Avast Plc

Description

Founded in 1988, Avast Plc is a UK-based world’s leading consumer cybersecurity provider with 18 offices across the world. It allows its users to control their privacy in their way through Avast SecureLine VPN, Avast AntiTrack, Avast Fmilt Space, Avast Omni, Wind Family Protect, and Avast Secure Browser and its largest market include Canada, France, US, UK, Brazil, Germany, and Russia. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange as LON: AVST and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

The company offers its products through two segments that include Small and Medium-sized businesses (SMB) and consumers. The company offers endpoint and network security solutions to protect small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) against the most advanced threats. Its Business Secure Web Gateway and Secure Internet Gateway are delivered in partnership with Zscaler and it works with different types of partners, including licence resellers, distributors, and value-added resellers (VARs).

The company’s consumer product secures all the devices as well as networks, data, families, and homes through its brands that include Avast and AVG in form of both free and paid-for products and CCleaner, that enhance performance and improve privacy. The company’s antivirus solutions use AI and machine learning to conduct behavioral analysis and improve detection abilities, with both local and cloud-based deep learning capabilities and its security engine is powered by a continuous data loop of inputs from our users, who act as a geographically dispersed global threat detection system.

The company leverages its user base to partner with third-party vendors and its products and services include secure web browsing, distribution of third-party software, an e-commerce tool, and mobile advertising. Its Secure Web Browser helps users to stay safe online and achieve better control of their personal online footprint and through its partnership with Google, it distributes the Chrome browser to our user base.