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Avast Security Pro

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

• Productivity 1411975. (843) Description. Avast Browser Security - web reputation plugin Avast-powered security for your Edge browser. Browse without worry or fear with Avast in your corner: we’ll check every site you visit, from Facebook to your bank, to ensure nothing puts you or your data at risk.
• Avast Distinguished in CRN’s 2018 Security 100 List Avast Business recognized in 20 Coolest Endpoint Security Vendors category March 09, 2018 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
• Firewall is a component of Avast Premium Security and Avast Omni, which creates rules each time an application or process starts for the first time.These rules determine how Firewall behaves toward each application or process when it connects to the internet or to another network.
• Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) (Moderators: MartinZ, hectic-mmv, petr.chytil, slavo.benko, LudekS) » Release history with notes (2018 and older).

Avast Premium Security requires your device to meet the following minimum system requirements: PC: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (SP2) (32 or 64-bit), 1 GB RAM, 2 GB free hard disk space. Mac: macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher with 750 MB of hard disk space. Android: Google Android 5.0 (Lollipop, API 21) or higher.

Avast Security Pro 2018 Listed

Avast launched a freeware business product, Avast for Business, in February 2015. It is a cross-platform solution that 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 a February 2018, test of various antimalware products by AV-TEST, Avast Free Antivirus has earned 6 out of 6 points in 'Protection' category, detecting 100% of malware samples used in this test and earning an 'AV-TEST Certified' seal.^[6] Avast's Mobile Security & Antivirus app detected 100% of malware samples in January 2018 test of Android malware by AV-Comparatives.^[7]

In January of 2020, multiple news sources reported that Avast Antivirus, through a subsidiary, was selling the browsing history of Avast 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.^[8][9][10] In response, Avast announced that it would close the subsidiary over the data privacy backlash.^[11]

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1. ^'NEW Avast Version 21.6 (July 2021)'. forum.avast.com.
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.
4. ^OPSWAT. 'Antivirus and Compromised Device Report: May 2017'.
5. ^'Avast worth 'upwards of $2 billion'; no IPO before 2017'Reuters. Published on October 29, 2015
6. ^'The best antivirus software for Windows Home User'. AV-TEST. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
7. ^'Android test 2018'(PDF). AV-Comparatives. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
8. ^'The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks'. PCMAG. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
9. ^Cox, Joseph (2020-01-27). 'Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data'. Vice. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
10. ^'Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars'. Engadget. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
11. ^'Avast to Commence Wind Down of Subsidiary Jumpshot'. Avast. Retrieved 30 January 2020.