Avast Antivirus

Yarr, mateys, want to protect your computer from harmful viruses but don’t want to pay a yearly subscription fee? Well, there are several alternatives to expensive virus scanners like McAfee and Norton. One of these is Avast, a slightly pirate themed virus scanner that offers a number of options. You can create custom scanning settings for Microsoft Outlook, your network, peer to peer sharing programs, and instant messaging, and these scanners are always running to ensure your computer is safe. If a virus is detected, a siren sounds and a voice actually tells you the webpage or file is infected. Avast also automatically checks for new updates, and you’ll see it updating a least every other day (and hear it, too—“Virus database has been updated!”). The only thing you have to do to use Avast for free is to request a new license key from their website every year. It’s that simple, and it keeps your computer protected.