- Heuristic scanning. This advanced scanning method for spyware, viruses and other malware examines a program's behaviour to see if it acts like malware. This means Anti-Virus PLUS protects you against more threats than ever before
- 60 per cent more efficient in resource use. That means protection without having to sacrifice speed and performance
- Improved identifying and removal of rootkits. Rootkits are malware that attempt to gain administrator-level control while also attempting to obscure their tracks
- Scanning of startup objects. These are the programs and processes that launch when you boot up your machine. This scan further increases your protection
- Whitelisting of trusted process. If you know a program, process or website is safe, it doesn't make sense for it to show up on every scan. Similar to the valued Ignore list function, you can now add trusted processes and URLs to a whitelist
- Now available on the Windows 7® 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems
- Thorough scanning and cleaning of all kinds of malware, including spyware, viruses, computer worms, Trojan downloaders and many more
- Free, frequent antivirus, antispyware and antimalware database updates to protect you against emerging threats. Malware reached its highest level ever in the first half of 2010. Each day these threats try to find their way onto your PC
- Active Protection. Through real-time blocking, this feature prevents you from being a drive-by download victim by stopping suspicious files from downloading onto your PC
- Innovative game mode prevents you from being slowed down while gaming or doing other tasks where you need more of your PC's resources
- Blocking of known malicious websites
- Ability to find malware even if cyber criminals tried to hide it in scripts or compressed files
- Easily customizable to your needs. You can schedule scans, do a Quick Scan or employ the Ignore list or whitelist features. You are in control
- 190 MB free hard disk space required for initial installation
- Internet connection
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above
- Operating privileges: logged on as administrator to install and uninstall
Operating System Requirements
Windows® 7 Operating System 64-bit
- 2 GB Memory (RAM)
- 1 GHz Processor Speed
Windows® 7 32-bit
- 1 GB Memory (RAM)
- 1 GHz Processor Speed
Windows Vista® Operating System 32-bit
- Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
- Service Pack 2
- 1 GB Memory (RAM)
- 1 GHz Processor Speed
Windows Vista® 32-bit
- Home Basic
- Service Pack 2
- 512 MB Memory (RAM)
- 800 MHz Processor Speed
Windows® XP Operating System 32-bit
- Service Pack 3
- 512 MB Memory (RAM)
- 300 MHz Processor Speed