Avast antivirus program review

Looking for a new antivirus software that works well, doesn't take up a lot of computer space, and is easy to use? Well look no further than the Avast Antivirus Software.

When looking for free antivirus program most people have already heard of programs such as AVG or Avira. While both of those programs work just fine, this one, Avast, tops them all. Plus, AVG is moving away from the "free" version anyways so if you have AVG you might want to upgrade to a different software.

To begin, the Avast antivirus software works perfectly. By doing some research you can see that mostly everyone who has downloaded it, including myself, have not gotten any sort of viruses on their computers. Whether they've been using it for 2 years or 2 weeks, people have not had many problems with this program and that's why it is so well liked.

Also, the software is very easy to access. Once you download it from their website, for FREE, all you have to do is do a quick 1-2 minute installation and you're all set. Once it is installed you can open it up and the first thing that you will probably notice is the size of it. As you will see, it is not very big. In fact, it is very small. The layout of it looks sort of like a music player so it's pretty easy to use and because of its size, it's not that noticeable on your screen.

Using this program is also very user friendly and quick to learn. When you first open it up a screen will pop up giving you instructions on how to use the actual program. On the actual software there is only 6 different icons that you will need to use. On the left side there is a virus "chest" that shows all of the infected files and folders that the virus scanner found. It also has a icon to change how specific you want the scanner to scan and also an update icon so you can quickly update your software. On the right side there is another three icons. All of these buttons on the right side are used to change how the program scans your computer. Clicking one of them will bring up a new screen in the middle that shows what the virus scanner will be scanning on your computer. By clicking these buttons it will turn each section for scanning on or off. For example, hitting the top button will either turn on or off the scanning of your local drives. Also, the button on the far left (play button) is used to start the virus scan while the stop button is used to stop the virus scan.

As for updates, this program is top quality. The program automatically updates it's virus database two to three times a day. It also automatically informs you that there is an update for the program. Both of these updates will be shown by having a small window pop up on the bottom right hand side of your desktop.

So if you're looking for a great FREE antivirus software then Avast Antivirus is highly recommended because of its protection, ease of use, and size.