These, however, are no reasons to avoid Avast. Upon installation it prompts you to install the Avast Secure Browser and after checking out the Avast Passwords feature the next Chrome browsing session gave a pop-up to let Avast handle passwords. The download process is a piece of cake, it delivers quickly on its promise of virus and malware detection and resolution, and offers a ton of different options to lock down your PC from every angle if you want to pay more.

Of course the resolution of these advanced issues is a tease you need to upgrade to Avast Internet Security or Premium for those and many other nifty features. A top performer based on independent studies for its protection potency, Avast will quickly check for internet browser vulnerabilities, outdated apps, viruses and malware, and then show a set of advanced issues.

Whatever your situation, within a few minutes of downloading and installing Avast Free Antivirus you'll have already completed your first scan. Or you've downloaded a program of dubious security.

Perhaps you've just bought a new PC and want to lock it down from threats.