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Find all those cracks which allow malware to slip in, from unsafe settings. I run your antivirus software on both my Mac OS X and my Windows machines. Avast Premier Antivirus 2018 License Key for MAC and Window is a versatile, easy-to-use and security suite that is configurable. Avast Internet Security 2017 is almost as capable, security-wise, though – it is just missing the software that is automated and information shredder – and could be considered a better option for many users.

Excellent phishing protection for Chrome and Firefox. Network security scanner. Password manager. Website rating. Active Do Not Track. Cons Poor phishing protection in Safari. Password manager includes only basic features.

Bottom Line Avast Security (for Mac) delivers effective malware protection along with unusual bonus features. Phishing protection only works well in Chrome and Firefox, but this free utility is still worth a look. For years, Mac users basked in the mystique of virus-free computing.

It wasn't true, alas, and as time goes on we see more and more Mac-specific malware attacks. The situation may not be nearly as bad as for Window or Android, but prudence still dictates that you install on your Macs as well. Avast Security offers Macs protection against malware along with advanced features including a password manager and a network security scanner, all for a cost of exactly nothing. The product's spacious main window features a large status indicator centered in an otherwise-empty white region, with a menu down the left side. It's a very different appearance from on Windows, which uses pops of purple and green on a dark gray background. Pricing and OS Support Like Bitdefender and Kaspersky, Avast supports macOS versions back to 10.9 Mavericks.

If you have an antique Mac that for some reason can't even run Mavericks, consider, ProtectWorks, or ClamXAV (for Mac) all of which support versions from 10.6 (Snow Leopard) on. At the other end of the spectrum, Avira, Trend Micro, and Symantec require macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) or better.

When reviewing a, I report how it scored with four independent antivirus testing labs. The very best products earn top scores from all four labs.

But even if no test results exist, I can run my own hands-on tests using real-world malware and malware-hosting URLs. It took years to develop my hands-on tools and tests for Windows. Most of them don't carry over to the macOS platform.

Hence lab results become extremely important for my Mac antivirus reviews. Two of the labs I follow, and AV-Comparatives, test Mac antivirus, and Avast participates with one of them. Experts at test Mac antivirus products using the latest macOS malware. They also evaluate each product's ability to detect Windows malware. While a Trojan written for Windows wouldn't run on a Mac, the Mac could serve as a carrier. Avast managed 99.9 percent protection against Mac malware. That's very good—better than most.

However, Bitdefender and Kaspersky exhibited 100 percent protection. In the Windows malware test, Avast detected 100 percent of the samples. Most competing products also took 100 percent. However, Webroot only caught 75 percent, and got just 18 percent. Like most tested products, Avast received certification from AV-Comparatives for Mac antivirus protection. Having one certification is good; having two is better. Bitdefender, Kaspersky, and Sophos are among the products that received certifications from both labs for Mac.

Scan Choices Avast offers several scans to improve your Mac's security. A full scan on the that I use for testing took 14.5 minutes, just a hair over Intego's 14 minutes, and quicker than the 18 minutes required by Avira. The average for recent products is 24 minutes, so Avast proved quite speedy.

Norton is the current speed champ, completing a full scan in 10 minutes. There's a separate scan for removable volumes, though you can configure the full scan to include them. I scanned a thumb drive containing my Windows malware collection and found that it quarantined 85 percent of them. For comparison, Avira detected 82 percent of these, while wiped out every single one. There's no predefined quick scan, which makes sense given the speed of the full scan. The custom scan settings confused me, though.

As with the full scan, you can add file locations to exclude from scanning, and configure it to scan Time Machine backups. But the full scan's settings include those options, and also let you include removable volumes and network volumes, while the custom scan's settings do not. You can schedule a daily, weekly, or monthly scan if desired. Settings for a scheduled scan include two additional choices. You can set it to skip scanning if your device is running on batteries, and you can have it wake from sleep if necessary, to perform its scheduled scan. Not only offers scheduled scanning, it defaults to a weekly scan with no effort on your part.

Sophos skips scheduled scanning, relying instead on real-time protection. Network Security Scan. More interestingly, it found serious problems with a network storage device (fortunately, one that I'm not currently using).

Not only does this device have numerous open ports, it's vulnerable to a buffer overrun attack. Avast advised updating the firmware; I just unplugged it. The report also serves as a list of everything that's connected to your network, identifying each by name and type. It's similar to the output of.

With both products, I found devices with names like unknown65—not much help! Bitdefender includes an option to edit the name and type, and it remembers your edits in subsequent scans. I'd like to see that ability in Avast. Excellent Phishing Protection in Chrome and Firefox.

In the Windows realm, one thing that differentiates Avast's premium product is better protection against phishing sites, those fraudulent sites that imitate secure sites and try to steal your login credentials. The free Windows edition scored very poorly, while the premium edition did an extremely good job. Based on initial round of testing, the Mac product's phishing protection, both free and Pro, seemed to match that of the free Windows product, meaning it's not very good. I learned later that Avast's phishing protection is not fully functional in Safari. The developers are working on making it completely browser-independent. In the meantime, they advise using Chrome or Firefox.

Norton was also having problems during my original test, so I tossed those results and started fresh. My phishing protection test uses URLs reported as fraudulent, but not yet verified. Typically, these are only a few hours old. That's important, because phishing sites are ephemeral.

Once they've been identified and blacklisted, the fraudsters just create new ones. I simultaneously launch each URL in Safari on the Mac and in a browser protected by long-time antiphishing champ. I also launch each in Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer, relying on the browser's built-in protection. If any of the five browsers throw an error message, I discard the URL. A true phishing fraud masquerades as a secure site and tries to capture your login credentials. Any URL that doesn't match that profile also gets junked. The malefactors that perpetrate these phishing frauds are clever.

They're always devising new techniques to get past security software. That being the case, I report results not as hard figures but as the difference between the product under test and the others. Tested using Safari's incomplete phishing protection, Avast's detection rate lagged Norton's by 32 percent, and Norton itself was having a bad day. All three browsers soundly drubbed Avast. When I retested using Chrome, Avast tied with Norton and beat the detection rates of the three browsers. That's impressive.

Of the Mac security products I've tested, only Bitdefender did better, beating Norton by 5 percentage points. While phishing is browser-agnostic, phishing protection is not. Bitdefender beat Norton by 5 percentage points, but its Windows cousin more than doubled that gap. Even didn't detect many frauds that its Windows edition caught. Site Rating and Do Not Track. Like, Avira, Trend Micro, and several others, Avast marks up results in popular search engines with green for safe, red for dangerous, and gray for unknown. You can click to vote a page up or down.

Clicking the Online Safety toolbar button displays the status for the current page. It also lists all the elements on the site that can track your online activity, including analytics, social media, ad trackers, and more. By default, it doesn't do anything, but you're free to block any tracker or category.

Websites are free to ignore the official Do Not Track header sent by your browser, but Avast's active Do Not Track feature has teeth. Offers a similar active Do Not Track feature. Digging into the settings for Online Safety reveals a hidden gem: SiteCorrect. If you mistype a site name, this feature offers to change to the correct name. You can even set it to automatically make the fix, with no prompt. However, in testing, I couldn't tease it into action. I tried pyapal.com, pcmga.com, whitehous.gov, wallmart.com, and many others, with no reaction from SiteCorrect.

Basic Password Manager Like Avast's Windows antivirus, this product includes a password manager. Where the Windows product invites you to install on Android, the Mac one suggests adding password management to your iPhone.

On Windows, the password manager is integrated with the antivirus; under macOS, it's a separate app. There's no limit on the number of devices, and you can sync your passwords between them all, macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android.

Avast doesn't keep your passwords in the cloud. Rather, it uses your Avast account to authorize syncing data that's stored locally on your devices. Once you've enabled syncing on a device, that device becomes an authenticator for adding more devices. The new device displays a numeric code, and the existing device gets a notification with the same code. If the numbers match, just click to approve. What if you lose all your devices?

On installation, Avast sends an email with a recovery link; don't lose that email! On each of your devices, you create a master password to protect the local password stash. The master passwords need not be the same, but who'd want the confusion of making them different? Avast offers advice on creating a strong password, with a color-coded line representing the strength of what you've typed. It's not easy to get all the way to green, but Avast doesn't require it. In fact, it accepted 'Password' as a master password. Avast offers browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

When you log in to a site, the extension offers to save your credentials. If you come back to the site, it fills your saved credentials. Clicking the key icon in one of the fields brings up a menu showing all the credentials you've saved.

And it handles two-page logins like what Google uses. Avast doesn't use the typical menu of logins attached to its toolbar button. Rather, you click the button and launch the main application.

Unlike the Windows edition, this is a separate app, not integrated with the main antivirus. Its main window is seriously tall and skinny, like something you'd find on a smartphone, and you have only limited control over its size. Clicking an item opens its details, with a link to open the site itself. You can also use the password manager to sync and share secure notes between your devices.

These are simple, unformatted text snippets, suitable for saving such things as locker combinations and non-digital passwords. The left-rail menu offers simple icons to manage passwords and secure notes, and one to bring up the password generator. By default, it generates 18-character passwords using all character types.

You can set the length anywhere from four to 30 characters using a slider. Avast analyzes the strength of your master password when you first create it, but not when you update it. On Windows can analyze your passwords, flagging any weak or duplicate ones. The free Windows edition used to include this feature, but it was recently enhanced and redefined as a Pro-only feature.

This password manager handles all the basic tasks and no more. Fancy features like secure sharing, two-factor authentication, and password inheritance aren't here. But you do get it along with the antivirus, at no charge, so if it does enough for you, go ahead and use it. Worth a Look AV-Comparatives certified Avast Security as an effective Mac antivirus.

Impressively, it offers a network scanner and password manager, features often reserved for full security suites. On the other hand, the password manager handles basic functions only—nothing advanced. And while Avast earned great stores in my hands-on antiphishing test, that function currently works well in Chrome and Firefox, but not Safari. But the pros outweigh the cons.

If you're looking for free Mac antivirus protection, give it a try, along with Sophos and Avira, and see which you like best.

Original review: Dec. 4, 2018 I liked Avast Anti-virus so much I decided it might be worth paying for. I signed up and after the first year reduced fee decided it was too much for my budget to pay $59.99. So I canceled my subscription and stopped Auto-renew payments. I thought that was the end of it but no for the past 2 years I have been charged $59.99 for nothing.

I have no active license, I am only paying for the privilege of trying to contact Avast, which if you aren't looking for technical support, is actually impossible. Think twice before using this service, it really is daylight robbery!

Original review: Dec. 3, 2018 Avast appears to be perpetrating a scam on people that fall for their 'free trial' of Premium Cleanup. I downloaded the product yesterday, ran a scan, and followed their instructions for improving my functionality. Upon completing the steps I found that Microsoft Office was no longer available to me. After calling and speaking to technical support, it was explained that they could restore my computer by paying a fee to have a technician fix the problem.

I complained and they offered a discounted rate of $79. What am I going to do – shop around? No, I had them fix it, and kept telling them how unfair it was that their product caused the problem, and yet I had I had to pay them. One technician claimed it was due to Microsoft Update. I called BS on that, and they were unfailingly polite – well trained in taking your money and not admitting it was their problem. This is unethical behavior, and all the technicians appear to be well-versed in customer service tricks to try to make the consumer feel good while spending money unnecessarily.

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I asked for a refund of my technical fee, and they thanked me for patience. In other words, no. Original review: Dec. 3, 2018 So, I was using Avast for about 2 years before I had an incident where they were like, 'Oh! You have been using our product for more than 2 years, we recommend you upgrade, here's a free trial.' Never pay for an antivirus. I clicked on the free trial and before I knew it, I received multiple payments under my account for: $65.00, $85.00, and another payment of $85.00.

All of these payments were refunded, until I got another payment, of $85.00. Keep in mind, after receiving the first payment, they said that I had enabled 'Automatic Renewal', which I disabled, because I was extremely pissed off that I had been charged 4 times in total, so I was pretty fricking angry. I'd recommend Malwarebytes, easy to use, comes with a paid version, don't pay for it. Unlike Avast, MB only has 1 service to offer, which is the main antivirus, which for some people they will enjoy the capabilities of a more simple software. Avast unlike many other AV software I have tested, has successfully managed to isolate viruses and malware even in archived files surprisingly. Another astonishing feature with Avast subsequently missing from vast majority of other AV programs is customisation in the installer letting you decide exactly what you want included and what you want excluded. Avast AV also gives you good control of settings, all the annoying features can be easily turned off, Avast has always had a good interface which really helps navigating through the various advanced features.

Avast not only lets you quick scan but also do complete scans, Avast also includes a boot scan option which will scan your computer before Windows boots, extremely helpful in removing very dangerous threats. Despite this, Avast will not compromise in safety even on the free version and will constantly give you offers on the paid variant, there no reason not to accept. Avast is also one of the extremely few that STILL supports Windows XP and Vista to this day letting you safely use older computers with Internet connection. As someone who still has to rely on old systems for crucial software support, this is a Godsent gift to not having to worry about ransomware attacking old systems thanks to Avast. All my clients really like Avast except the annoying pop-up reminding them to buy the software but people having previously had their computers attacked by virus has never had issues after I installed Avast free Antivirus on their systems afterwards. It can without a doubt be said that Avast tops all charts in review sites for best protection, features, user friendliness, and excellent customer service willing to help. It is hard to understand why Avast themselves receive such harsh critique when they are just trying to help, but in reality there is no helping the helpless.

Original review: Nov. 22, 2018 Been a client for many years as a paid member. Yesterday when on news page I clicked a link for audio and it froze 80% of my computer. After contacting AVAST they said it was not their fault and passed me to a company that charged me for solving the issue.

So I just as well use a free anti company and then be expected to pay if something goes wrong as this. The SCAM was listed as a MICROSOFT issue with a false phone number to contact.

I sensed it was a SCAM and did not telephone it. It was then I contacted AVAST directly.

I would like a full explanation as to the reason AVAST did not protect me at the outset. Original review: Nov. 14, 2018 Beware of cyber scam from your antivirus software. Today, we got a call from a representative of Avast saying they owed us $229 (they said this over 7 months ago) for overcharging for product we never received. To do this, however, they needed to access our computer and then we were to get our bank access online.

They said this way, they would black out our screen and theirs, while a transfer deposit was made to our bank. When they were done, they asked me to verify that the transfer to our bank account was $229. I told them it showed $2,229.

They wigged out and said they needed to retrieve the $2000 and we should go to our nearest Walmart store and buy a gift card for $1800 (because now they said they would give us an extra $200 for our inconvenience). That is when a red flag went up and said no. Again, they got all excited and said they would lose their job and fired and we needed to do it now. Told them we will check it out with our bank and the attorney general office in Nebraska to see if they were scamming us.

Long story short. It is apparently a scam but when we tried calling AVAST, they did not want to hear what we had to say but try and sell us Avast all over again saying they could save us money from what we currently were paying. We are still scratching our heads over this one. If these people from India were actually scammers, wouldn't Avast want to know about this from us? What does that tell you? Operating system was Windows 7 Ultimate Edition.

PC was 12 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD in RAID-1 configuration. Motherboard was ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Rampage II Extreme with Intel I7. Graphics card was Nvidia 500 series GTX. Boring DVD, keyboard, and mouse. Uninstall went as follows: 1) Invoked uninstalled Avast! From the Add/Remove Programs control panel.

2) Uninstall finished. 3) Rebooted machine. 4) Misbehavior on reboot.

5) After multiple reboots, the ROG boot screen came up, but Windows 7 failed to complete its boot-up. 6) Multiple reboots, but never any ROG boot screen again, let alone Windows 7 boot-up 7) Finally, irregardless of rebooting, ROG boot screen does not appear and keyboard is not recognized. Keyboard is a Logitech G910 backlit keyboard, but the lights don't come on anymore. 8) Keyboard and mouse do work on another computer that is being used as a fill-in until the ultimate fate of the previous computer is decided. 9) No other programs were installed/uninstalled at the same time as Avast!

Was uninstalled. Was the latest version of the Free version Outcome of initial communication with Avast's 'higher levels of support' indicated that the information provided above was not even reviewed before their initial 'support' response. Secondary contact resulted with this sentence as part of their response: 'If your computer will not boot up at all you are facing with a hardware issue, probably.'

Note the word 'probably'. Given that I have reviewed 10 complaints posted on this site against Avast for 2018 alone (5/15, 6/10, 6/11, 6/20, 6/28, 7/14, 7/30, 8/21, 9/13, and 10/11) that specifically implicate the presence of the Avast! Antivirus in the permanent loss/or alteration of files as well as damage to the actual functionality of the computers involved. At least 3 of these posts indicated that the reviewer had to seek paid technicians to repair the damage to their operation systems and files. I find the likelihood that my experience is not the result of hardware failure especially given that my computer had absolutely no issues with functionality prior to the uninstall. The latest communication has the 'tech' suggesting that the sudden, total lock up of my OS as a huge coincidence although the only variable in the equation between perfect functionality of my computer and it's now current status as a very expensive piece of metal statuary was my choice to uninstall their software. Now I am looking at paying out somewhere between $1,000 to $1,500 to obtain an equivalent replacement for the computer damaged by this software.

I am fortunate that my husband is a computer programmer and has decades of experienced with computers so he was able to recover all of my photos and documents. Not all are so fortunate. Think long and hard about the value of your data before letting this software invade your computer.

Original review: Recently uninstalled Avast Antivirus software and now my computer does not recognize my keyboard (or any other external components) so there is no way to restore system settings. Bricked my machine! Don't jeopardize your data by using this software which seems designed to destroy your computer on uninstall. Original review: Nov.

1, 2018 Updated on: I originally reviewed this product on November 1, 2018. Avast responded to my review with a message to contact them, that they would like to help, as they are telling others who are also giving not so stellar reviews. Well, obviously I had already contacted them and they would NOT help, hence the review. I did, however, recover the money through Paypal. I couldn't figure out how to edit the first review, only to mark it 'resolved' which somehow seemed hinky to me, as they were not interested in resolving the issue. Original Review: I used this 'free' product in July 2017 in an attempt to clean a computer.

It didn't help, the computer bit the dust. They charged me after the 30 day trial period and claimed I agreed to an auto-renewal.

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I absolutely did not. The default is agree to auto-renewal.

I logged onto my account and stopped that feature two days after I downloaded the program. It was never used after that first try.

This is a horrible way to do business! They refuse to refund the money. It does not show up on credit card as Avast but as Digital River. Original review: Oct. 30, 2018 Avast wanted £49.99 for 12 months AV after I tried the 6 week trial period. I didn't take this up & after a few days, I had an email from them offering the same product for a 'one off, special price' of £24.99, so they initially had tried to rip me off for £25.00.

On principle, I didn't take this offer either. Then, to add further insult, another email, this time entitled 'We want you back', with a price of £19.99. Yet another ripoff. Ethical business practices? Original review: Oct. 29, 2018 This is my first time with AVAST and it automatically renewed without my knowledge or consent. Do not sign up for AVAST!

There is NO option under my order details to turn off automatic renewal. I am trying to get a refund and have contacted support twice. I have received no email correspondence from them and no money back so far. I tried to stop the automatic renew through my PayPal account. They said I had to take it up with the merchant.

DO NOT INSTALL THIS PRODUCT!!! Shady business practices. Original review: Oct. 18, 2018 Cancellation of files for offline installs/updates: I have used and recommended Avast products for a decade or so. Some computers that require antivirus are offline and purposefully never connected to the internet.

In my experience, Avast has always made files available for download so that offline computers could use their software. They have abruptly stopped offering this, and have left us in the lurch. A call to their support verified that they no longer offered files for offline installation or update, and that they might consider opening a request for that 'new' feature. I have a current three-year subscription. There are many computers out there that require anti-virus, but never go online. Also, presently, I do not see a way to install their software on any computer without being online and unprotected while performing the installation. Poor execution and service for transition from discontinued version: We have a three-year subscription for Endpoint, which they have discontinued.

I had to call in to see what product to upgrade to, and they could not tell me. Said to just upgrade one of our computers that is online and see what it upgraded to. The computers that were online would not upgrade, so I spent hours looking for what to upgrade to.

One computer accepted the upgrade, and the license key. For over 24 hours, the second computer will not register the key, giving an error message to try again later. I had functioning software with a current license, and by following their installation process, now have a system that is 'unsecured', since they will not accept and process a proper and valid product key.

I have quite a few computers to install this on, and after the inability of Avast to accept and process a proper license key online, I have decided that finding a way to get the offline computers online for the purpose of installing Avast would be a very poor road to travel. In summary, Avast has failed in offering acceptable service and failed by discontinuing the vital capability of offline installation and updating of virus definitions.

Avast, you have lost a long time customer and advocate for life. Original review: Oct. 11, 2018 For sometime, I have been disappointed with Avast; most particularly when your 'clean up' tool literally cleaned my computer.

I had to have an IT person in to restore my pictures and other information from my external backup. I had an online support session with Microsoft this afternoon which apparently identified a virus that was undetected by your software and had literally slowed my computer to a CRAWL, a very slow crawl. I never found Avast software updated automatically; always had to check and install updates. Pain in the rear. Just not satisfied at all; and, TO TOP ALL OFF, I still get to pay you for the remaining approximately 2.5 years of an unsatisfactory subscription. Original review: Sept. 27, 2018 I have been with Avast for many years.

I thought they were a decent company. I recently was given a new quote which I thought was too expensive. I decided to cancel. I had problems removing their Anti Virus Premium, so I contacted them which is not easy to find. They said they are not responsible for the removal of their product. They would have to charge me $50.00 Canadian to have their Tech Support remove it.

I agreed provided they could remove it and restore my computer back to proper with internet access. Original review: Sept. 26, 2018 I am not getting anywhere with their customer service. Purchase Avast for £20 for one year and one PC. Without knowing I was subscribing for a £59.99 bill on the following year, I nearly fainted and now that I want a refund they are giving me hard time. I open a dispute with PayPal but lost the case and they closed my dispute, after a few days the customer service says it's still under dispute and they cannot refund me and for me to investigate with my bank, what the hell is going on? I regret Avast forever.

Will spread the word until I get my money back. I immediately called their customer service line, in the Philippines, and a man asked me for the reference number, which I gave him; said he couldn't find the transaction. Then he searched it by name and couldn't find it, then he said he had to search it by my credit card number, which I did not give him, as he should have had the other information without it and I greatly feared further inappropriate charges.

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I could hardly be more dissatisfied with the billing and the lack of documentation on their part, not to mention the fact their customer service rep couldn't find the charge by reference number, or by my name. That's just lousy customer service all around. Original review: Sept. 21, 2018 After being with this shower for over 4 years I got an email saying they wanted double the money to renew the licence for my internet protection. After downloading new updates and paying over 70 pounds for this. I found myself unable to open any of the files I had on my computer.

Contacting customer service was a disgrace. They are only out to exploit you and make more money.

I have a feeling, this is why their latest updates creates a problem for you. I honestly think these muppets are harming our computers, rather than giving us what we pay for. AVOID AT ALL COSTS GUYS. You would sorry if you ignore my advice.

Original review: Sept. 10, 2018 How can an internet based company not have an email address or online help for potential and existing users? It beggars belief. Sadly Avast isn't the only guilty company.

I have read a lot of the comments as I was going to come back to Avast on a special deal. By the sounds of it I'd be better off staying with the enemy!

This is a big difference in macOS: unlike Windows, where clicking the X exits the program, on macOS it merely closes that window. The little red X is not for quitters. To fully quit the app, just press Command+Q on the keyboard. Better keyboard shortcuts for mac. Close, Minimize, or Hide an App On the other hand, if you don’t want to quit an app, you can hide, minimize, or close it instead.

Again AVAST - make yourselves easier to contact. The hardest thing for consumers is deciding the best company to go with and a lot of you don't have the decency to make communication easy. Business 101.! Original review: Sept. 6, 2018 Used to be modestly good antivirus, stopped viruses from downloading or connecting to the web. Advertising is false - I had the idea it would include my phone and then they wanted me to purchase separate software for that. When it used to work, it took forever to run a scan and drastically slowed my computer - which has 4 gigs of RAM.

Recently they made changes in the software. It scans EVERY file that opens on my computer, and must stop unspecified system files. It takes FOREVER to open EVERY web page at EVERY place in the page.

Eventually the Internet connection breaks and it won't connect. Soon after that my computer slows to a crawl and then freezes. I uninstalled, ALL problems disappeared. I reinstalled, problems came back. I uninstalled, all problems disappeared.

Don't worry about what OS or browser, if Avast is worth money it works on all of them. Avast HAS no customer support, so don't even try it with the false offering to help me you plastered all over this page. I'm not interested in any case, your software doesn't work, so no amount of helping me will work. FIX it, and if you cared it obviously wouldn't be broken, so you're not going to fix it. Push me at ALL and I'll file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau for a partial refund for the time on my license since YOU broke your software. Don't even think about it. Only resolution I ever want is for everyone to know not to buy this piece of junk.

Original review: Sept. 3, 2018 Have used Avast for years without issues. After resubscribing Jul 18, started getting requests to enter my 'Master Password.' Except I didn't have one. Contact them.

Took over an hour just to get to the first rep. Had to PAY for them to fix THEIR problem. After multiple multi-hour calls with tech support, they said it was fixed and that they had 'cleaned up' my laptop. Immediately noticed that MS Office Professional was no longer functioning properly. Features missing.

Contacted Avast again. After more digging around their answer was.

'It's a Microsoft problem so call them.' Basically washed their hands of a problem they clearly created. Original review: Sept. 3, 2018 Avast Tech Scam. Trying to resolve an issue of getting cancelation notices on my product - you cannot speak with anyone - you get an email response and it is very vague in its explanation and the problem is NOT solved. The problem is multiplied by double billing.

I have an account! A PAID UP ACCOUNT - and I am billed again (Auto Billing). I will STOP this auto billing and as good as AVAST might be - paying twice for the service - they can't be that good.

Horrible customer service. Spoke with Stephanie in Manila & her supervisor. Told her that this is a problem with the update. She insisted on doing a 'diagnostic,' found extraneous problems and said I needed an advanced diagnostic. All she wanted to do was sell me this diagnostic.

Her supervisor came on and said that I could have a 'special' price: $49 instead of $119. There was no other solution. I have the feeling that this isn't a tech service at all - it is a point of sale for Avast products. I have paid for Internet Security and I am wondering why it is not supported by tech service, as claimed. I wasted an hour having a very frustrating phone conversation and I am no closer to resolving the problem with the faulty update. Czech-based Avast was the first company to offer home network security and is dedicated to providing free antivirus protection to homes, schools and businesses around the world. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, Avast also has locations in the USA, Germany, China, South Korea and Tawain.

Keeps your online activity private: Avast won’t sell your private information to anyone, including the NSA, CIA or government. Unbreakable password: One unbreakable password protects all of your system’s other passwords. International: Find a business partner around the world who speaks your language and can provide local service. Saves schools money: Schools can get protection from threats and viruses for free without limitations on seats or time. Avast SecureLine: Avast’s SecureLine protects your iOS devices so you can maintain a secure connection on the go. No tracking with SecureLine: Avast SecureLine doesn’t keep logs of your online activity so what you do online is completely secure and untraceable. Best for: Individuals, schools and businesses.

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