Jan 25 2011
Upgrading Avast Antivirus
If you talk to a hundred computer users what they use for antivirus, you’ll get dozens of answers. I’ve tried my share of A/V programs over the many years and have been very happy with the free version of Avast for the last three years. It works. It doesn’t bog down my system. Did I mention it works?
One of the things I didn’t like about Avast v4 was the expiration notice. Specifically, it was a warning that covered more than 50% of my screen, warning me to upgrade to v5 because v4 was nearly obsolete.
I can take a hint, Avast. Throw up a little balloon tip in Windows and I’ll take care of it. I don’t need those big windows to pop up four or five times a day alerting me of the need to upgrade.
The best feature with v5 of Avast is the user interface. It’s a lot more convenient. Everything is slimlined. Registration can be done within the GUI and not through a web browser. I really like what they did with the interfact.