Both Avast and Bitdefender originally built their reputations on their high-quality, free solutions. Even though they've both grown into professional-grade security companies, they still offer ...

For the second quarter in a row, Avast One Essential, Avast Free Antivirus and Avast Secure Browser receive the highest phishing detection scores in AV-Comparatives' latest analysis of consumer ...

Just like the existing free avast! anti-virus, version 5.0 will have signatures and heuristics for anti-virus. Its web shield also detects threats out of the perimeter before they get to users’ ...

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I know there's a debate about AV programs (i.e. which one's best etc.) created approx. each week here on Ars Technica forum, but I have a different question... If there are (still) any users of avast!

As we've learned time and time again, "free" things on the internet are almost never truly free. If you're not paying with money, you're probably paying with your data. That's the case with the free ...

In the virus scanners of Avast and AVG, attackers could escalate their privileges in the system. The manufacturer quietly ...

When it comes to the best antivirus software, ESET and Avast are routinely in the conversation, and for good reason - they deliver on their promise of online freedom and protection for individual and ...

Avast Free Antivirus 2016 offers an antivirus and anti-malware protection, along with features you're most likely to need, but would rather not think about - like one-click system checks, and unwanted ...

The Mac and Windows version of Avast antivirus has been used to harvest user data, an investigation claims, with some sensitive info sold to third parties, including Google, Microsoft, and Intuit.

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