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It is dual-listed on the Prague Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. At the time, AVG was the third-ranked antivirus product. In July 2016, Avast acquired competitor AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion. It had been a private company since 2010 and had its IPO in May 2018. Īvast was founded by Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera in 1988 as a cooperative. In August 2021, Avast's board of directors agreed to an offer of US $8 billion.

In July 2021, NortonLifeLock, an American cybersecurity company, announced that it is in talks to merge with Avast Software. The company has approximately 1,700 employees across its 25 offices worldwide. Avast has more than 435 million monthly active users and the second largest market share among anti-malware application vendors worldwide as of April 2020.

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is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic that researches and develops computer security software, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Retrieved 30 January 2020.Avast founders Eduard Kučera (left) and Pavel Baudiš (right) in 2016 with their spouses, who run the non-profit Avast Foundation for community developmentĪvast Software s.r.o.

^ 'Avast to Commence Wind Down of Subsidiary Jumpshot'.

^ 'Avast packaged detailed user data to be sold for millions of dollars'.

'Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data'.

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^ 'The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks'.

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^ 'The best antivirus software for Windows Home User'.^ 'Avast worth 'upwards of $2 billion' no IPO before 2017' Reuters.'Antivirus and Compromised Device Report: May 2017'. 'Avast Launches Free Security Solution for Businesses', Security Week 24 February 2015. ^ 'AVAST Software s.r.o.: Private Company Information'.

In response, Avast announced that it would close the subsidiary over the data privacy backlash. 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. In January of 2020, multiple news sources reported that Avast Antivirus, through a subsidiary, was selling the browsing history of Avast Free product users.

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Avast's Mobile Security & Antivirus app detected 100% of malware samples in January 2018 test of Android malware by AV-Comparatives. 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. Īs of 2017, Avast is the most popular antivirus vendor on the market, and it had the largest share of the market for antivirus applications. It is a cross-platform solution that includes antivirus protection, web threat scanning, browser protection, and a cloud management console. Īvast launched a freeware business product, Avast for Business, in February 2015. 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. Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOSĪvast Antivirus is a family of cross-platform internet security applications developed by Avast for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. 16 September 2021 13 days ago ( ) (Windows version)

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