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The latest version of avast! antivirus kernel features outstanding
detection abilities, together with high performance. You can expect 100%
detection of In-the-Wild viruses (viruses already spreading between
users) and excellent detection of Trojan horses.
The avast! engine also features outstanding unpacking support. It can
scan inside the following archives: ARJ, ZIP, MIME (+ all associated
formats), MAPI (Outlook pst files), DBX (Outlook Express archives), RAR,
TAR, GZIP, CAB, BZIP2, ZOO, ACE, ARC, LHA/LHX, TNEF (winmail.dat),
CPIO, CHM, RPM, ISO, 7ZIP and SIS. It also supports a number of
executable packers (such as PKLite, Diet, UPX, ASPack, PeShield, FSG,
MEW etc.).
Resident protection (the real-time protection of the operating
system), is one of the most important parts of an antivirus program
today. avast! features a powerful resident module that is able to detect
a virus before it has any chance to infect your computer. avast! Home
Edition contains resident protection of the computer file system and a
resident module for e-mails and news.
Avast features a module for the protection of IM (Instant Messaging,
"chat") programs, and a module for the protection of P2P (peer-to-peer)
programs. The list of supported IM and P2P programs is extensive with
more than 30 programs currently supported