Does Your Computer Have a Virus?

Whenever the subject of virus protection comes up in a conversation, the most common names to get thrown around are Norton and McAfee. These two companies make most of the anti-virus software that is found in corporate environments as well as home computers. The latest versions of these products cost about $60.00 for the home use license and provide good protection from viruses.

There are alternatives that have a much lower price tag but are not as well known in the marketplace, one such program is Avast anti-virus. The protection that is afforded by this software is comparable to that provided by Norton and McAfee but the cost is considerably lower, so much lower that the most people ask, “What’s the catch?” There is no catch, Avast is simply trying to make a name for themselves in the marketplace and so they offer a special deal for home users…FREE! All you have to do is download the software from www.avast.com, fill out a very short registration form and Alwil Software will send you a registration code by email that is good for one year. At the end of that year, register again, and they will send you another code good for another year. All without spending a single red cent of your hard earned money. Plus, Alwil does not force you to endure the advertising bombs that most sofware makers are attaching to their free software these days. It's a free download with no strings attached. The only snafu is that you may not use it on your business computers without paying the registration fee.

I have been using Avast for the past three years on my own computers and have never had any problems with their software. Avast supports pretty much any operating system on the market today including Windows and Linux both 32 and 64 bit versions. If the word FREE is music to your ears, then Avast is a symphony well worth listening to.