Verdict:Ī solid antivirus engine with a good range of features, made even better by the new password manager.

The interface has been optimised and improved. WebShield has switched to a smarter and more compatible system of HTTPS scanning, as used in Firefox, Chrome and Opera.

Avast Antivirus protects your computer from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other kinds of malware programs and Internet threats. The network security scanner detects more router vulnerabilities and displays extra details. Avast Free Antivirus provides protection to your computer from viruses, spyware, ransomware, phishing attack, and other malware. This generates strong passwords on demand, stores and fills them locally, and syncs them with free iOS and Android apps. When the progress bar vanishes, your PC is protected. Right-click the installer and click run as administrator. To start using Avast, just follow these easy steps: Download the installer by clicking here. The previous Avast Free Antivirus extended the package with a new password manager. How to install Avast Antivirus on Windows 10. When it's finished, clicking 'Resolve all' allows you to review the results and fix whatever the program has found. Just click 'Run Smart Scan' and Free Antivirus immediately runs a quick check for malware, missing software updates, network vulnerabilities even looks for weak passwords and junk files.

The program interface is clean and very easy to use. A Comcast tech came here on Tuesday to hook up a new cable box for my TV and we were talking about anti-virus programs and he said I might want to try Norton so I installed it, then used Revco to uninstall Avast. Compatibility seems good, too, with the package running happily alongside Bitdefender Internet Security on our test PC. Installation is simple and straightforward.

Avast Free Antivirus is the company's latest malware-hunting engine.

Avast antivirus installer running