The Avast Professional Edition offers complete anti-virus and anti-spyware protection for your computer.

It also offers great value for money and customer confidence, as it can be downloaded and used for a free-of-charge 60-day trial; after that a licence must be purchased to continue to get a benefit from the product. Depending on the licence, it will then be valid for one, two, or three years. And it also comes equipped with daily automatic updates which ensures continuous protection against all types of malware and spyware.

And the Avast 4 Professional Edition, which has been developed by the Czech-based software firm ALWIL Software, currently has over 80 million users. It is certified by the West Coast Labs Checkmark process which protects against the latest spyware threats. Anti-rootkit detection is based on the best-in class GMER technology and is built into the scan engine.

The Avast Professional Edition can be acquired at a special discount for non-profit, charity, educational, health and government institutions. Top-rated features include built-in anti-rootkit; anti-virus kernel; script blocker; virus chest; and, web shield.

For example, the built-in anti-rootkit fights against those programmes that infiltrate your computer and keep themselves hidden. They are very hard to find and unless spotted and neutralised, can wreak havoc on your computer. As it is based on GMER technology, no boot discs are required. Once spotted, the rootkit is disabled and then safely removed, all without affecting the computer’s performance.

The Avast Professional Edition features include:
• Anti-spyware built-in;
• Automatic updates;
• Anti-rootkit built-in;
• PUSH updates;
• Strong self-protection;
• Virus Chest;
• Antivirus kernel;
• System integration;
• Simple User Interface;
• Command-line scanner;
• Enhanced User Interface;
• Integrated Virus Cleaner;
• Resident protection;
• Support for 64-bit Windows;
• Script blocker;
• Internationalization;
• P2P and IM Shields;
• Network Shield;
• Web Shield