Avast Antivirus & Security Products

Avast – A Global Leader in Cybersecurity

Avast Security, Privacy, Performance, Business Solutions

 

A global leader in cybersecurity, Avast combines artificial intelligence with human ingenuity to create the world‘s largest cybersecurity network protecting people and businesses from attacks online. They safeguard their data, identity, privacy, and digital relationships with sophisticated solutions that are engaging and easy to use.

Avast Antivirus and Security Protection Options

Avast works in fields of online security, privacy and identity protection, performance optimization, and business security.

Security. Everyone has the right to be safe online. Avast's award-winning free and premium cross-platform digital security products protect people from viruses, ransomware, spyware, stalkerware, Wi-Fi-based threats and browser-based risks. Avast Omni keeps connected devices in smart homes safe and secure.

Privacy and Identity. You share personal information every time you go online. Control your privacy and identity with Avast products which prevent tracking, monitor for data breaches and provide privacy settings guidance. Surf safely and privately with Avast Secure Browser or connect privately with Avast SecureLine VPN.

Performance Optimization. Avast products help people boost their productivity with cleanup and performance products that optimize their personal computers and Android devices by removing junk and unwanted files.

Business Security. Avast safeguards small and medium businesses from the growing threat of cyberattacks which cause downtime, lost revenue, and reputational damage. Offering includes integrated, layered endpoint, patch management, and cloud-based security solutions.

 

Avast Security Plans for Home Users

For home users, Avast has a package that suits every need. It starts with essential online security and protection provided by Avast Free Antivirus. Then it goes to Avast Premium Security that adds additional layers of advanced security and privacy. For those that demand the most in computer and mobile device security, there is a complete all-in-one package, Avast One.

Avast Free Antivirus

Avast Free Antivirus provides basic protection. It includes features like Smart Scan, CyberCapture, Behavior Shield, File Shield, Rescue Disk, and Quarantine. Privacy and security features include Wi-Fi Network Security, Safe Browsing and Emailing, Ransomware Protection, and Data Leak Alerts.

Avast Free Antivirus – Features Explained

• Smart Scan
  Scans your device for hard-to-find vulnerabilities in hidden places.
• CyberCapture
  Automatically sends suspicious files for analysis in the Cloud, then pushes a cure to Avast users if needed.
• Behavior Shield
  Alerts you immediately if any of your apps start behaving suspiciously.
• File Shield
  Alerts you to any suspicious files — before you open them.
• Rescue Disk
  Scans your device while your system’s switched off, so you can safely remove malware.
• Quarantine
  Stores potentially harmful files and completely isolates them from the rest of your operating system.
• Wi-Fi Network Security
  • Network Inspector
    Connect safely and with confidence, even on unsecured or public Wi-Fi networks. Block hackers and intruders from piggybacking on your network and stop them from accessing your sensitive, personal files.
  • Firewall
    Avast intelligent firewall monitors all network traffic between your PC and the outside world and blocks malicious intrusions.
• Safe Browsing and Emailing
  Stay safe when browsing, emailing, or working online. Block malicious websites and unsafe downloads, and stop your device from being hijacked and made part of a botnet.
• Ransomware Protection
  Stop hackers from accessing, changing, or locking your personal files then holding you to ransom.
• Data Leak Alerts
  Get an alert if any passwords linked to your email account have been compromised.

Avast Premium Security

Avast Premium Security is available for PC, Mac, Android, and iPhone/iPad. In addition to all the Avast Free Antivirus features, Avast Premium Security also includes:

• Real Site
  One of the biggest risks that online users face is DNS hijacking. Malware exploits vulnerabilities in a user’s router and surreptitiously redirects them away from their intended destination, such as their bank’s website, to a fake site that looks just like the real thing. When the user tries to log in, thieves capture the user’s login details and then use them to access the real site. Real Site encrypts the traffic between an Avast-protected device and Avast’s DNS server, to ensure users access the right sites.
• Firewall
  Avast Firewall offers strong outbound protection and configurability, while remaining invisible to the user. When set to ‘Public Network’ mode, Avast Firewall protects the user’s privacy by blocking all incoming connections from the network, preventing sensitive data leaks and traffic- stealing attacks.
• Sandbox
  Sandbox is a virtual space that allows users to run suspicious files or untrusted applications safely, separated from the rest of their PC’s system. Sandbox can run individual files with just a click, and can continue to run them for as long as the user sees fit. Any changes made by the executable, or within the executable, are not saved once Sandbox is closed.
• Remote Access Shield
  Remote Access Shield allows a user to control which IP addresses are allowed to connect remotely to the user’s PC, and blocks all unauthorized connection attempts. This is specifically important, as in recent years, Avast has monitored a rise in attacks specifically designed to exploit Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to execute widespread ransomware attacks. With millions of workers around the world using RDP daily to remotely access their business network, this tool has become a strong cyber-attack vector, and Remote Access Shield is there to prevent such attacks.
• Data Shredder
  Data Shredder encrypts deleted data so even if it’s recovered, no one can extract anything from the files. When users delete a file, the space is made available again, but it’s still possible to restore the deleted file. To avoid this, the free space needs to be rewritten with new data. That is what Data Shredder does — it writes in random data in that space. To be absolutely sure data cannot be restored, multiple bit patterns are used to overwrite the original data.
• Sensitive Data Shield
  Sensitive Data Shield provides an extra layer of spyware protection, beyond what the free antivirus offers. Using advanced algorithms, it scans computers for documents containing names, addresses, phone numbers, and other data it thinks users would want to keep private. If it finds any, it will offer to seal them off from unknown apps and spyware. There’s no need for users to move files or hide them in a secret folder, either. Sensitive Data Shield keeps everything right where users left them, and protects it all automatically. With Sensitive Data Shield, only trusted apps (e.g., Adobe Reader, Microsoft Word, etc.) can access or copy private documents. Anything else is automatically blocked — unless approved by the user.
• Webcam Shield
  Webcam Shield blocks untrusted apps from hijacking the webcam to spy on users and their family. When selected in settings, Webcam Shield can ensure that all apps, regardless of whether they are malicious or not, ask for permission before accessing the webcam.
• Automatic Software Updater
  For Avast Premium users, updates can be downloaded and installed automatically and unobtrusively, through Avast’s system servers, so as to not disturb system functions.
• Password Protection
  Browsers are not secure vaults and passwords stored in them are vulnerable to theft. Password Protection prevents applications and malware from viewing, changing, or deleting passwords and logins that are saved in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and Avast Safe Browser. Only the trusted browsers are allowed to access the passwords. Users can choose whether to be asked when an unknown application attempts to access the passwords or silently block the application.

Avast One

Avast One is the integrated service that helps you increase privacy, connect securely, speed up your devices, and stay safe from viruses. Avast One is available as a free version, Avast One Essential, and as a premium version, Avast One Individual and Avast One Family.

The Avast team set out to develop a product that goes beyond antivirus. It includes all of the features of Avast premium Security and more. Here are some of the highlights:

Best-in-breed Privacy & VPN Services
Over the last decade, Avast has built new products to protect against emerging threats to peoples' identity (BreachGuard) and to surf securely and privately (VPN, AntiTrack). Avast One unites the best of Avast’s technologies in one product and in a simple, single installation.

Free VPN with a Massive 5 GB Traffic per Week
All free Avast One Essential users get 5 GB traffic to surf the web securely. Avast’s premium Individual/Family users get unlimited traffic, DNS leak protection, dozens of locations for streaming and surfing, location masking, and more.

Many Premium Features are Now FREE
The free Avast One Essential version goes beyond existing products and competition by offering many features that were previously available only in premium products, such as data breach monitoring, performance optimization, and VPN services. It's available for Windows, Android, Mac, and iOS. It also comes with Ransomware Protection that stops unauthorized takeovers and unauthorized access to a user's PC by protecting selected files and folders.

A Personalized Dashboard with Shortcuts
The ultimate goal was to make the dashboard understandable for beginners and powerful for pros. Newcomers will get shortcuts right on the first screen to start a scan, connect through a VPN, or clean up their devices. They’ll also see tailored recommendations to improve their privacy, security, and performance right on the first screen. Users who want more will have more control by diving into the individual features of Avast One.

A Patented, Free Performance Boost
Avast's PC Speedup tool helps prevents a user's PC from the slowdown that occurs over time as users install more and more applications. A patented algorithm detects programs that reduces the performance and puts them to sleep when the user is not actively working with them — in essence, it gives users that Day 1 performance all-year round. For the first time, this feature is available in a free product (more on this below). On top of that, Avast includes a Driver Updater with support for eight million drivers, ensuring greater stability, performance, and fixed driver vulnerabilities for most built-in and connected devices.

Avast One Comparison

Here we compare Avast One editions. The following table outlines the features in the free product, Avast One Essential, and the Avast One Individual and Family paid versions with advanced functionality.

Comparison Table – Avast One Essential vs. Avast One Paid

	Essential	Individual	Family
Full Price (MSRP)	Free	$99.99	$139.99
Current Discounted Price	Free	$34.68	$48.60
	Download Now	Shop Now	Shop Now
FEATURES
DEVICE PROTECTION
Antivirus & File Shield	✓	✓	✓
Ransomware Protection	✓	✓	✓
Firewall	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Web Shield	✓	✓	✓
Behavior Shield	✓	✓	✓
Scan Center	✓	✓	✓
Sensitive Data Shield	–	✓	✓
Web Hijack Guard	–	✓	✓
Webcam Protection	–	✓	✓
Email Guardian	✓	✓	✓
Online Safety Score	✓	✓	✓
ONLINE PRIVACY
VPN	✓	✓	✓
Traffic	5 GB / week 1 location	Unlimited data 55 locations 34 countries	Unlimited data 55 locations 34 countries
Multiple Locations	–	✓	✓
P2P Support	–	✓	✓
Streaming Servers	–	✓	✓
Browser Cleaner	✓	✓	✓
Data Breach Scan	✓	✓	✓
Data Breach Monitoring	–	✓	✓
	1 email	5 emails	30 emails
Browser Password Protection	–	✓	✓
Privacy Advisor	✓	✓	✓
Tracking Prevention	–	✓	✓
Private Mode	–	✓	✓
Smart VPN	–	✓	✓
VPN Kill Switch	–	✓	✓
PERFORMANCE
Software Updater	✓	✓	✓
	Manual	Automatic	Automatic
PC Speedup	✓	✓	✓
Driver Updater	–	✓	✓
Disk Cleaner	–	✓	✓
Family Sharing	–	–	✓
FAMILY SHARING
More accounts for you to share with your family with a single subscription.	–	–	✓
Number of accounts	–	1	6
Number of devices	–	5	30
	Download Now	Shop Now	Shop Now

 

With all-new apps for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android, Avast One protects all devices in the household and makes sure that people get the right protection at the right time.

 

Compare All Avast Offers for Home Users

 

Compare Avast Security Products

Here we compare Avast security products. The table clearly shows the differences when comparing Avast Free Antivirus vs Avast Premium Security vs Avast One.

 

---

 

Avast Security Products – System Requirements

• PC: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 or 7 (both the 32- and 64-bit versions, excluding Starter and RT edition), 1 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB recommended, 2 GB of hard disk space.
• Mac: macOS 10.13 or higher, Intel based Mac with 64-bit processor, 512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB RAM recommended, 750 MB of hard disk space.
• Android: Google Android 6.0 or higher
• iPhone/iPad: iOS 13.0 or later.

 

* Detailed information about your Avast subscription at avast.com