"Stay Safe and Secured with Avast Anti-Virus"
Avast is a multi-national company that mainly deals with cyber-security software’s. Their headquarters is situated in Prague, Czech Republic that is entitled to design and develop antivirus software applications along with internet security services. The company was first founded in the year of 1988 by Pavel Baudis and Eduard Kucera as a cooperative company but then in the year of 2010, the company has been converted into a private company.


You May Also Like : Wow! Android Nougat Amazing Features

The Avast company holds the largest share in terms of antivirus software applications in the world market of security. The company offers a very wide range of security application software’s including the Avast Antivirus, Avast Secure-line for android, Microsoft windows and Mac OS based system platforms.


You May Also Like : Know More About Windows 10 Operating System

Avast antivirus belongs to the family of internet security application software’s that have been designed and developed by Avast Software company. The security software is widely available for almost every computer system platforms and more including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Android and iOS. The current development status of Avast products is active and continuous improvements are done to the available Avast software’s to make it more effective and more secured, with the current stable release of the version 17.6.2310 as on 31st Aug, 2017.


You May Also Like : The Top 10 Linux Operating Systems

The various products provided by the Avast company according to the differentiated system platforms are as follows –

1) MICROSOFT WINDOWS : Especially designed and developed for windows operating systems.
a) Avast Free Antivirus - Free
b) Avast Pro Antivirus - Proprietary
c) Avast Internet Security - Proprietary
d) Avast Premier - Proprietary

2) MAC OS : Especially designed and developed for mackintosh operating systems.
a) Avast Free Mac Security - Proprietary

3) BUSINESS : Especially designed and developed for business administrators.
a) Avast for Business - Proprietary
b) End-Point Protection / Protection Plus - proprietary
c) Email Server Security - Proprietary
d) File Server Security - Proprietary
e) Security Suite for Linux - Proprietary

4) MOBILE : Especially designed and developed for mobile smart devices.
a) Avast Mobile Security and Antivirus - Proprietary and free
b) Avast Mobile Premium - Proprietary


The Avast antivirus software products are available to the user’s as both free version and proprietary versions that provides computer security along with browser security, antivirus software, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam detectors. The recent versions also includes some more additional features like game boosters, silent mode, system tuner, and many more extra featured software applications.


According to the survey done in the year 2016, Avast is the most popular antivirus program in the market and it alone had more than 400 million users and also secured a 40% of the security application market alone, even while not including china. Avast has around 1000 employees strength, those are employed throughout all their offices situated in Czech Republic, US, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Norway, China, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan. Recently in July of 2017, the company acquired the ownership of the developer of CCleaner, Piriform.

• Sumant Bag
• 47 Tags
•