Avast Antivirus

Avast Antivirus
	Avast Free Antivirus running on Windows 11
Developer(s)	Avast
Stable release	24.6.6121 / 25 June 2024; 10 days ago (Windows version)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Available in	45 languages
Type	Security software, Antivirus software
License	Freeware, proprietary software
Website	avast.com

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Avast Antivirus is a family of cross-platform internet security applications developed by Avast for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Avast offers free and paid products that provide computer security, browser security, antivirus software, firewall, anti-phishing, antispyware, and anti-spam, among other services.^[2]

Avast launched a freeware business product, Avast for Business, in February 2015. It includes antivirus protection, web threat scanning, browser protection, and a cloud management console.^[3]

As of 2017, Avast is the most popular antivirus vendor on the market,^[4] and it had the largest share of the market for antivirus applications.^[5]

In January 2020, multiple news sources reported that Avast Antivirus, through a subsidiary, was selling the browsing history of Avast Free product users. Though the company claimed all data was "de-identified", it was reported that the sold data could possibly in some instances be linked back to people's real identities, exposing every click and search they had made.^[6]^[7]^[8] In response, Avast announced that it would close the subsidiary over the data privacy backlash.^[9]

References

^ "NEW Avast version 24.6". forum.avast.com.
^ "AVAST Software s.r.o.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ Kovacs, Eduard. "Avast Launches Free Security Solution for Businesses", Security Week 24 February 2015. Retrieved on 23 March 2015.
^ OPSWAT. "Antivirus and Compromised Device Report: May 2017".
^ "Avast worth 'upwards of $2 billion'; no IPO before 2017" Reuters. Published on October 29, 2015
^ "The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks". PCMAG. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
^ Cox, Joseph (2020-01-27). "Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data". Vice. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
^ "Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
^ "Avast to Commence Wind Down of Subsidiary Jumpshot". Avast. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[1] "NEW Avast version 24.6". forum.avast.com.

[Bloomberg-2] "AVAST Software s.r.o.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[3] Kovacs, Eduard. "Avast Launches Free Security Solution for Businesses", Security Week 24 February 2015. Retrieved on 23 March 2015.

[OPSWAT-4] OPSWAT. "Antivirus and Compromised Device Report: May 2017".

[Reuters_October_29,_2015-5] "Avast worth 'upwards of $2 billion'; no IPO before 2017" Reuters. Published on October 29, 2015

[6] "The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks". PCMAG. Retrieved 2020-01-28.

[7] Cox, Joseph (2020-01-27). "Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data". Vice. Retrieved 2020-01-28.

[8] "Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-01-28.

[motherboardarticle-9] "Avast to Commence Wind Down of Subsidiary Jumpshot". Avast. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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