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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: bob3160 on December 11, 2014, 03:07:26 PM
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As more and more devices are added to your Home Network, securing that Network becomes increasingly important.
It's nice to know that even the free version of Avast (http://www.avast.com/index) includes Home Network Security (HNS)
You can run a Home Network Security Scan as one of the many scans available within the scan options in Avast (http://www.avast.com/index).
The results may surprise you. Any vulnerability spotted and fixed will prevent access to your home network by the cyber crooks.
This is especially important during the Holiday Season.
The Holiday Season is a time for us to be happy, not a time for a Cyber crook to steal your information or identity.
Here is a little video that shows you just how easy it is to run one of these scans.
http://youtu.be/dU090rzMP_w (http://youtu.be/dU090rzMP_w)
Vulnerabilities that may be found can be easily fixed using the guide posted by Lisandro Carmona on the Avast blog:
https://blog.avast.com/2014/11/04/avast-2015-new-feature-home-network-security-scanning/ (https://blog.avast.com/2014/11/04/avast-2015-new-feature-home-network-security-scanning/)
I hope your scan results are the same as mine:
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If you need simple step by step instructions for successfully installing Avast, simply follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TCCX0R7AAF2WOxAMQ_kcun2nNnCPFAk2P4RBzFXSgds/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TCCX0R7AAF2WOxAMQ_kcun2nNnCPFAk2P4RBzFXSgds/edit?usp=sharing)
Stay safe, be Free and have a very Happy Holiday Season and a blessed Merry Christmas. May 2015 be filled with joy, good health and some wealth that you can share with others.
Bob G.