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avast! Virus Cleaner
avast! Virus Cleaner

avast! Virus Cleaner is a free tool that will help you remove selected virus & worm infections from your computer and also performs necessary fixes to your system registry, Startup Folder etc. if nee ...

Average of 14 user ratings: 4


  • May 13, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.0.211

quote  Excellent for the tools usb drive  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

You're a tech and you get a call from a geologist out in the field with an infected laptop, she has some critical work to finish up and a very non-understanding employer. you have to drive to the location and act quickly without fumbling thru a bunch of discs for a full featured av suite and it's installation process. so you pop in your usb stick, your portable apps menu starts promptly, you give a click to the avast cleaner that is updated regularly by you and you start a scan that reveals a popular loader. another investigation into the win32 folder cross-confirms the findings, so you click for a cleaning process. job done. as you leave and collect your fee, you recommend a fully featured memory resident av solution and say "you're welcome".

user Review by: jackfrost (35)
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  • Jun 28, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.0.209

quote  Download it before you need it!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Download the AVAST cleaner BEFORE you need it; it can sometimes repair broken internet access and it can repair some other damage caused by some malware (mostly worms). It has a small list of malware that it looks for, but it can disinfect and repair. Appropriately named, it is a CLEANER, not just a scanner.

user Review by: CATiffany (2)
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  • Apr 16, 2006
  • For version:
  • 1.0.209

quote  It rocks ! !  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I was an avid AntiVir user until they introduced V7 and FORCED you to upgrade. Discovered avast! and it is absolutely fantastic. Updates the VDF file very frequently. Best free antivirus program I have found. Get it.

user Review by: gbjennings (25)
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  • Oct 06, 2005
  • For version:
  • 1.0.207

quote  Avast rocks!!!  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

If you have the home edition, you wont need this tool. Avast lets you know if something is attacking you. If your getting download trojans, just watch where, and what your downloading. Norton, "eat your heart out"

user Review by: Nexar466 (6)
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  • Mar 24, 2005
  • For version:
  • 1.0.207

quote  Beats macafee and norton for starters.  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

If this home edition is a sampling of an advance version, Buy the Advance version. If you can't afford, then why buy MacAfee, Norton or any other overpriced product. This is a very good program and the price fits my budget and I have money to spend on other improvements to my PC. It's Free, quit complaining and figure out what you did wrong if it didn't work for you.

user Review by: boycotting_rebel (4)
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  • Dec 07, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.204

quote  Works like a charm!  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Avast works like a charm! Never had a problem with it. Considering it is free I won't complain about the interface.

user Review by: PhilippeCM (4)
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  • Dec 06, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.203

quote  Simply dangerous  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 2
  • Overall: 2

Works too well. It easliy deletes critical system files. Think...hard recovery. I figure it took about 10 hours of work to get my system fully functional after running this program - although I did agree to the deletion of a few files - in hindsight - that were essential to XP.

user Review by: uslawman
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  • Nov 16, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.203

quote  Good alternative for old cpu's  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 3

Very few features (obviously) but can run on old machines

user Review by: Philip (10)
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  • Nov 08, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.203

quote  Avast! antivirus sucks!  quote

  • Interface: 1
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 1

It took out half of my computer files! I had it scan the entire HardDrive, on the next boot-up right? It then found a lot of trojans, and gave me the option of having them repaired, deleted, or quarantined. I chose to have it repaired. Avast couldn't do it. It took me two days before I could get Windows XP to work!!

user Review by: MasterSuffering
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  • Sep 15, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.203

quote  Highly recommend!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I would highly recommend this product to everyone. It is very easy to use and most effective in detecting viruses. The extra features are great if you like to chat online via IM, etc.

user Review by: KathleenFL1 (3)
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  • Jul 22, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.198

quote  Excellent scanner  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Excellent free scanner, does the job very well.

user Review by: seagorman (4)
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  • Jul 20, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.197

quote  It,s free  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This program is so easy to use and does a very good job at protecting and smoothing out the hiccups present in ones PC. It also is constantly updating itself day to day so as to stay present with all possible threats, but downloads are small (25k) and quick even for dial up. Don't pass this one up I've used it for 1 1/2 years and it WORKS. Did I mention that it is FREE.

user Review by: Salty00 (2)
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  • May 31, 2004
  • For version:
  • 1.0.190

quote  Not sure if this thing is effective  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

There is no "update" feature . . . but its simple and fast !!

user Review by: steveg
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  • Mar 11, 2004
  • For version:
  • NA

quote  avast!  quote

  • Interface: 0
  • Features: 0
  • Ease of use: 0
  • Value: 0
  • Overall: 5

I am using avast! anti-virus Home Edition and virus cleaner and wouldn t go back to Norton or McAfee even they paid me. avast! doesn t keep secrets...it will tell you what you want to know. It is so much easier to use, too...

user Review by: earlwana (11)
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