avast! Pro Antivirus employs complete virtualization technology to increase your protection. Any application can be run in the virtual Sandbox environment, to prevent attackers from reaching your PC. What's more, the avast! SafeZoneâ„¢ gives you an isolated desktop fortress for even more sensitive operations.


Full antivirus and anti-spyware protection, now with next-generation virtualization technology


* Powered by avast! Sandbox and avast! AutoSandboxing

* Unique boot-time scanner cleans your PC before Windows even starts

* Quickly detects even previously unknown threats




Why choose this product?


avast! Pro Antivirus employs complete virtualization technology to increase your protection. Any application can be run in the virtual Sandbox environment, to prevent attackers from reaching your PC. What's more, the avast! SafeZoneâ„¢ gives you an isolated desktop fortress for even more sensitive operations.



Prevent interruptions

Automatically detect full-screen applications with Silent/Gaming mode, to disable pop-ups and other notifications without compromising security.



Keep unwanted scripts away

Our Script Shield detects malevolent scripts hidden in web pages and prevents them from hijacking and damaging your computer, while our Web Shield scans all visited web pages, downloaded files, and java scripts.



Stay proactive

Our heuristics engine proactively finds malware that is undetectable with normal definitions and virus signatures.



Clean your PC before Windows even starts

Our unique boot-time scanner cleans your PC before the Windows operating system can start to activate any viruses or malware beneath (now applies also to 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows Vista).



To run avast! Pro Antivirus your PC must meet the following criteria.


Operating Systems Supported




* Windows 7


* Windows Vista (any Edition excl. Starter Edition)


* Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher




Minimum Hardware Requirements




* Processor Pentium 3


* 128 MB RAM


* 250 MB of free hard disk space


Please note that avast! Pro Antivirus runs only on PCs with Windows XP and newer. Older Windows operating systems (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000) are not supported.