Download.com at CNET has all the juicy details but anyone who has used Avast in the past will notice right away the user interface overhaul that the security program has been given.
The old MP3 player looking interface that prior versions sported was one of the things about Avast that I never liked so it is good to seen that they have gotten serious about creating a usable UI this time around.
The free version appears to contain all the needed components to tackle anyone’s security needs.
The basic free version, formerly known as the Home Edition, includes an attractive and obviously affordable set of features. The antivirus, antispyware, and heuristics engines form a security core that also includes multiple real-time shields. Mail and file system shields join the preexisting behavior, network, instant messaging, peer-to-peer, and Web shields. Other new features include a silent-gaming mode and an "intelligent scanner" that only looks at changed files after establishing a baseline.
Source: CNET
Additionally in a move that will only add to the popularity of the software Google has made Avast the default AV software in their Google Pack replacing Spyware Doctor Antivirus.
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