AVAST Software Releases Updated Free Antivirus

[soybean]

Article can be read at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380782,00.asp

This is version 6.0.  They've added a new feature called WebRep.  You can elect not to enable it during installation; it can be installed later if so desired.  The purpose of WebRep is, as I understand it, similar to the website Web of Trust.  Also, on Windows 7 systems, the new version of avast! puts a gadget on the desktop.  Of course, this can easily be removed if not wanted.

[Caliban]

I just manually updated a Win7 64-bit machine to version 6.0.1000 from version 5.1.889 through the GUI, no apparent problems.

Be advised: this update requires a machine restart.

[Caliban]

This new version also features a built-in sandbox.