The following table is a summary and comparison of two avast! versions: Home Edition and Professional Edition. It is not a complete list of all program features.
 Feature |
 |
|
| Antivirus kernel |
| High-performance antivirus engine |
x |
x |
| Multithreaded scanning |
x |
x |
| Scanning the content of archives |
x |
x |
| Scan of memory |
x |
x |
| Scan of auto-start items |
x |
x |
| Anti-rootkit protection * |
x |
x |
| Anti-spyware protection |
x |
x |
| ICSA certification |
x |
x |
| User interface |
| Simple User Interface |
x |
x |
| Enhanced User Interface |
|
x |
| Windows Explorer integration |
x |
x |
| Antivirus screen-saver |
x |
x |
| Command-line scanner |
|
x |
| Boot-time scan ** |
x |
x |
| Skins (various program appearances) |
x |
x |
| Virus Chest |
x |
x |
| Log Viewer |
x |
x |
| iNews Viewer |
x |
x |
| Detailed program options settings |
x |
x |
| Working with tasks |
| Defining your own antivirus tasks |
|
x |
| Working with the task results (actions on infected files) |
|
x |
| Storing the scan results (history) |
|
x |
| Updates |
| Incremental updates of virus database (VPS) |
x |
x |
| Incremental updates of the program |
x |
x |
| Automatic updater (requires Internet connection) |
x |
x |
| PUSH updates |
|
x |
| Resident protection |
| Standard file system protection |
x |
x |
| Generic SMTP/POP3/IMAP4/NNTP scanner |
x |
x |
| MS Outlook plugin |
x |
x |
| E-mail providers heuristic |
x |
x |
| Script Blocker |
|
x |
| Instant Messenger protection |
x |
x |
| P2P program protection |
x |
x |
| Repairing infected files |
| Direct macrovirus repairing |
x |
x |
| Integrated avast! Virus Cleaner |
x |
x |
| Repairing executable files using Virus Recovery Database (VRDB) |
x |
x |
| Automatic VRDB generating |
x |
x |
| Other features |
| Self-defense (protection of antivirus processes, files and registry keys) * |
x |
x |
| Report files |
x |
x |
| Option to check diskettes and CDs on computer restart/shutdown |
x |
x |
| Virus notifications (global) |
x |
x |
| Virus notifications (task-based) |
|
x |
| Sound signals |
x |
x |
| Log level setting |
x |
x |
| Task scheduler (running scheduled scans) |
|
x |
| License |
| Freeware |
x |
|
| Shareware |
|
x |
|
|
|
