast fails to block malware that manages to launch Powershell. It will only partially block it afterwards.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Fake crack : </strong></u><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">0,75/1</span></p><p></p><p>The fake crack droppers have been blocked, except for a .CPL that manages to use rundll32.exe to mine Bitcoin, without any reaction from the product or the firewall.</p><p></p><p>Malware Pack : <span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">Remaining 14 out of 856 threats.</span></p><p></p><p>Avast has a good scanner, and is even very fast.</p><p>Surprisingly, Avast refused to process any threats outside the video! I had to restart a scan with automatic deletion...</p><p></p><p>But I've also noticed that the Avast lab is less reactive than before. It lets several Trojans through. Even if IDP managed to block some infections, as well as CyberCapture.</p><p>The machine is partially infected, but can still be saved.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Final scan : </strong></u></p><p>Avast: 0 (detection comes from AtlasOS, I don't know)</p><p>NPE: 5</p><p>KVRT: 5</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Final opinion:</strong></u> Avast is an antivirus recommended for cautious surfers.</p><p>However, it is not suitable for small PCs, as Avast often consumes a lot of resources.</p><p>There's still work to be done on unknown detections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowra, post: 1073754, member: 92939"] Avast is a well-known antivirus company, acquired by the Norton group to form the GEN group (with Norton and Avira). However, the publisher is keeping its flagship product, which we're going to test. Avast doesn't seem to be changing, so let's take a look. [MEDIA=odysee]id=4368adbf5f7c7eaff5dc590ba8765982c314e6a6;name=Avast-Free-Antivirus-2024;path=%40Shadowra%3Af%2FAvast-Free-Antivirus-2024%3A4[/MEDIA] User interface : Avast retains the same interface it has had for several years. The product is simple, so novices will quickly find what they're looking for, and Avast also pampers geeks with some pretty high-level settings. One thing I like: Avast Free has a firewall! Even if it is limited... [U][B]Web protection[/B][/U]: [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]9.5/10[/COLOR] Avast defends itself well against Internet threats. Evo-gen was able to block unknown Trojans. However, Avast fails to block malware that manages to launch Powershell. It will only partially block it afterwards. [U][B]Fake crack : [/B][/U][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]0,75/1[/COLOR] The fake crack droppers have been blocked, except for a .CPL that manages to use rundll32.exe to mine Bitcoin, without any reaction from the product or the firewall. Malware Pack : [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]Remaining 14 out of 856 threats.[/COLOR] Avast has a good scanner, and is even very fast. Surprisingly, Avast refused to process any threats outside the video! I had to restart a scan with automatic deletion... But I've also noticed that the Avast lab is less reactive than before. It lets several Trojans through. Even if IDP managed to block some infections, as well as CyberCapture. The machine is partially infected, but can still be saved. [U][B]Final scan : [/B][/U] Avast: 0 (detection comes from AtlasOS, I don't know) NPE: 5 KVRT: 5 [U][B]Final opinion:[/B][/U] Avast is an antivirus recommended for cautious surfers. However, it is not suitable for small PCs, as Avast often consumes a lot of resources. There's still work to be done on unknown detections. [/QUOTE]
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