Jumpshot's minions will become available to Avast customers around the end of the year

Sep 24, 2013 13:18 GMT  ·  By

IT security firm Avast Software has acquired Jumpshot, a company that provides solutions designed to clean up, speed up and protect PCs.

The concept behind Jumpshot solutions is interesting because they’re powered by minions that fight “grime,” a term which describes viruses, spyware, trialware, bloated toolbars and pop-ups.

The minions are led by Officer Pete. Each of them has a specific task. For instance, Kobayashi kills viruses, Trojans, scamware and spyware. Nikita, on the other hand, unclutters the web browser and boosts its speed.

Jumpshot was founded in 2010, but the company remained in stealth mode until last year when it went to Kickstarter for support.

“With the largest AV user base in the world, Avast has built the best protection in the industry. The Jumpshot minions leverage crowd driven intelligence to optimize PC’s for speed and efficiency. We’re excited to deliver Jumpshot to the AVAST community by the end of this year,” noted Jumpshot Founder Pedram Amini.

Jumpshots’s optimization technology will become available to Avast customers around the winter holiday season. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.