Most modern anti-virus applications are equipped to deal with a variety of different malicious items, from spam email messages to a full blown viral infection. There are always threats to look out for, but depending on how you use your computer, it's important to identify a solution that would best suit your individual needs and if so, is it worth spending money on a commercial application or would a freeware alternative do the job.

Avast! Home 4.8 is a free antivirus suite that offers protection against a broad range of general online threats. The software ships with a behaviour blocker that can be used to identify and prevent any unusual behaviour and a scanner for screening incoming and outgoing messages.

Avast! Home 4.8  link.

12 Feb 2009