Over 1 Million Computers Protected Through AVAST Free for Education Program

Over 1 Million Computers Protected Through AVAST Free for Education Program

CEO hopes to cover one third of US school computers by the end of the year

Security Firm Recommends Users to Dump IE for Google Chrome

Security Firm Recommends Users to Dump IE for Google Chrome

IE8 and older versions are affected by a new security flaw

Avast Offers Premium Product for Free to US Schools and Libraries

Avast Offers Premium Product for Free to US Schools and Libraries

The company relies on the reciprocity principle to increase user base and revenue

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • November 7th, 2012
Avast Users Rate Windows 8 as the Safest Windows Ever

Avast Users Rate Windows 8 as the Safest Windows Ever

“This is probably the safest Windows ever released,” said 46 percent of the users

Avast Users: Obama Will Win the Election, but They’re Voting for Romney

Avast Users: Obama Will Win the Election, but They’re Voting for Romney

The survey was conducted on 100,000 Avast users, out of 11 million

avast! Free Antivirus Compatible with Windows 8, Available in Store

avast! Free Antivirus Compatible with Windows 8, Available in Store

First free security product to receive such certification

SMS-Sending Bug Found in avast! Mobile Security, Company Rushes to Address Issue

SMS-Sending Bug Found in avast! Mobile Security, Company Rushes to Address Issue

Many users are concerned about the messages "secretly" sent out by the application

avast! 7.0.1466 Product Suite Released

avast! 7.0.1466 Product Suite Released

Fixes improve overall stability and performance of the suite

Avast 7.0.1451 Adds SiteCorrect Feature and Emergency Updater

Avast 7.0.1451 Adds SiteCorrect Feature and Emergency Updater

Extends WebRep support to Opera, sports compatibility updates for Windows 8

New Beta for avast! 7 Introduces Typosquatting Protection

New Beta for avast! 7 Introduces Typosquatting Protection

Improves components, adds Opera support in WebRep

Macs Running avast! Antivirus Didn’t Catch the Flashback Flu

Macs Running avast! Antivirus Didn’t Catch the Flashback Flu

Flashback Trojan doesn’t affect systems running Avast’s free antivirus app

Germany Adopts “Button Law” to Combat Subscription Traps

Germany Adopts “Button Law” to Combat Subscription Traps

The law introduces the “order with an obligation to pay” button

avast! Free Antivirus 7 Stable

avast! Free Antivirus 7 Stable

Cloud-based features, improved detection and protection

AVAST Drops Main Support Service

AVAST Drops Main Support Service

Users rely on support options provided on Avast website

Avast Identifies Subscription Traps as Malicious (Updated)

Avast Identifies Subscription Traps as Malicious (Updated)

Website operators rely on the "fine print" to serve unwanted applications

Download avast! 7 R2 (Second Release)

Download avast! 7 R2 (Second Release)

Fixes UI crashes and abundant activity of File System Shield

Avast 7 Stable Available for Download

Avast 7 Stable Available for Download

Cloud-based updates streaming and file reputation system

 
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