Why you should (or shouldn’t) install Avast as an antivirus protection
Going online without an antivirus is a risky business. The consequences can be completely unpredictable. However, the user is faced with a choice – which particular security program is worth paying attention to. Among the free options, Avast is most often cited. In this article, we will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this antivirus, and it is up to you to install it or not.
Avast benefits:
- Real-time virus scanner.
- Automatic blocking of suspicious sites.
- Accessing hard drives bypassing the operating system.
- Ability to scan a remote computer (if Avast is also installed on it).
- The antivirus is completely free to use.
Disadvantages of Avast
- The need to register.
- High demands on computer resources.
- Periodic false positives.
- Lack of checking of executable and packed files.
- The impossibility of “disinfecting” the file (only deletion).
- Reducing the speed of your internet connection.
