![]() One small annoyance is that you can’t maximise the program window any more (if you want to avoid scrolling then you can manually resize it, but that’s not exactly convenient). This now includes figures for all eight shields, as well as tooltips with more information (hover your mouse cursor over “File System Shield” displays the last scanned and infected files, for instance).Īnd the other tabs also provide quick access to common actions (launching a full system scan, say), useful settings and system information. This screen is really just a front end, though, so if you choose one of the options (or simply click the Security tab) then you’ll find an interface which looks very similar to previous avast! editions.Ī left-hand summary tab gives a more detailed view on how your system is doing. It was time to explore.Īvast! Internet Security 8 opens with a new touch-enabled Windows 8-style home page six chunky tiles provide access to its various function areas (“Scan”, “Firewall” and so on), while a summary box displays your current protection and highlights any problems. Installation is at least quick, though, with the program telling us it was done after only around 40 seconds, and not even requiring a reboot. You can easily avoid this by choosing the “Custom Installation” option, but this is still the kind of issue we’d expect from dubious freeware, not commercial products from big-name companies. How does it feel in real life, though? We took the suite for a test run, to find out.Īvast! Internet Security 8 arrived in the form of a 135MB download, which unfortunately will install the Google toolbar by default. ![]()
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