Avast AntiVirus Avast[1] is one of the most popular antivirus and internet security software used by millions across the globe. The company was established in 1988 and by now has 400 million customers in 150 countries worldwide. Avast uses next-gen technology and has an immense cloud-based machine learning engine which perceives information from all users. The company also created a scalable cloud-based security infrastructure which analyzes all online processes. Avast AntiVirus software offers a protection against viruses, hackers’ attacks, fraudulent and malicious websites, and other cyber threats. Avast offers three versions of antivirus, one free, and two paid, Avast Internet Security and Avast Premier.[2] It also offers AVAST Ultimate which covers all its security products for PC.
Researchers at Reviewed by Pro[3] used the software for about 30 days with Windows 10 OS, 8 GB of RAM and SSD disc. Pros The antivirus offers many useful features that include multiple times of scans, Cyber Capture, ransomware protection, Wi-Fi inspector, Intelligent Antivirus, and even more. Fast scanning process. It is worth to mention that Smart Scan only took 5 minutes. The software does not disrupt the system performance even while scanning. Good Virus detection rate. Avast offers automatic Game Mode which is extremely useful if you do not want to be disturbed when playing games or doing other full-screen activities.