Latest Avast beta gets behavior shield

Avast has already released AVG Free Antivirus 2017, but it is still beta testing the antivirus product. To the latest, Avast has released a new beta version — Avast 17.1.2283 — by incorporating AVG‘s behavior shield, which analyzes the behavior- behavior analysis of -running programs. You should know Avast has behavior shield in the past with version 5, but this tech is from AVG. You can spot the behavior shield component in the Components section of Avast Settings (check the screenshot below).

Avast Free antivirus with behavior shield component in Settings

Avast GUI has been polished

READ: Avast tests new UI

Apart from this significant change, this beta version adds modern UI, currency converter and recently closed tabs menu to the SafeZone browser.

You can download this beta from here.

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Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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