Webcam Shield - blocks malware and hackers from accessing your webcam and spying on you. Software Updater - checks if the apps you use are up to date and if they are not, it lets you automatically update them. Sensitive Data Shield - a tool that scans your computer for sensitive documents, such as tax returns, travel documents, and payroll information and protects them against malware and unauthorized access. Unfortunately, a subscription to this VPN service might cost you more than the subscription to Avast Premier. SecureLine VPN - a VPN service that you have to buy separately.
Sandbox - offers you a sandboxed environment to run apps that you have suspicions about. If you are not already using a similar service like LastPass, it will be useful to you. Passwords - a passwords manager that lets you store passwords securely, using encryption. Unfortunately, this tool works only if you buy a separate subscription. Also, its web shield often fails to protect you against dangerous websites.Ĭleanup Premium - deletes junk files from your computer, disables "redundant apps," modifies "inefficient system settings" and cleans "obsolete registry entries." Although some users might like these tools, we do not believe that modern Windows operating systems require this kind of maintenance work.ĭata Shredder - erases files and folders permanently and securely.ĭriver Updater - downloads and installs official drivers for your computer components and peripherals.
The antivirus engine is pretty good by itself, but the way the security suite reacts to threats is not the best. Virus Bulletin awarded Avast their VB100 badge and measured a Proactive detection rate of 71.8% and a Reactive detection rate of 95.20%.Īvast Premier is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to the antivirus and antispyware security it offers. In the end, we also looked at what other independent security organizations had to say about Avast:ĪV-Test awarded Avast Free Antivirus with a score of 6 points out of 6 for its Protection, 5 points out of 6 for Performance and 5.5 out of 6 for Usability.ĪV-Comparatives gave Avast their top Advanced+ mark in all their tests: "Real World Protection Test," "File Detection Test," and "Performance Test." The average result we got was 6 minutes, which is rather fast. While using Avast Premier, we also measured the time it needed to run full computer scans of our 126GB Windows system partition with 35 GB of data on it.
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