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If Windows Defender is blocking Avast antivirus on your system, use the following fixes to resolve the issue. Some users were able to fix this issue by disabling the Secure Boot. Secure Boot helps ...

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Avast has highly-rated virus and malware protection, a nice interface, and a ton of features that don’t overwhelm. It’s pricey compared to others, however, at $80 per year for a single PC. Avast is ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday said it will ban the antivirus giant Avast from selling consumers' web browsing data to advertisers after Avast claimed its products would prevent its ...

Avast Free Antivirus for Mac delivers on its historically strong antivirus/anti-malware tools and offers some interesting network tools. However, the inConsistent web filtering and the failure of its ...

Technology firm Avast offers anti-virus and Internet security software for individuals, small business and educational institutions. Its Avast Free Antivirus program is CNET's top-rated anti-virus ...

Czech antivirus maker Avast has taken the extreme step of disabling a major component of its antivirus product after a security researcher found a dangerous vulnerability that put all of the company's ...

The Mac and Windows version of Avast antivirus has been used to harvest user data, an investigation claims, with some sensitive info sold to third parties, including Google, Microsoft, and Intuit.