Panda Antivirus 2008

The new Panda Antivirus 2008 is the easiest-to-use protection for your computer. Just install it and forget about all viruses, spyware and online fraud. And you hardly have to lift a finger, so you can chat, share photos and videos with friends, read your favorite blogs or simply surf the Web, with complete peace of mind. And it’s so light, you won’t even notice it.

Features:-
In-Depth online scanning

Deep scanning of your PC with TotalScan Pro..
The exclusive technologies in Panda TotalScan Pro allow periodic in-depth scanning to detect and delete the most sophisticated threats that can slip past traditional protection. Always protected against the most sophisticated threats!

Latest generation antivirus

Automatically detects and eliminates all types of viruses.
If content is missing from your hard disk, if you have problems starting your computer, or if some of your files are unusable, you can be sure you’ve been hit by a computer virus. You can be infected just by surfing the Net, downloading a file, or opening an email attachment. There are also the dangers of worms and Trojans which now use new stealth techniques to evade detection.

With Panda Antivirus 2008 you can use the Internet and download or share files in the knowledge that you are fully protected against all types of viruses, worms and Trojans. Forget about infections!

Powerful AntiSpyware

Keeps your PC free from spyware.
Computer slowdowns, annoying and aggressive pop-up ads, sudden changes to your system settings… these are just some of the effects that spyware can have on your PC. The real danger however is that these threats can steal information about your Internet activity and then use it without your knowledge.
Panda Antivirus 2008 detects and completely removes spyware and other annoying programs automatically. Safeguard your privacy!

AntiPhishing

Protects against online fraud.
Certain emails are designed to trick you into revealing your confidential bank details. They may appear to have been sent from your bank, but they have not. Falling into the trap can be costly: it could give the phishers complete access to your accounts. Panda Antivirus 2008 can identify these fraudulent emails, and prevent you from revealing your bank details, account numbers or other confidential information.
Panda Antivirus 2008 will keep you safe from these dangerous scams. Bank and shop online with complete peace of mind!

Protection against dangerous websites

Prevents access to websites harboring threats.

Many infections occur simply when you visit a certain web page. Panda Antivirus 2008 recognizes dangerous web pages and prevents you from opening them and becoming infected. This feature is particularly effective against certain types of spyware and online fraud. Surf the Internet safely!

AntiRootkit

Detects threats that try to hide on your PC.
Rootkits can be used to hide threats and prevent them from being detected by security solutions. These threats can then act with impunity on your system. With Panda Antivirus 2008 you won’t have any problem, as its reinforced protection system can detect threats that use this stealth technique. Protect yourself from hidden threats!

System requirments

Code:

• Processor: Pentium 150 MHz or faster
• RAM: 64 MB
• Hard disk: 170 MB free space
• Operating system: Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit, Windows XP 32 & 64 bit, Windows 2000
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• CD-ROM drive.

Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista.

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Norton AntiVirus 2008

Publisher's description of Norton AntiVirus

Norton AntiVirus blocks viruses and spyware with advanced protection. It helps protect your entire computer by stopping viruses, spyware, and other security risks. Norton AntiVirus works in the background so you can surf the Internet, read the news, play games, and download software or music without disruption. It also scans and cleans all email and instant messaging (IM) attachments, preventing you from receiving viruses, or spreading them to others. With set-it and forget-it functionality, Norton AntiVirus checks for updates continuously and automatically blocks new and emerging threats from

getting on your system. In addition to protection updates, Norton AntiVirus provides new product features as available throughout your service subscription. Version 2008 improves performance.

Note: The Download Now link will direct you to the developer's site where you'll be asked to provide your e-mail address to download a file.

Editor's review of Norton AntiVirus

Although Symantec provides users with a full-function 15-day trial of its Norton AntiVirus 2008 program, which is good, there are a few gotchas along the way.
One, to download, you must provide your name and e-mail address to Symantec. Two, you will be asked to load the Yahoo toolbar along with the demo Norton AntiVirus 2008 (we suggest you disable that). Three, you will be asked to provide name, address, and phone number before continuing (we found that by hitting Next three times, we were finally offered a Skip option).
Once installed, however, the protection provided by Norton is quite good, even excellent, removing viruses, spyware, and rootkits alike. We could do without the thick, oppressive interface, and wish there were more configuration options beyond enable or disable, and more documentation to explain these options. Finally, beware the premium services being offered in the technical support section; for example, having an expert remotely repair your computer could cost you $69.


There is an uninstall option within the Norton AntiVirus 2008 trial, although after our 15-day trial period ended, we needed to use the Norton Removal Tool to completely remove all traces. While companies often leave some data behind to prevent serial trial users, Norton leaves behind more registry changes and files than most.

• Editor's Rating:Average
• User Rating:(out of 82 votes) Rate it!
• Downloads:562,939
• Requirements:Windows XP/Vista
• Limitations:15-day trial

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Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.60

Ashampoo AntiVirus offers comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, Trojans and dialers. Set it, forget it, and get on with more important things. It protects against viruses, worms, Trojan horses and dialers and includes advanced heuristic-analysis algorithms that can identify as-yet unknown threats on the basis of their behavior. It checks and protects all the relevant system areas of your computer. A background scanner provides real-time protection for your entire system. Automatic daily virus-signature updates offer maximum protection.

There are plenty of antivirus programs but some can put a heavy load on your system, eating up the processor power you need for your applications. Many people even turn their virus protection off when they are working to speed up their machines, leaving themselves wide open to attack. To make things worse, these complex antivirus programs are often equally complicated to use.

Set it and forget it – it’s all automatic
Once you have installed Ashampoo AntiVirus protection is automatic. It checks all new files and activity on your computer for both known threats and suspicious behavior and stops attacks before they can do any damage.

Malicious hackers are creating new threats every day and an antivirus program is only as good as its updates. Ashampoo AntiVirus recognizes over 700,000 different threats. It comes with a year of free updates and the virus signatures are updated several times a day with information on the latest threats. Just switch on automatic protection and update checking and let the program take care of everything else for you.

Comprehensive antivirus technology
You don’t need to know everything that Ashampoo AntiVirus does to protect you but it may interest you: It doesn’t just scan email attachments and new files for threats. It also scans your computer’s memory and all critical system areas. If you want you can also define your own customized scans to perform systematic checks of all or part of your system, including removable media like CDs and DVDs and even external and portable devices.
A special intelligent system known as heuristics analysis is used to identify as-yet unknown threats on the basis of suspicious behavior and stop them before they can do any damage.
When infections are found you can choose to clean them immediately or you can put them in quarantine. This is a special protected area where the infected files cannot do any damage but they can be recovered if necessary – for example if you discover that the threat identified was harmless. All the operations performed by the program are recorded in detail in log files. You can view the contents of the logs at any time.
A context menu item is added to Windows® Explorer that enables you to scan files directly without starting Ashampoo AntiVirus

Features at a glance:-

1. Comprehensive protection: Protects against over 470,000 viruses, worms, Trojans and dialers. Scans all critical system areas, memory, emails and files.
2. Simple to use: Very intuitive user interface, no previous knowledge required. Configuration with slider controls that automatically display the settings.
3. Low system load: You won’t notice it’s there so you’ll never feel tempted to turn your protection off.
4. Daily updates: The virus signatures are updated several times a day and the program checks for updates automatically – every hour if you want. A high-speed server prevents update delays.
5. Multiple scan modes: Automatic protection while you are working plus manual scans and scheduled scans performed automatically.
6. Quarantine: Move infected or suspicious files to a locked quarantine area where they can’t do any damage.
7. Windows® Explorer integration: Adds an option with which you can scan files for viruses directly in Windows® Explorer

Technology highlights for the experts:-

• Heuristic analysis: Advanced new algorithms for identifying and blocking unknown threats on the basis of suspicious behavior.
• User-defined scanning: Experienced users can define and schedule up to eight different automatic scans to be performed regularly or at specific times.
• Complete protection: Scans memory, critical system areas, hard drives, folders, archives, removable media and portable and external devices.
• XP Security Center integration: The program is fully compatible with Windows® XP Security Center (Windows® will automatically recognize that you have valid and up-to-date virus protection).
• Logging: Comprehensive logs are maintained of all program activities and can be viewed directly within the program at any time.
• Minimum load background scanning: The background scanning module is a completely new development that places a minimum load on your system resources.

Size: 20.6 MB

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Avast Antivirus 4.7.1098 – Keep Your PC Safe

Avast Home Edition description

Avast! Home Edition is the free antivirus for home noncommercial use - scans for viruses, worms and Trojans
avast! 4 Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus software for home noncommercial use.

avast! obtained VB100% awards in 2002/3 Virus Bulletin comparative reviews under Windows XP Pro and under Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

avast! Home Edition includes the following components:

· On Demand Scanner - with Skinnable Simple Interface - just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button.
· On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses.
· E-mail scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms.
· Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).

· Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
· Screen Saver Scanner - integrates with your Screen Saver to scan PC during your coffee breaks.
· Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.

Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses with Avast! Home Edition.

Our true incremental updates are based on iAVS technology and they are available for virus definition file update and for program upgrade.
You can download and install updates by simple clicking on the iAVS icon, it can be checked and done automatically when you are On-line.

The update files of size under 100 KB are available at least twice a week and within couple of hours in the case of emergency of new virus. They are automatically downloaded, installed and loaded to avast! without restart or logoff.

Requirements:

• For a computer with Windows 95/98/Me: PC 486, 32 MB RAM, 50 MB of free hard disk space
• For a computer with Windows NT 4.0: PC 486, 32 MB RAM, 50 MB of free hard disk space, Service Pack 3 or higher installed
• For a computer with Windows 2000/XP: PC Pentium, 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended), 50 MB of free hard disk space
• For a computer with Windows Vista: PC Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 50 MB of free hard disk space
• The program itself requires 20 MB, the rest is reserved for the virus recovery database file and its index. [VRDB, also known as the "integrity database" from the previous version]
• A functional MS Internet Explorer 4 or higher is required for the program to work.

Limitations:
60 days trial evaluation

What's New in This Release:

1. fixed a vulnerability in TAR unpacker (special thanks to "Sowhat" of Nevis Labs)
2. improvements in various unpackers (winexec, installer, CAB, NTFS Streams)
3. boot-time scanner now functional even with USB keyboards
4. speed improvements in the Outlook plugin (Windows XP+)
5. Web Shield: compatibility improvements
6. Internet Mail provider: improvements on Windows Vista
7. CAB unpacker now working in boot-time scan
8. RAR unpacker modified so that it is now more tolerant to certain corrupted archives (issue reported by Thierry Zoller of n.runs AG)
9. Professional Edition: scheduled scan progress icon now accessible even in Windows Vista
10. Windows 9x/ME: fix in the Mail Protection Wizard (related to Mozilla Thunderbird accounts)· fixed a bug in the scan area selection dialog in Windows NT/2000
11. optimizations in the updater
12. removed mail heuristics false alarm (related to TNEF attachments)

1. Avast Professional Edition (17.9 MB)
2.Avast Home Edition (17.6 MB)