Press releases

Nov 2018

19 Nov 2018

Avast Launches Mobile Security App for iPhone Users

Redwood City, California – November 19, 2018 – Avast, the global leader in digital security products, today announces the launch of Avast Mobile Security for iOS users. Available in both a free and a premium version, Avast Mobile Security delivers all the protection iPhone and iPad users need, including guarding their identity, browsing safely and ...

14 Nov 2018

Efforts to Increase Workplace Mobility and Productivity Could Create Security Issues, Finds New Report from Avast Business

REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2018 – Avast (AVST:LSE), the global leader in digital security products, today announced findings from its 2018 Mobile Workforce Report. The research, found that new flexible working practices could pose a security risk to small businesses, with one in five of employees (21%) stating they are ...

Oct 2018

23 Oct 2018

New Releases of Avast Cleanup Tidy Up PCs and Macs

Redwood City, California – October 23, 2018 - Avast, the global leader in digital security products, announced the latest releases of Avast Cleanup for PCs and Avast Cleanup for Macs, the maintenance and performance optimization products that help make computers run like new. The tool helps PC users to get rid easily of digital ‘zombie’ software ...

22 Oct 2018

Avast and Vodafone Launch Family Security Mobile App

Redwood City, California / Prague, Czech Republic, October 22, 2018 – Avast, the global leader in cybersecurity products, and Vodafone, one of the world’s top mobile carriers, today announced the market launch of the new Vodafone Family Security app. Avast and Vodafone Czech Republic collaborated on the creation of the app which is tailored to ...

11 Oct 2018

Avast Brings “Silicon Valley” Style Offices to Brno

Brno, Czech Republic, October 12, 2018 — Avast [LSE: AVST], the global leader in cybersecurity, has moved its Brno employees into new premises at the Vlněna office complex which brings the Silicon Valley standards and style of Avast’s offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, and its award-winning headquarters in Prague. Avast occupies around 8,000 ...

10 Oct 2018

Avast 2019: Extends Artificial Intelligence Technology to Block Advanced Phishing Attacks for Enhanced Consumer Security

Redwood City, California, October 10, 2018 – Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in cybersecurity products, today announced the Avast 2019 release of its free and premium flagship consumer security software. The new version features enhanced artificial intelligence-based phishing protection, privacy protection, and ensures zero interruptions when ...

Sep 2018

26 Sep 2018

Avast Mobile Security Puts People in Control of Their “Phone-Life Balance”

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & LONDON, Avast, the global leader in digital security products, today announced updates to the Avast Mobile Security app that help people manage their ‘phone-life balance’. The new Avast App Insights feature shows users how much time they have spent on their phone in total and also shows how this breaks down by app and by ...

Aug 2018

16 Aug 2018

Avast research finds at least 32,000 smart homes and businesses at risk of leaking data

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – August 16th, 2018 - New research from Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in cybersecurity products, found more than 49,000 Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) servers publicly visible on the internet due to a misconfigured MQTT protocol. This includes more than 32,000 servers with no password protection, putting ...

16 Aug 2018

Avast at IFA+ Summit: Where AI Decisions Meet Human Responsibility

Prague, Czech Republic / Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2018 – Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster & Avast Security Ambassador, and Ondrej Vlcek, Avast EVP & CTO, will address the future of the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and how people’s privacy can be protected in a digital world at the IFA+ Summit in Berlin, which will ...