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 ...

To disable self-defense mode in Avast, you'll need to go into a 'hidden' area of the Settings. Open Control Panel. One quick method is to search for it from the Start menu; select Control Panel to ...

If Windows Defender is blocking Avast antivirus on your system, use the following fixes to resolve the issue. Some users were able to fix this issue by disabling the Secure Boot. Secure Boot helps ...

The Avast antivirus error 42110 or 42125 is known to occur on Windows 11 or Windows 10 when PC users try to run a boot scan using Avast on their device. In this post ...

The Avast virus definitions update failed error usually occurs when trying to update the virus definitions of the desktop version of the app. It’s usually caused by ...

Avast Free Antivirus for Mac delivers on its historically strong antivirus/anti-malware tools and offers some interesting network tools. However, the inConsistent web filtering and the failure of its ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As digital threats evolve and user reliance on personal devices grows, the need for robust, multi-platform cybersecurity solutions has never been more urgent.

Avast said Thursday that it will wind down its data-collection service, Jumpshot, in response to concerns that it was collecting personal information about users from its free antivirus programs ...

Czech antivirus maker Avast has taken the extreme step of disabling a major component of its antivirus product after a security researcher found a dangerous vulnerability that put all of the company's ...

Avast Antivirus monitors and sells "anonymized" user internet usage data to a (subsidy) company called Jumpshot. When a new user installs Avast on their computer, they're asked to agree to a License – ...

Users of some VG and Avast antivirus software may be prevented from upgrading to the latest version of Windows 10 due to a compatibility issue. Microsoft has blocked upgrades to both Windows 10 ...