Software:Avast Antivirus
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 Avast Free Antivirus running on Windows 11 | |
| Developer(s) | Avast |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 23.12.6094 [1]
/ 12 December 2023 (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 |
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 be linked back to people's real identities, exposing every click and search they had made, but this could not be verified.[6][7][8] In response, Avast announced that it would close the subsidiary over the data privacy backlash.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "NEW Avast version 23.12". https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=325690.0.
- ↑ "AVAST Software s.r.o.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99363964.
- ↑ 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". https://www.metadefender.com/reports/anti-malware-market-share?__hstc=254604375.9d30c8ccda3e31f82899082e998d3e02.1498661599731.1498661599731.1498661599731.1&__hssc=254604375.2.1498661599732&__hsfp=3211376389#!/?date=2017-04-30.
- ↑ "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" (in en). https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks.
- ↑ Cox, Joseph (2020-01-27). "Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data" (in en). https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation.
- ↑ "Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars" (in en). https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/27/avast-jumpshot-selling-user-data/.
- ↑ "Avast to Commence Wind Down of Subsidiary Jumpshot". https://press.avast.com/avast-to-commence-wind-down-of-subsidiary-jumpshot.
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