Switch to Pro

[greyowl]

I have been using Avast Home and considering moving to the Pro.

Can I just purchase the Pro version and enter the license key into the Home version that is already on my computer? Will this turn on the Pro features? If I later decide to go back to the Home version when my license expires, can I just get a free Home license and enter it in the Avast that is already on my computer?

Also, what are the addition features with the Pro version. I would just be using it for one computer in my home so i don’t have a network.

Thanks

[igor0]

@greyowl post:1

Can I just purchase the Pro version and enter the license key into the Home version that is already on my computer? Will this turn on the Pro features?

Yes (provided the computer has Internet access).

@greyowl post:1

If I later decide to go back to the Home version when my license expires, can I just get a free Home license and enter it in the Avast that is already on my computer?

Yes, I think so.

@greyowl post:1

Also, what are the addition features with the Pro version. I would just be using it for one computer in my home so i don’t have a network.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compare-home-professional.html

[greyowl]

Thanks for the help

[Lisandro]

@igor post:2

Yes (provided the computer has Internet access).

Can’t we use Pro version in off-line computers ???

[Vladimyr]

Greyowl
Don’t forget to upgrade from the tray icon “Upgrade to avast! Professional Edition” to get a 20% discount (unless of course there is a better offer on the website at the time )

Tech
What igor means is that avast! Home needs internet access to download, install and “turn on the Pro features”.

[greyowl]

thanks for the additional information.

One more question: I notice that the Pro has Script Blocker–what is this? Is it very useful?
I use Firefox with the add-on NoScript–is this doing the same thing?

Thanks again

[Lisandro]

@Vladimyr post:5

Tech
What igor means is that avast! Home needs internet access to download, install and “turn on the Pro features”.

Sorry, now I understand

@greyowl post:6

One more question: I notice that the Pro has Script Blocker–what is this? Is it very useful?

The browser extracts the scripts from the page and passes them to Script Blocker. It scans them for viruses and if everything is OK, the browser continues execution.

@greyowl post:6

I use Firefox with the add-on NoScript–is this doing the same thing?

NoScript blocks the non-allowed scripts. avast Script blocker scans all of them and only blocks the infected ones.
Script Blocker cannot work with Firefox: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=14879.msg125840#msg125840

[greyowl]

Thanks, Tech.

Script Blocker sounds like a great feature. Is there any chance that it may be functional for Firefox in the future? I read the other threads from 2005–maybe time to reconsider this issue.

Thanks

[Lisandro]

@greyowl post:8

Script Blocker sounds like a great feature. Is there any chance that it may be functional for Firefox in the future? I read the other threads from 2005–maybe time to reconsider this issue.

The limitation is somehow technical, due to the way of Firefox manage the scripts.
But they know and can much more than my poor guesses.