Believe it or not, the highly anticipated Avast! Anti-virus v4.8 is already available for download - Home Edition and Professional Edition. Both only having a slight features difference but the Professional Edition has the extra protection from the Script Blocker for the web browser.

What’s new in Avast! Anti-virus v4.8?

• Built-in Anti-spyware
• Built-in Anti-rootkit

In the coming weeks, we will publish a review for Avast! Anti-virus v4.8. For the time being, why not head over to Avast! website to learn more about their Home Edition which is totally free. Avast! Home Edition is on par with other subscription based anti-virus on the market - therefore you can rely on their free protection.

Avast! was the winner of the SC Awards for “Best Anti-virus” in 2006 and was also running up in the finalist for the following year.

Links

• Avast! Official site
• Avast! v4.8 Home Edition - Free version
• Avast! v4.8 Professional Edition - Paid version
• Avast! v4.8 Download section