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Avast Software s.r.o.
Logo used since 2023
Enterprise Office Center building, Gen Digital co-headquarters in Prague
Formerly
Alwil Software
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Computer software
Founded
1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Founders
Pavel Baudiš
Eduard Kučera
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John G. Schwarz (chairperson)
Ondřej Vlček (CEO)
Products
Cybersecurity software
Services
Computer security
Revenue
US$892.9 million (2020)[1]
Operating income
US$335.4 million (2020)[1]
Net income
US$169.6 million (2020)[1]
Total assets
US$2.707 billion (2020)[1]
Total equity
US$1.195 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees
~1,700 (2021)[2]
Parent
Gen Digital
Subsidiaries
AVG Technologies
Piriform Software
HMA
Website
www.avast.com
Avast founders Eduard Kučera (left) and Pavel Baudiš (right) in 2016 with their spouses, who run the non-profit Avast Foundation for community development
Avast Software s.r.o. is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, that researches and develops computer security software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Avast has more than 435 million monthly active users[2] and the second largest market share among anti-malware application vendors worldwide as of April 2020.[3] The company has approximately 1,700 employees across its 25 offices worldwide.[2] In July 2021, NortonLifeLock, an American cybersecurity company, announced that it was in talks to merge with Avast Software. In August 2021, Avast's board of directors agreed to an offer of US$8 billion.[4][5]
Avast was founded by Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera in 1988 as a cooperative. It had been a private company since 2010 and had its IPO in May 2018. In July 2016, Avast acquired competitor AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion. At the time, AVG was the third-ranked antivirus product.[6] It was dual-listed on the Prague Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it was acquired by NortonLifeLock in September 2022.[7]
The company's main product is Avast Antivirus, along with tools such as the Avast Secure Browser and the Avast SecureLine VPN.
Avast produces Avast Online Security, which is its main extension, but it also has extensions like Avast SafePrice and Avast Passwords.
^ abcde"Annual Results 2020" (PDF). Avast. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ abc"At a glance". Avast. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^"Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide, as of April 2020". Statista. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^Ray, Tiernan. "NortonLifeLock and Avast PLC to merge in $8.4 billion transaction". ZDNet. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^"NortonLifeLock and Avast to Merge to Lead the Transformation of Consumer Cyber Safety". www.businesswire.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^"Avast Buys Piriform, the Company Behind CCleaner and Recuva". BleepingComputer.
^"NortonLifeLock Inc (USA): Merger with Avast (UK) - Update Changes in FTSE UK Index Series". 7 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
Avast Software s.r.o. is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, that researches and develops computer...
Avast Antivirus is a family of cross-platform internet security applications developed by Avast for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Avast...
Avast Secure Browser (formerly Avast! SafeZone) is an Avast Software web browser included for optional installation in the Avast Antivirus installer since...
line of antivirus software developed by AVG Technologies, a subsidiary of Avast, a part of Gen Digital. It is available for Windows, macOS and Android....
Avast SecureLine VPN is a VPN service developed by Czech cybersecurity software company Avast. It is available for Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS and...
December 2018, it was reported that users installing CCleaner would also have Avast Antivirus installed without their permission, with TechSpot claiming this...
1 Gbit/s. Two computer security companies, Avast and AVG, were founded in the Czech Republic. In 2016, Avast led by Pavel Baudiš bought rival AVG for US$1...
Czech Republic. The report shows that Avast sold users' data through Jumpshot, a marketing analytics tool. Avast claimed that users' personal information...
devices developed by Avast, a part of Gen Digital. AVG was a cybersecurity software company founded in 1991 and it merged into Avast following an acquisition...
software company NortonLifeLock (now Gen Digital), which also operates Norton, Avast and AVG. It was previously owned by investment firm Investcorp. The company...
communities, including erosion and pollution. Baker, Mark (September 19, 2003). "Avast! No lubbers today, ye scurvy bilge rats!". The Register-Guard. Retrieved...
Ltd is a British software company based in London, owned since 2017 by Avast which itself became part of NortonLifeLock (now Gen Digital) in 2022. The...
(18 October 1958 – 15 June 2021) was an American businessman and CEO of Avast Software. Steckler was born in Los Angeles, but moved to Garden Grove, Orange...
acquired a Japanese pharmacy operator, Sogo Medical, for $1.2 billion. Avast: IT security company Petco Holdings Inc.: major pet supplies retail chain...
Reuters. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2022-03-19. "NortonLifeLock Merges With Avast to Form New Company Called 'Gen'". PCMAG. Retrieved 2023-03-01. Stern, Ray...
Global Information
US$892.9 million (2020)[1]
US$335.4 million (2020)[1]
