AOL Active Virus Shield
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| Developer(s) | Kaspersky (Under license to AOL) |
|---|---|
| Final release | 6.0.2.621
/ May 30, 2007 |
Antivirus | |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
AOL Active Virus Shield (commonly referred to as AVS) was a free
Features
Active Virus Shield includes numerous features found in Kaspersky Anti-Virus. The software's main feature is
The latest version of Active Virus Shield (version 6.0.2.621) supports Windows Vista.
Advantages
Active Virus Shield is light compared to other commercial anti-virus products. It also does not consume much memory during startup. The program also benefits from Kaspersky's regular definition updates, typically around every two hours, which enable new viruses to be more effectively detected than programs that update less regularly. In addition, Active Virus Shield has better detection rates than other free programs such as
Criticisms
Active Virus Shield does lack some features of Kaspersky 6.0 (such as
Some users have also reported compatibility problems with certain applications such as
].Current status
Active Virus Shield is no longer available for download as of August 1, 2007. It was replaced by McAfee Virus Scan Plus - Special edition from AOL, which is available for free for users with a free AOL account.
Even though Active Virus Shield is no longer available officially, the latest version of the program can still be obtained from the mirror server that it is hosted on. Help is also still offered for those already using the application.
See also
References
- Notes
External links
- AOL Active Virus Shield Homepage (defunct)
- AOL Active Virus Shield Mirrorpage (functional)