The long-awaited first beta of Avast Antivirus 6.0 has been released with new security features and improvements. New features such as Avast WebRep (website reputation rating system), AutoSandbox (automatically run suspicious files in a sandbox), sidebar gadget for Windows 7, etc certainly ensure your computer security further.

Following are the new changes and improvements:

1.  AutoSandbox – suspicious programs will be optionally run sandboxed
2. Avast! WebRep – browser plugin for website reputation rating; a combination of data from our virus lab and community voting
3. Script Shield now even in the Free AV
4. Site Blocking now even in the Free AV
5. SafeZone – a special virtualized area for sensitive transactions (e.g. secure online banking) (paid products only)
6.  Restore factory settings command (Settings -> Troubleshooting)
7. Automatic actions in the boot-time scan
8. New compression method in the installer makes the setup packages about 20% smaller.
9. Script Shield now functional even with IE8/IE9 Protected Mode
10. Sidebar gadget
11. Improved stability/compatibility of the Behavior Shield
12. Improvements in the avast! Sandbox

However, this new beta version is not officially released. A public download for testing is available at Avast forum. (As it is a beta release there might have some bugs or limitations, use it at your own risk)[Via]

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