Avast, the best free antivirus to install on your PC

UPDATE: When Google and Mozilla removed Avast’s web extension from their stores, a scandal broke out which revealed that Avast (who also owns AVG) had allegedly been spying on their users’ browsing data and selling it to corporations for millions of dollars in profit. In light of these unethical practices, we can no longer recommend them on our site. You can read more about the controversy and our decision here. For a list of antivirus companies we do recommend, please see this list of the 10 best antiviruses of

Original Review: How secure is secure enough? Avast seems to be betting that you’ll want all the security bells and whistles that you can afford, but its paid tiers seem to be offering too little for the price. With that said, the free tier of Avast offers a fantastic antivirus engine at its core (PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE UPDATE).You’ll love the security of Avast, as well as the speed with which it reacts to detect and mitigate dangerous programs – just try not to get too frustrated by its incessant pleas for you to upgrade.

Security

As mentioned, Avast went above and beyond when it came time to design the free version of their antivirus product. Even the basic virus scan offers more functionality than most. Instead of just searching for viruses and malware, it also detects out-of-date software, malicious browser add-ons, network issues, unprotected sensitive documents, and weak passwords.

My first scan detected no malware, bad extensions, or network issues, but it did find vulnerable software, unprotected documents, and weak passwords. I’m not surprised that there’s vulnerable software on my computer – I have a lot of software and it’s a pain to update it all – but these last two items gave me a little bit of pause. What does Avast count as unprotected sensitive documents and how do they find them? Furthermore, how do they check the strength of my passwords?

As it turns out, the sensitive documents scan is highly effective. It found tax records, employment documents, financial statements, and more – stuff I’ve stored on my computer without even remembering that I’ve put it there. In all, it only detected two false positives. Avast sorted these documents into categories such as taxes, payroll, employment, and travel (documents such as driver’s licenses and passports. It also gives you an easy button to the right of each entry that instantly shows you the location of each document that it finds.

Reading between the lines of the marketing copy, Avast seems to be leveraging a technology known as Data Loss Prevention (DLP). DLP is a tool that’s normally used in the context of large companies that store customer data such as credit card and social security numbers. Using DLP, companies can scan word documents and conduct optical character recognition (OCR) on PDFs in order to detect strings of numbers that resemble these sensitive bits of data. The company can then know exactly where its sensitive data is and take steps to ensure that no one moves or deletes it.

Simply knowing the location of my sensitive data is very useful and seeing DLP technology move from a corporate to a consumer context is interesting to say the least. There’s unfortunately not a lot that you can do with this information without locking yourself into a subscription, however. Once you do subscribe, you get the option to encrypt your information and store it in a secure digital locker. If any attacker attempts to move or delete these files, the program blocks access and notifies the user.

Avast’s weak password scan is frankly a bit of a letdown. I was expecting the service to tell me that I’d set one of my passwords to “cat” or something equally simple by using some sort of futuristic hash-scanning algorithm. Instead, it just told me that I’m storing passwords in my browser (everyone does), that this method is potentially insecure (jury’s out on that), and that I should upgrade in order to use Avast Passwords, Avast’s password management service. This may certainly be useful, but it’s not worth committing to a yearly subscription when you could just use one of the best password managers that are already available elsewhere. (More on this later.)

Does the Antivirus Engine Make the Grade?

All of these extras are frankly a distraction from the core of the scan itself – the malware detector. Independent lab tests show that Avast has a highly-rated antivirus engine, demonstrating advanced features and flagging zero false positives. Few antivirus engines scored higher. In addition, testing-under real-world conditions shows that Avast is efficient at detecting and mitigating the vectors – such as drive-by-downloads and code injection attacks – by which malware propagates. To summarize, Avast will detect most forms of advanced malware, and prevent most of them from even installing on your computer. If any malware gets by, an automatic scan will usually detect and destroy the infection within a day.

When malware attempts to execute on a computer, Avast springs into action. It will detect most known malware samples immediately, then quarantine and delete them. If Avast detects an unknown file that acts suspiciously, Avast kills the process and analyzes the malware sample at its corporate headquarters. If you suspect that Avast has missed a file, you can right-click on any file in your Windows Explorer panel and select the file or folder for individual scanning.

More importantly, Avast is very good at making sure that malware doesn’t get onto your computer in the first place. It detects most sites that attempt to distribute malware before they start downloading onto your computer. For the rest, Avast will interrupt the malware sites during the download stage – missing only a few files, which will usually be caught by Avast’s active protection once they attempt to execute.

Phishing sites – sites that attempt to duplicate banking login screens and social media – are far more common than malware sites, as well as being a bit simpler to produce. It’s arguably more important to protect users from these sites than it is to protect them from sites dedicated to malware. Although this is a paid feature, Avast has the ability to protect users from phishing sites with surprising efficiency. Their software doesn’t just block sites that have already been blacklisted – they also can identify phishing sites that are too new to have been identified by security researchers.

To summarize, the free version of Avast offers security that’s among the best that I’ve ever seen. You’d almost expect that its designers would have turned something off to make the paid upgrade more essential, but they haven’t. Its paid features, including a locker for your passwords and an encryption option for sensitive files, just don’t add more to the table.

Features

Outside of the core antivirus function, Avast offers a host of features in both its free and paid versions that are designed to keep your data secure. These features range from the expected to the exotic, with many of the paid features being perhaps more useful to power users. Here’s the rundown:

Free Features are Critical to Online Security and Quality of Life

First of all, Avast offers a series of advanced security scans. This is distinct from the “Smart Scan” that you see on the program’s main menu. When you click on the “protection” tab, you’ll see a variety of options, including “Full Virus Scan” and “Boot-Time Scan.”

Full Virus Scan is both slower and more thorough than the primary smart scan. Although it takes quite a bit longer – up to a couple of hours on a slower machine – it has a better chance of detecting and resolving threats. If you suspect that your computer was infected by malware prior to installing Avast, you’ll likely want to do a Full Virus Scan in order to weed out any lingering threats.

You’ll also want to run a Boot Time Scan. Many advanced kinds of malware now have the ability to persist even when their files are deleted from your computer’s operating system. That’s because these viruses exist outside the primary OS. When they’re deleted, they simply reinstall themselves from files that are outside the operating system. A Boot Time Scan restarts your computer and watches for suspicious programs that try to execute while the computer is running, and then stops them in their tracks.

Lastly, Avast offers a full-featured WiFi scanner designed to protect you at your home and on the go. When I ran it, it discovered every device connected to my WiFi in under a minute – my desktop, laptop, console, cellphone, and kitchen speaker. If my devices were unsecured, it would have pointed out vulnerabilities such as ports exposed to the internet, default passwords, and other weaknesses.

Paid Features Don’t Add Enough Value

Outside of these advanced virus scanning features, Avast doesn’t offer much – but it’s not clear that you’d need much more anyway. For example, there’s a utility that’s supposed to clean your computer’s hard drive, for example, but it’s paid for. Meanwhile, CCleaner is free. Want to get rid of particularly sensitive materials? Avast offers a secure erase function that can delete a file by writing over it many times, removing all trace of it from your computer. The system works as advertised, but it’s hard to see who needs it other than security researchers. There’s a VPN add-on that you can pay for, but other standalone VPNs offer similar features for less.

To summarize, Avast has won me over with its free version, but it has lost its balance when it comes to paid and premium pricing. The features here won’t make you much more secure than the free software, and you can replicate most of their functionality with free or lower-cost third party software.

Ease of use

This is an area where Avast frustrated me. I realize that if you’re an antivirus company, you need to make money by converting your free users to paid subscribers. I really shouldn’t mind that Avast takes every opportunity to get me to upsell – and for the most part, I don’t. What irks me, however, is the liberal use of dark-pattern UI in order to get me to pay up.

If you’re unfamiliar with dark-pattern UI, here’s a quick example.

When you boot up Avast, you get a splash screen a big “scan now” button in the middle and a white box offering you a welcome gift.

The “gift” turns out to be a steep discount on a subscription. What if you don’t want a subscription? As you can see from the screenshot below, there’s no “back” button, only a “buy now” option. In order to back out of the upsell screen you actually have to click the red X in the top right corner, something that’s counter-intuitive to most users who think that button just closes the program.

When you hit that X, by the way, another pop up comes after it, offering you a free trial.

Again, this is not a huge disappointment – because again, the service needs to make money – and if that were the only example of that in the program, I probably wouldn’t mind. With that said, Avast goes a long way towards burying its goodwill by offering other confusing and intrusive upsells buried in its software.

Here’s another example. In Avast’s “privacy” menu, you can see some options that are closed off with a big orange lock, and some that aren’t. You’d expect that you’d have to pay to unlock features that are locked, and that the features that are unlocked would be free. That’s unfortunately not the case. When you click on SecureLine VPN, for example, a separate program installs itself on your computer, and then asks you for money. If you click on “Performance” and choose “Driver Updater,” the same thing happens. Avast takes you all the way into installing a new program on your computer, and then asks you for money.

The most egregious example happened with the password manager, which is free but not great. The password manager operates as a Chrome or Firefox extension that stores your password and is secured with a master password, but it neither suggests strong passwords nor warns you about weak or duplicate passwords – something that’s a must in other products. You can’t even implement two-factor authentication.

Anyway, when I clicked through the menus that led into the password management function, I decided to decline to import my passwords into Avast’s password manager. Imagine my surprise when Avast started to import my passwords anyway! Although I was able to cancel the transfer, Avast also installed their proprietary secure browser on my machine – again without my permission.

This is a bit worrying. It doesn’t speak ill when it comes to the functionality of the antivirus engine itself, but for long-term users, the constant reminders to upsell – plus the misleading menu options – may eventually become frustrating

Support

Avast offers premium support services for its antivirus product at every pricing tier. There’s an extensive knowledgebase that explains how its features work and what they’re supposed to do. These walk inexperienced users through the operation of the product and allow them to do some basic troubleshooting on their own.

The organization also boasts a 24/7 call center for more serious problems. The tech support specialists are able to provide detailed and helpful information within a short amount of time. This information should be helpful for both inexperienced users and power users alike.

Pricing

When compared to other antivirus programs, Avast is roughly average in terms of expense. There are four main pricing tiers – Free, Internet Security, Premier, and Ultimate. If you’re determined to pay for Avast, Internet Security is probably the best option for you. It includes several useful quality of life features that the free tier lacks – a Real Site option that protects against phishing sites, a Ransomware Shield to protect your files from encryption, a firewall that stops intrusion attempts, and an anti-spam feature.

Internet Security also includes one of the coolest features that isn’t included in the free version – the Sandbox mode. This lets you open files and programs in a virtual machine that doesn’t have access permissions to your desktop. If the file contains malware, then the malicious program will execute in an area where it can’t do your computer any harm. This is a really neat little bonus, and it’s great for anyone who’s constantly receiving phishing attempts.

Meanwhile, the more expensive pricing tiers contain more of the software that’s nice to have, but not vital. Upgrading to Premier gets you the superfluous data shredder and disk cleanup features, while upgrading to Ultimate gets you the VPN and the password manager. None of these are necessarily essential to your data security, and if you must have them, they’re available from third parties at a lower price for the same effectiveness.

Once again: the free tier of Avast gives you all the information security you’re likely to need, but if you must upgrade, the Internet Security tier gives you most of everything else.

Avast Free Antivirus is an award-winning free antivirus program (requires free registration) that has proven itself to be an easy-to-use and reliable antivirus. Some features of the program: the presence of a resident scanner, the ability to scan archives, check outgoing and incoming mail, scripts and files downloaded from the Internet, as well as scanning all devices connected to the computer, and much more. The antivirus has a simple and intuitive interface, which makes it accessible to both advanced and novice users.

Installing Avast Antivirus

Step 1

Download the installer for the correct version of Avast from the official website.

Run the installer as an administrator. To do this, right-click on the installation package and select "Run as administrator".

For most users, it is recommended that you simply click the "Install" button to start the basic installation. In this case, the program will automatically install all necessary modules, security settings and default values. If you choose "customize", you will have the option to choose which program modules should be installed.

Note: If you don't want to install Google Browser additionally, uncheck "Yes, install Google Browser as well".

At the first stage of installation, you will be prompted to select the installation location for the antivirus.

Step 5

Here you also need to select the components that you want to install for Avast Free Antivirus. In most cases, you should just leave this part as default. You can configure the installation of individual protection components and services. After you are done with the setup, click the "Install" button and wait for the installation to complete.

After the installation is completed, the program will offer to install the antivirus on mobile devices. If you don't need it, click No.

Step 9

After you have installed the program, depending on which version is installed, you must perform the following steps:

1. If you have installed the free version of Avast Free antiirus, you can start using it right away.
2. If you have installed one of the paid versions, then after the day trial period expires, you will need to purchase a license to continue using the program, or upgrade to the free version.

How to use Avast Free Antivirus

First, open the Avast user interface by double-clicking the icon on your desktop or system tray.

Step 1

Go to "Scan" and select "Scan for viruses" (or any other option, depending on your needs).

On the Scan screen, select the scan type from the drop-down menu and click the Start button.

Wait until the end of the procedure. After the scan is completed, a notification will appear with the result.

If a threat has been detected, click the "Show Results" button to view any actions taken automatically according to the scan settings, or take manual action on any types of detected threats. You can also access scan reports by clicking View History at the bottom of the scan screen.

Scanning browser add-ons

If "Smart Scan" doesn't make you tired, you can go back to the "Overview" home page and select "Scan for Browser Add-ons".

Home network scan

After selecting this item, the antivirus will start scanning your home network for vulnerabilities such as portable devices, WiFi status, router settings, factory passwords, etc. This is a new feature in Avast that helps you detect potential problems across the entire network you use. As in the previous step, you can analyze if there are problems with your network.

Also a useful feature that helps identify unwanted software that adversely affects the performance of your computer in general.

CONCLUSION

Antivirus programs today are essential to protect your computer. And maybe that's why there are many anti-malware utilities, both free and paid. Today we will look at one of the most popular free antiviruses in Runet - Avast.

This application can be downloaded from the developer's site. Download the installer and run it. Before installation, click the "Settings" link to skip installing unnecessary programs.

Near each of the additional components offered for installation, there is an icon in the form of a question mark, to which you can move the mouse to find out detailed information about it. In my case, the set of installed programs looked like this:

Now click "Install" and wait for the process to finish.

First start

After the installation process is completed, the Avast icon will appear in the taskbar. Click on it and launch the main window of the program. For further work, registration is required (the "Login" button in the upper part of the window).

We go through this simple procedure, we enter under our login. This completes the preparatory work.

Setting

Now you can go directly to the settings. To do this, in the main window, click the gear icon. Next, we will consider how to optimally set the parameters for each tab of the settings window.

General

Scroll the window slider down, set the desired sound settings and notification display mode. Also, if you wish, you can set password protection on Avast.

In the "Maintenance" item, set the auto-cleaning settings and the amount of quarantine.

In the next paragraph, “status monitoring”, it is advisable to set all the checkboxes - thereby you will increase your security.

If you do not want to send data to Avast, uncheck the "Privacy" section.

Components

On this tab, you can manage installed Avast components.

Update

We set up receiving updates of virus databases and the application itself.

Unfortunately, most reliable antivirus programs are paid. Avast antivirus is considered a pleasant exception in this regard, the free version of which Avast Free Antivirus is not far behind the paid versions of this application in terms of functionality, and in terms of reliability, in general, it is not inferior in any way. This powerful antivirus tool can be used absolutely free of charge, and starting from the latest version even without registration. Let's find out how to install Avast Free Antivirus.

To install Avast antivirus, first of all, you need to download the installation file from the official website of the program, the link to which is provided after the first paragraph of this review.

After the installation file is downloaded to the computer's hard drive, run it. The Avast installation file, which is currently provided by the company, is not an archive containing program files, it simply starts downloading them from the Internet online.

After all the data is loaded, we are prompted to start the installation process. We can do it right away. But also, if you wish, you can go to the settings, and leave for installation only those components that we consider necessary.

From the names of the services that we do not want to install, uncheck the boxes. But, if you are not very well versed in the principles of antivirus operation, then it is best to leave all the default settings and go directly to the installation process by clicking on the "Install" button.

But, even after that, the installation will not start yet, as we will be asked to read the privacy user agreement. If we agree to the presented terms of use of the program, then click on the "Continue" button.

After that, finally, the installation process of the program starts, which lasts several minutes. Its progress can be observed using the indicator located in the pop-up window from the tray.

Steps after installation

After the installation process is completed, a window will open with a message stating that Avast antivirus has been successfully installed. In order to be able to enter the start window of the program, we only need to do a few actions. Click on the "Continue" button.

After that, a window opens in front of us, in which it is proposed to download a similar antivirus for a mobile device. Let's assume that we don't have a mobile device, so we skip this step.

In the next window that opens, the antivirus offers to try out its SafeZone browser. But this action is not our goal, so we refuse this offer.

In the end, a page opens that says that the computer is protected. It is also suggested to run an intelligent system scan. It is not recommended to skip this step when you first start the antivirus. Therefore, you need to run this type of scan for viruses, vulnerabilities and other system flaws.

Registering an antivirus

Previously, Avast Free Antivirus was provided for 1 month without any conditions. After a month, for the possibility of further free use of the program, it was required to go through a short registration procedure directly through the anti-virus interface. You had to enter a username and email. Thus, a person received the right to use the antivirus for free for 1 year. This registration procedure had to be repeated annually.

But, since , Avast has revised its positions on this issue. The latest version of the program does not require user registration, and Avast Free Antivirus can be used indefinitely without any additional steps.

As you can see, installing Avast Free Antivirus is quite simple and intuitive. The developers, wanting to make the use of this program even more convenient for users, even abandoned the annual mandatory registration process, as it was before.

Today we will talk about how to install Avast for free, and also consider the features of this antivirus and, perhaps, give some advice on its use.

Now the antivirus is necessary practically, as air.

Indeed, not thousands, but tens of thousands of viruses appear on the Internet every now and then, which strive by any means to penetrate your computer, take control of it, lure money out of the user, steal data, block access to some important files, and so on. .

Antiviruses are paid and free. But even paid ones are sometimes given to the user as a trial version.

A trial antivirus program is no different from a paid one, with the only difference being that they are allowed to use it either for a month, that is, for 30 days, or for 1 year.

Of course, a free license for a year is more attractive to the average user, so everyone is looking for where to download a free version of the antivirus without SMS.

But the question arises, which antivirus to choose? After all, there are so many of them.

Installing an antivirus

The first step is to go to the official website of the antivirus.

Of course, there are many other sites on the Internet that offer this product in both paid and free form.

This will:

• Safely
• Fast
• Informative (the site has information for users)
• Interesting

Advice! Going to the official Avast website in Russian, immediately click on the "Download for free" button, which is right in front of your eyes on a blue background. It is noteworthy that the latest version of Avast is compatible with Windows 10 (this is indicated by the inscription, which is located directly under the button - see the screenshot).

After you click on the button, you will instantly be taken down the page of the site and you will see three columns at once, which will tell you about three product options - basic, complex and maximum.

Naturally, we are interested in the basic version, because it is free.

By clicking on the “Download for free” button, you will be taken to a site with an installer that will very simply explain what you need to do next.

In general, you don’t have to do anything, because the download of the main file will start automatically.

But even if it doesn't (maybe you have a browser that doesn't support automatic downloads), you can still click on the "Click here" link.

A little lower it will be written that to install a free antivirus, you need to follow three simple steps. Here they are:

Double-click on the file, confirm the installation and follow the simple instructions on the screen.

No installation problems can arise even theoretically, because the developers have done a good job on the comfort of ordinary users.

True, there is one but. You must not have another antivirus installed, otherwise they may start to conflict.

It even happens that one antivirus considers another antivirus a virus program that infects the computer.

What to do - no one canceled the competition between companies.

Benefits of installing Avast

By downloading Avast without registration for Windows, you can be sure that the protection of your computer is at the highest level.

Now, not a single cybercriminal, with the exception of special professionals, will be able to encroach on your personal computer or laptop.

A program specially designed for Windows 7 and Windows 8, as well as supporting Windows 10, will cope with any threat, whether it be a “DDoS attack”, automatic download of a dangerous program through a browser, or an attempt to crack the password to archives or other places important to you.

Advice! Various versions of Avast antivirus are available on the Internet. You can download Avast 7, Avast 8 and so on. However, these are already outdated versions, which, although they will protect the computer from most viruses, are no longer one hundred percent. Therefore, we advise you to download only the current version. At the moment, this is the version, which offers the most modern and effective protection.

The free version has the following features:

• Spyware Protection (Spyware Protection)
• Basic antivirus (basic set of codes that protect your computer)
• Streaming update (your antivirus databases will never become outdated, because they will be updated via the Internet with enviable regularity)
• Protection against software that can harm your computer, as well as against phishing
• Securing your home network
• Password protection against hacking

Why choose Avast

Last year for Avast was marked by the fact that the developers introduced a very powerful and inherently innovative settings scanner that worked with the security of the router.

This was a very pleasant innovation for most users - this is evidenced by numerous reviews.

The new Avast also adds a password manager and an improved user interface, which is now even more convenient and comfortable to work with.

Despite the fact that Avast is essentially a free antivirus (with the exception of supplemented paid versions), in laboratory tests it is not much inferior to the giants of the market.

It shows the efficiency that can "blow" the best commercial solutions.

What are the advantages of this antivirus? So:

1. It received excellent results in laboratory tests.
2. Amateur tests were also held, in which he scored very good points.
3. Now the antivirus scans the network and router, excluding any security problems.
4. It has a password manager that will make your life much easier.
5. There was a function to clean the system and scan the disk at boot.

Among the shortcomings, one can note the fact that a full scan takes a long time.

Perhaps this is even an indirect drawback, because the duration of the scan may indicate that the antivirus carefully works through each file and does not miss anything.

And also the relative limited functionality of the password manager catches the eye.

Overview Avast Free Antivirus Beta windows 10

How to install Avast for free - Guide and tips for using

The program menu consists of eight groups of tabs (Status, Scanning, Tools, Store, My Devices, Help, Statistics, Settings). To see detailed information about the contents of a particular tab, click on its name. By default, the Status tab is open, which provides general information about the current protection and allows you to start scanning your computer (Express Scan button, see Figure ).

If something threatens the full operation of the antivirus, the icon will appear in the notification area. The Status tab will also signal problems with protection (Fig. ).

Rice. Troubleshooting To normalize the operation of the antivirus, click the Fix all button.

Pay special attention to the Scanning tab: this is where you will run various scan options (Fig. ).

Rice. Scan tab

The Tools tab menu contains additional options that allow you to increase the security of your computer (Fig. ). Let's consider them in more detail.

Rice. Tools tab menu

Software Updater displays information about the status of programs installed on the computer, avast! checks installed applications, looks for information about the latest versions, and provides results in the form of recommendations.

Note

The software is constantly being improved: new functions are added, shortcomings and errors are eliminated, the interface becomes more practical, etc. For the convenience of users, the developers have installed an update function: if there is an Internet connection, the program will automatically make the necessary changes.

Secureline is available only in a paid version and contains the function of protecting your Internet connection via public Wi-Fi networks. When using Secureline, no one will know what you are browsing on the web.

Clearing your browser removes all information about your internet activity.

AccsessAnywhere provides remote access to a computer.

Rescue Disk creates a special bootable disk for offline scanning and cleaning of your computer.

The Store tab (Fig. ) allows you to purchase additional security tools.

Rice. Shop tab

Using the My Devices tab, you can control your phone or tablet remotely.

The Help, Statistics and Settings tabs allow you to get help in case of various problems, find out detailed information about the operation of the antivirus, and also configure it to solve specific problems.

COMPUTER CHECK

Avast offers five basic data scanning options (Figure ).

Rice. Selecting a Scan Option

Express Scan - a quick scan of your computer without loading RAM for viruses on the system disk where the operating system is installed (by default, this is the C: drive), as well as all major applications and running processes.

Full scan - checking all the information available on the computer. It is recommended to perform this operation immediately after installing and updating the virus databases. Verification may take a long time.

Scanning removable media - checking USB flash drives, portable hard drives and other storage media that are periodically connected to the computer. It is easier to exclude the possibility of infection with the virus in advance than to eliminate the consequences after. Don't neglect this feature.

Select a folder to scan - Scan a custom folder. A great option if you're downloading something from the Internet to a separate directory, or if you suspect a virus in a particular file or folder.

OS boot scan is a scan option for when you think your computer has been infected by a virus and want to reduce its harmful effects. By clicking the Schedule button, you will run the scan before the operating system loads, which means before the virus starts. The developer positions this function as one of the main impact tools of the avast! to clean up your computer.

If for some reason you are not satisfied with the proposed scanning options, there is always the opportunity to design your own. To do this, click on the link Set a special type of scanning (Fig. ).

Rice. Custom scan settings

Below the description of the selected scanning option, there is a Settings link (see Fig. ), clicking on which will take you to the scan settings window (Fig. ).

Rice. Scan Settings (Actions menu)

On the left, select the Actions menu and select the Automatically apply actions during scanning check box. After that, three tabs will appear in the window: Virus, PUP (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and Suspicious. file. In the drop-down list of each tab, you can select the actions that avast! when specific objects are detected:

Fix automatically;

Move to quarantine;

Delete;

No action.

There are programs that, in principle, resemble viruses, but are not, as well as files that are falsely identified by antiviruses as infected. To exclude the occurrence of a false alarm or an unpleasant situation with the deletion of personal data, use the Exclusions function of the scan settings window (Fig. ).

Rice. Exceptions

With this simple function, you will prevent the antivirus from scanning selected objects. You can also exclude folders containing only images from scanning to reduce the time it takes to scan your computer. To do this, run the command Exception Settings, press the button Review and select the correct directory.

We've covered the standard scan types, but there are two more options that deserve attention.

Scanning from Windows Explorer allows you to check any selected file. To do this, right-click on it, run the command Scan.

The screen saver scan will be performed when the computer is not in use, that is, while the screen saver is displayed. Once you return to work, the scan will stop. To enable this type of scan, right-click on the desktop, run the command Personalization Screensaver. In the window Options screen saver from the drop-down list, select avast! antivirus and click OK(Fig. ). All test results are displayed on the tab Statistics.

Rice. Screen saver scan

UPDATE

One of the most important protection components of any anti-virus program is anti-virus databases. In avast! they are called Virus definitions.

Keeping the anti-virus databases up to date will minimize the possibility of infecting your computer. The developers have taken care of this in advance by setting up automatic updating of virus definitions. In this case, the antivirus updates the databases on its own as needed. If you are not satisfied with this option, change it: run the command Settings Update, in the area of Settings set the switch to the desired position (Fig. ).

Rice. Updating anti-virus databases

In addition to the user-friendly interface of avast! I would like to note its invisibility in the system - resources are practically not affected. In addition to high efficiency in combating known threats, the application performs powerful heuristic analysis, which allows you to detect new, yet unknown viruses.

Avast has been providing free antivirus for many years and is significantly better at protecting your system than Windows Defender. I’ve used it on my own machines and clients computers without any real issues. Since the company was taken over by Norton last year Norton Has Bought Avast, it has changed its name to Avast One and although at this point no one knows in what direction Avast will be moved in, at the moment, it is still a very good free antivirus solution.

A common problem, or issue, when installing any “free” program or app, is that they’re often loaded with extra “premium” features that you’ll need to pay for.

In this guide to installing Avast One, I’ll guide you through the potential minefield and only install what really is free and that you really need.

Before You Install Avast One.

Before you install any new antivirus program onto your computer, make sure that you’ve removed the old one. You never want to have two AV’s on your computer at the same time.

Open APPS AND FEATURES on your computer and check down the list of installed programs for anything that looks like an antivirus.

If you find one, uninstall it. If you’re not sure, Google the name of it to find out.

If you’re already using the older version of Avast free, then I’d uninstall that as well. Start fresh.

The only exception would be Windows Defender. You will find Defender on your computer, but it’s a part of Windows itself and should be left alone.

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Download Avast One Free Antivirus.

Now that you’ve got rid of any old antivirus programs, it’s time to get Avast.

You can use Google to search for Avast Free antivirus, or click the link below.

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Click the DOWNLOAD FREE PROTECTION button.

You can&#;t miss it.

The Avast One setup file will download to your computer. It only takes a few seconds.

In most web browsers, you’ll see the setup file appear in the bottom left corner of your screen. Left-click it once to start the set-up process.

If you’re using Microsoft Edge, you’ll see the set-up file appear in the top right corner. Again, left-click the file to get started.

The User Account Control window will most likely pop up.

Check that it refers to Avast and then click the YES button to proceed.

After allowing the Avast installer to run in the UAC window, you’ll see a series of screens as Avast One downloads and installs itself on your computer. The only thing you need to do is to click the INSTALL AVAST ONE button and then the DONE button at the end of the process. All the rest is automatic.

After clicking the Done button, the installer will exit and Avast One will launch.

This may take a couple of minutes, so be patient.

When it finally does launch, you’ll need to choose whether you want the Essential (free) protection or upgrade to the Premium (paid for) protection.

Click whichever button is relevant to you.

Run Smart Scan.

Now Avast One will open properly. From here on I’m going to assume that you went with the Essential (free) option.

Don’t be tempted to skip this step.

Click the RUN SMART SCAN button.

Whenever you install a new antivirus on your computer, it&#;s always a good idea to let it run through a first scan.

Avast One will then run its first Smart Scan of your computer. The smart Scan will check your computer for viruses and malware (obviously) but it’ll also check your web browser for any unwanted add-ons or extensions.

Avast One Advanced Issues.

When you get to this Advanced Issues page of the smart scan, STOP. This page is a bit of self-promotion for Avast Premium (the paid-for version).

All the Advanced Issues can be resolved by clicking the RESOLVE ALL WITH PREMIUM BUTTON. If you want to stay with the free antivirus protection, click the MAYBE LATER button.

After that, make sure that Avast One is set to scan your computer monthly and then click the DONE button to be returned to Avast One

You’ll see the option to create an account with Avast. The account is free and (assuming you’re staying with free protection) only requires your email address and a password. The choice is yours, so click the NOT NOW button.

Finally, after clicking Not Now, you’ll be given the opportunity to install the Avast Secure Browser. Let me give you a little advice. NO, don’t do it. Click the NOT NOW button.

Avast One Privacy And Data Settings.

Exactly what information Avast collects about its users I really can’t say, but I’m aware that it may be far more than you’d expect. There are reports all over the Internet about it, just try Googling it. How much of what you’ll find is the truth and how much is simply hype and scaremongering, I don’t know.

However, you can at least limit some of the data that they can collect by changing a few settings.

By default, all the options to share data and information with Avast will be pre-selected.

It’s entirely your choice which options you leave (if any) selected.

Installing Avast One Summary

Once you’ve got Avast One free antivirus installed and set up on your computer you’ll start to see the occasional advert for other Avast services and products appear as a pop up in the bottom right corner of your screen. Generally, these can safely be ignored. They don’t appear so often as to become a nuisance, but just be aware that they are advertisements.

Clicking on them will normally either install something new or upgrade your current version of Avast to the premium version. All of which will need to be paid for.

Although Avast is pretty much automatic in everything it does, you can initiate a manual antivirus scan of your computer at any time How To Scan Your Computer With Avast One Antivirus.

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Avast has been providing free antivirus for many years and is significantly better at protecting your system than Windows Defender. I’ve used it on my own machines and clients computers without any real issues. Since the capture one pro download with crack was taken over by Norton last year Norton Has Bought Avast, it has changed its name to Avast One and although at this point no one knows in what direction Avast will be moved in, at the moment, it is still a very good free antivirus solution.

A common problem, or issue, when installing any “free” program or app, is that they’re often loaded with extra “premium” features that you’ll need to pay for.

In this guide to installing Avast One, I’ll guide you through the potential minefield and only install what really is free and that you really need.

Before You Install Avast One.

Before you install any new antivirus program onto your computer, make sure that you’ve removed the old one. You never want to have two AV’s on your computer at the same time.

Open APPS AND FEATURES on your computer and check down the list of installed programs for anything that looks like an antivirus.

If you find one, uninstall it, avast free antivirus automatically installed. If you’re not sure, Google the name of it to find out.

If you’re already using the older version of Avast free, then I’d uninstall that as well. Start fresh.

The only exception would be Windows Defender. You will find Defender on your computer, but it’s a part of Windows itself and should be left alone.

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Download Avast One Free Antivirus.

Now that you’ve got rid of any old antivirus programs, it’s time to get Avast.

You can use Google to search for Avast Free antivirus, or click the link below.

www.buddysplantplus.com#pc

Click the DOWNLOAD FREE PROTECTION button.

You can&#;t miss it.

The Avast One setup file will download to your computer. It only takes a few seconds.

In most web browsers, you’ll see the setup file appear in the bottom left corner of your screen. Left-click it once to start the set-up process.

If you’re using Microsoft Edge, you’ll see the set-up file appear in the top right corner. Again, left-click the file to get started.

The User Account Control window will most likely pop up.

Check that it refers to Avast and then click the YES button to proceed.

After allowing the Avast installer to run in the UAC window, you’ll see a series of screens as Avast One downloads and installs itself on your computer. The only thing you need to do is to click the INSTALL AVAST ONE button and then the DONE button at the end of the process. All the rest is automatic.

After clicking the Done button, the installer will exit and Avast One will launch.

This may take a couple of minutes, so be patient.

When it finally does launch, you’ll need to choose whether you want the Essential (free) protection or upgrade to the Premium (paid for) protection.

Click whichever button is relevant to you.

Run Smart Scan.

Now Avast One will open properly. From here on I’m going to assume that you went with the Essential (free) option.

Don’t be tempted to skip this step.

Click the RUN SMART SCAN button.

Whenever you install a new antivirus on your computer, it&#;s always a good idea to let it run through a first scan.

Avast One will then run its first Smart Scan of your computer. The smart Scan will check your computer for viruses and malware (obviously) but it’ll also check your web browser for any unwanted add-ons or extensions.

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Avast One Advanced Issues.

When you get to this Advanced Issues page of the smart scan, STOP. This page is a bit of self-promotion for Avast Premium (the paid-for version).

All the Advanced Issues can be resolved by clicking the RESOLVE ALL WITH PREMIUM BUTTON. If you want to stay with the free antivirus protection, click the MAYBE LATER button.

After that, make sure that Avast One is set to scan your computer monthly and then click the DONE button to be returned to Avast One

You’ll see the option to create an account with Avast. The account is free and (assuming you’re staying with free protection) only requires your email address and a password. The choice is yours, so click the NOT NOW button.

Finally, after clicking Not Now, you’ll be given the opportunity to install the Avast Secure Browser. Let me give you a little advice. NO, don’t do it. Click the NOT NOW button.

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Avast One Privacy And Data Settings.

Exactly what information Avast collects about its users I really can’t say, but I’m aware that it may be far more than you’d expect. There are reports all over the Internet about it, just avast free antivirus automatically installed Googling it. How much of what you’ll find is the truth and how much is simply hype and scaremongering, I don’t know.

However, you can at least limit some of the data that they can collect by changing a few settings.

By default, all the options to share data and information with Avast will be pre-selected.

It’s entirely your choice which options you leave (if any) selected.

Installing Avast One Summary

Once you’ve got Avast One free antivirus installed and set up on your computer you’ll start to see the occasional advert for other Avast services and products appear as a pop up in the bottom right corner of your screen. Generally, these can safely be ignored. They don’t appear so often as to become a nuisance, but just be aware that they are advertisements.

Clicking on them will normally either install something new or upgrade your current version of Avast to the premium version. All of which will need to be paid for.

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UPDATE: When Google and Mozilla removed Avast’s web extension from their stores, a scandal broke out which revealed that Avast (who also owns AVG) had allegedly been spying on their users’ browsing data and selling it to corporations for millions of dollars in profit. In light of these unethical practices, we can no longer recommend them on our site. You can read more about the controversy and our decision here. For a list of antivirus companies we do recommend, please see this list of the 10 best antiviruses of

Original Review: How secure is secure enough? Avast seems to be betting that you’ll want all the security bells and whistles that you can afford, but its paid tiers seem to be offering too little for the price. With that said, the free tier of Avast offers a fantastic antivirus engine at its core (PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE UPDATE).You’ll love the security of Avast, as well as the speed with which it reacts to detect and mitigate dangerous programs – just try not to get too frustrated by its incessant pleas for you to upgrade.

Security

As mentioned, Avast went above and beyond when it came time to design the free version of their antivirus product. Even the basic virus scan offers more functionality than most. Instead of just searching for viruses and malware, avast free antivirus automatically installed, it also detects out-of-date software, malicious browser add-ons, network issues, unprotected sensitive documents, and weak passwords.

My first scan detected no malware, bad extensions, or network issues, but it did find vulnerable software, unprotected documents, and weak passwords. I’m not surprised that there’s vulnerable software on my computer – I have a lot of software and it’s a pain to update it all – but these last two items gave me a little bit of pause, avast free antivirus automatically installed. What does Avast count as unprotected sensitive documents and how do they find them? Furthermore, how do they check the strength of my passwords?

As it turns out, the sensitive documents scan is highly effective. It found tax records, employment documents, financial statements, and more – stuff I’ve stored on my computer without even remembering that I’ve put it there. In all, it only detected two false positives. Avast sorted these documents into categories such as taxes, payroll, employment, and travel (documents such as driver’s licenses and passports. It also gives you an easy button to the right of each entry that instantly shows you the location of each document that it finds.

Reading between the lines of the marketing copy, Avast seems to be leveraging a technology known as Data Loss Prevention (DLP). DLP is a tool that’s normally used in the context of large companies that store customer data such as credit card and social security numbers. Using DLP, companies can scan word documents and conduct avast free antivirus automatically installed character recognition (OCR) on PDFs in order to detect strings of numbers that resemble these sensitive bits of data. The company can then know exactly where its sensitive data is and take steps to ensure that no one moves or deletes it.

Simply knowing the location of my sensitive data is very useful and seeing DLP technology move from a corporate to a consumer context is interesting to say the least. There’s unfortunately not a lot that you can do with this information without locking yourself into a subscription, however. Once you do subscribe, you get the option to encrypt your information and store it in a secure digital avast free antivirus automatically installed. If any attacker attempts to move or delete these files, the program blocks access and notifies the user.

Avast’s weak password scan is windows app builder a bit of a letdown. I was expecting the service to tell me that I’d set one of my passwords to “cat” or something equally simple by using some sort of futuristic hash-scanning algorithm. Instead, it just told me that I’m storing passwords in my browser (everyone does), that this method is potentially insecure (jury’s out on that), and that I should upgrade in order to use Avast Passwords, Avast’s password management service. This may certainly be useful, but it’s not worth committing to a yearly subscription when you could just use one of the best password managers that are already available elsewhere. (More on this later.)

Does the Antivirus Engine Make the Grade?

All of these extras are frankly a distraction from the core of the scan itself – the malware detector. Independent lab tests show that Avast has a highly-rated antivirus engine, demonstrating advanced features and flagging zero false positives. Few antivirus engines scored higher. In addition, testing-under real-world conditions shows that Avast is efficient at detecting and mitigating the vectors – such as drive-by-downloads and code injection attacks – by which malware propagates. To summarize, avast free antivirus automatically installed, Reiboot pro download for mac will detect most forms of advanced malware, and prevent most of them from even installing on your computer. If any malware gets by, an automatic scan will usually detect and destroy the infection within a day.

When malware attempts to execute on a computer, avast free antivirus automatically installed, Avast springs into action. It will detect most known malware samples immediately, then quarantine and delete them. If Avast detects an unknown file that acts suspiciously, Avast kills the process and analyzes the malware sample at its corporate headquarters. If you suspect that Avast has missed a file, you can right-click on any file in your Windows Explorer panel and select the file or folder for individual scanning.

More importantly, Avast is very good at making sure that malware doesn’t get onto your computer in the first place. It detects most sites that attempt to distribute malware before they start downloading onto your computer. For the rest, Avast will interrupt the malware sites during the download stage – missing only a few files, which will usually be caught by Avast’s active protection once they attempt to execute.

Phishing sites – sites that attempt to duplicate banking login screens and social media – are far more common than malware sites, avast free antivirus automatically installed, as well as being a bit simpler to produce. It’s arguably more important to protect users from these sites than it is to protect them from sites dedicated to malware. Although this is a paid feature, Avast has the ability to protect users from phishing sites with surprising efficiency. Their software doesn’t just block sites that have already been blacklisted – they also can identify phishing sites that are too new to have been identified by security researchers.

To summarize, the free version of Avast offers security that’s among the best that I’ve ever seen. You’d almost expect that its designers would have turned something off to make the paid upgrade more essential, but they haven’t. Its paid features, including a locker for your passwords and an encryption option for sensitive files, just don’t add more to the table.

Features

Outside of the core antivirus function, Avast offers a host of features in both its free and paid versions that are designed to keep your data secure. These features range from the expected to avast free antivirus automatically installed exotic, with many of the paid features being perhaps more useful to power users. Here’s the rundown:

Free Features are Critical to Online Security and Quality of Life

First of all, Avast offers a series of advanced security scans. This is distinct from the “Smart Scan” that you see on the program’s main menu. When you click on the “protection” tab, you’ll see a variety avast free antivirus automatically installed options, including “Full Virus Scan” and “Boot-Time Scan.”

Full Virus Scan is both slower and more thorough than the primary smart scan. Although it takes quite a bit longer – up to a couple of hours on a slower machine – it has a better chance of detecting and resolving threats. If you suspect that your computer was infected by malware prior to installing Avast, you’ll likely want to do a Full Virus Scan in order to weed out any lingering threats.

You’ll also want to run a Boot Time Scan. Many advanced kinds of malware now have the ability to persist even when their files are deleted from your computer’s operating system. That’s because these viruses exist outside the primary OS. When they’re deleted, they simply reinstall themselves from files that are outside the operating system. A Boot Time Scan restarts your computer and watches for suspicious programs that try to execute while the computer is running, and then stops them in their tracks.

Lastly, Avast offers a full-featured WiFi scanner designed to protect you at your home and on the go. When I ran it, it discovered every device connected to my WiFi in under a minute – my desktop, laptop, console, cellphone, and kitchen speaker. If my devices were unsecured, it would have pointed out vulnerabilities such as ports exposed to the internet, default passwords, and other weaknesses.

Paid Features Don’t Add Enough Value

Outside of these advanced virus scanning features, Avast doesn’t offer much – but it’s not clear that you’d need much more anyway. For example, there’s a utility that’s supposed to clean your computer’s hard drive, for example, but it’s paid for. Meanwhile, CCleaner is free. Want to get rid of particularly sensitive materials? Avast offers a secure erase function that can delete a file by writing over it many times, removing all trace of it from your computer. The system works as advertised, but it’s hard to see who needs it other than security researchers. There’s a VPN add-on that you can pay for, but other standalone VPNs offer similar features for less.

To summarize, Avast has won me over with its free version, but it has lost its balance when it comes to paid and premium pricing. The features here won’t make you much more secure than the free software, and you can replicate most of their functionality with free or lower-cost third party software.

Ease of use

This is an area where Avast frustrated me. I realize that if you’re an antivirus company, avast free antivirus automatically installed, you need to make money by converting your free users to paid subscribers. I really shouldn’t mind that Avast takes every opportunity to get me to upsell – and for the most part, I don’t, avast free antivirus automatically installed. What irks me, however, is the liberal use of dark-pattern UI in order to get me to pay up.

If you’re unfamiliar with dark-pattern UI, here’s a quick example.

When you boot up Avast, avast free antivirus automatically installed, you get a splash screen a big “scan now” button in the middle and a white box offering you a welcome gift.

The “gift” turns out to be a steep discount on a subscription. What if you don’t want a subscription? As you can see from the screenshot below, there’s no “back” button, only a “buy now” option. In order to back out of the upsell screen you actually have to click the red X in the top right corner, something that’s counter-intuitive to most users who think that button just closes the program.

When you hit that X, by the way, another pop up comes after it, offering you a free trial.

Again, this is not a huge disappointment – because again, avast free antivirus automatically installed, the service needs to make money – and if that were the only example of that in the program, I probably wouldn’t mind. With that said, Avast goes a long way towards burying its goodwill by offering other confusing and intrusive upsells buried in its software.

Here’s another example. In Avast’s “privacy” menu, you can see some options that are closed off with a big orange lock, and some that aren’t. You’d expect that you’d have to pay to unlock features that are locked, and that the features that are unlocked would be free. That’s unfortunately not the case. When you click on SecureLine VPN, for example, a separate program installs itself on your computer, and then asks you for money. If you click on “Performance” and choose “Driver Updater,” the same thing happens. Avast takes you all the way into installing a new program on your computer, and then asks you for Helicon Focus Free Activate most egregious example happened with the password manager, avast free antivirus automatically installed, which is free but not great. The password manager operates as a Chrome or Firefox extension that stores your password and is secured with a master password, but it neither suggests strong passwords nor warns you about weak or duplicate passwords – something that’s a must in other products. You can’t even implement two-factor authentication.

Anyway, when I clicked through the menus that led into the password management function, I decided to decline to import my passwords into Avast’s password manager, avast free antivirus automatically installed. Imagine my surprise when Avast started to import my passwords anyway! Although I was able to cancel the transfer, Avast also installed their proprietary secure browser on my machine – again without my permission.

This is a bit worrying, avast free antivirus automatically installed. It doesn’t speak ill when it comes to the functionality of the antivirus engine itself, but for long-term users, the constant reminders Windows 10 Activator 2020 Crack + Activation Code Free Download upsell – plus the misleading menu options – may eventually become frustrating

Support

Avast offers premium support services for its antivirus product at every pricing tier. There’s an extensive knowledgebase that explains how its features work and what they’re supposed to do. These walk inexperienced users through the operation of the avast free antivirus automatically installed and allow them to do some basic troubleshooting on their own.

The organization also boasts a 24/7 call center for more serious problems. The tech support specialists are able to provide detailed and helpful information within a short amount of time. This information should be helpful for both inexperienced users and power users alike.

Pricing

When compared to other antivirus programs, Avast is roughly average in terms of expense. There are four main pricing tiers – Free, Internet Security, Premier, and Ultimate. If you’re determined to pay for Avast, Internet Security is probably the best option for you. It includes several useful quality of life features that the free tier lacks – a Real Site option that protects against phishing sites, a Ransomware Shield to protect your files from encryption, a firewall that stops intrusion attempts, and an anti-spam feature.

Internet Security also includes one of the coolest features that isn’t included in the free version – the Sandbox mode. This lets you open files and programs in a virtual machine that doesn’t have access permissions to your desktop. If the file contains malware, then the malicious program will execute in an area where it can’t do your computer any harm. This is a really neat little bonus, and it’s great for anyone who’s constantly receiving phishing attempts.

Meanwhile, the more expensive pricing tiers contain more of the software that’s nice to have, but not vital. Upgrading to Premier gets you the superfluous data shredder and disk cleanup features, while upgrading to Ultimate gets you the VPN and the password manager. None of these are necessarily essential to your data security, and if you must have them, they’re available from third parties at a lower price for the same effectiveness.

Once again: the free tier of Avast gives you all the information security you’re likely to need, but if you must upgrade, the Internet Security tier gives you most of everything else.

Was an antivirus program one of the first applications you installed on your new computer? There is a wide range of free and paid security programs available on the Internet. Avast Free Avast free antivirus automatically installed is preferred by many. Avast protects your computer from any malicious attacks and safeguards your personal info. The paid version dials the security up a notch and includes additional features to scan the websites you visit and the emails sent to you.

Windows Defender is the built-in security program in the newer versions of Window. It has proven to be quite sufficient for most users, and has prompted them to uninstall other third-party security programs. Removing third-party antivirus programs is not that simple. Most security programs include features like Self-Defense to prevent malicious applications from removing them without alerting the user. Unfortunately, this avast free antivirus automatically installed that users cannot get rid of the application by just uninstalling via Windows Settings or Programs and Features. Instead, they will need to perform a few additional steps avast free antivirus automatically installed (or after) to thoroughly cleanse their computer of the antivirus and the associated files. In the case of Avast, if you do avast free antivirus automatically installed properly uninstall it, you might continue to receive those irritating pop-ups requesting to update and, sometimes, threat alerts.

In this blog, you will find five different methods to completely uninstall Avast Avast free antivirus automatically installed Antivirus from your Windows 10 computer.

Ways to remove Avast Antivirus

Now, if you have already uninstalled Avast and are looking for ways to remove its residual files, skip to method 3, avast free antivirus automatically installed, 4, and 5. Or, follow methods 1 or 2 to start executing the correct removal procedure for Avast.

Method 1: Disable Avast Self-Defense and Uninstall Avast

If malware tries to uninstall Avast, the Self-Defense module displays a pop-up notifying the user that an uninstall attempt has been made. The uninstallation process will only start if the user clicks on the Yes button. To get rid of Avast altogether, you need to disable Self-Defense in Avast settings, and then proceed to uninstallation.

1. Double-click on Avast’s shortcut icon on your desktop to open it. Or search for Avast in the start search bar (Windows key + S) and click on Open.
2. When the application interface opens up, click on the hamburger icon (three horizontal dashes) present at the top-right corner, from the menu that slides in, select Settings.
3. In the following Settings window, switch to the General tab using the left navigation menu, and then click on Troubleshooting.
4. Finally, disable Self-Defense by unticking the box next to ‘Enable Self-Defense&rsquo.
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6. Now that we have turned off the Self-Defense module, we can move forward to uninstalling Avast itself.
7. Press the Windows key and start typing Control Panel, click on Open when search results arrive.
8. Click on Programs and Features.
9. Locate Avast Free Antivirus in the following window, right-click on it and select Uninstall.
10. Avast Antivirus Setup window will appear when you click on Uninstall. The setup window lets you update, repair, or modify the application. An uninstall button can be found at the bottom of the window. Click on it to continue.
11. You will again receive a pop-up requesting for confirmation; click on Yes to start the uninstallation process.
12. The uninstallation process will take a few minutes to finish. Upon completion, you will receive a confirmation message, ‘The product was successfully uninstalled’ with options to Restart your computer now or later to remove all Avast files.

Restart immediately after uninstalling Avast. But if you are in the middle of some critical work, continuing later does the job.

Method 2: Use Avast’s Uninstall Utility

Avast Clear is an uninstall utility by Avast to remove any of their applications from Windows 10 PC. Sort out any immediate work before using Avast Clear, as it requires you to boot the system in safe mode. While using Avastclear, you might encounter a pop-up ‘Self-Defense module advanced uninstaller pro onhax preventing uninstallation’, avast free antivirus automatically installed. Follow steps 1 through 5 of the above method to disable the Self-Defense module and complete uninstallation.

• Head over to Uninstall Utility for Avast Removal and click on the www.buddysplantplus.com hyperlink to download the tool.
• Open the Downloads folder (or the location where you saved the file), right-click on www.buddysplantplus.com, and select Run as Administrator.
• Click on Yes in the following User Account Control pop-up to grant the necessary permission.
• You will receive a message recommending you to run the tool in Windows Safe Mode. Click on Yes to boot into Safe Mode.
• Once your computer boots in Safe Mode, find the file avast free antivirus automatically installed and run it.
• In the following window, click on Change to select the Avast installation folder. The removal tool selects the default installation path automatically. Do you have Avast installed in a custom folder? Navigate to it and select the Avast version you have installed using the drop-down list.
• Finally, click on Uninstall to get rid of Avast and its associated files.

Uninstall Avast Clear after the residual files have been removed and the computer restarts.

Method 3: Remove Avast OS

During uninstallation, Avast Antivirus installs a temporary Avast OS. The OS is installed to support in the deletion of associated files. Once the files are removed, the Avast OS does not uninstall itself. The OS removes the residual Avast files. It gets set as the computer’s default OS. Therefore, it is not automatically removed/deleted. Re-select Windows avast free antivirus automatically installed the default OS, and then delete Avast OS manually to stop receiving the Avast pop-ups.

• Launch the Run Command box by pressing Windows key + R, type www.buddysplantplus.com, and press enter to open the System Properties window.
• Switch to the Advanced tab and click on the Settings button under the Startup and Recovery section.
• In the following window, ensure the Default operating system is set as Windows If it is not, expand the drop-down list and select Windows Click on OK to exit.
• One can also set Windows as the default operating system from the boot selection menu. Recurrently press Esc or F12 when your computer boots on to access the selection menu.
• Once again, open the Run command box, type msconfig, and press enter.
• Move to the Boot tab of the following System Configuration window.
• Select the Avast Operating System and click on the Delete button. Approve any confirmation messages you might receive.

Method 4: Use a third-party remover software

A few remover tools for Windows are CCleaner and Revo Uninstaller. ESET AV Remover is a remover tool specially designed to remove antivirus programs and can entirely remove every available security program. In this case, use ESET AV Remover to uninstall Avast antivirus in Windows 10 completely.

• Visit Download ESET AV Remover and download the installation file suitable for your system architecture (32 bit or 64 bit).
• Click on the .exe file to launch the installation wizard, avast free antivirus automatically installed. To install ESET AV Remover, follow all the on-screen instructions.
• Once installed, open ESET AV Remover and click on Continue followed by Accept to let the application scan your computer for traces of any previously installed antivirus program.
• Select Avast and all related programs from the scan list and click on Remove.
• Click on Remove again in the confirmation/warning pop-up.

Check the Programs and Features list to make sure there are no Avast programs left behind on your PC. You can get rid of ESET AV Remover.

Method 5: Delete all Avast related files manually

None of the aforementioned methods got rid of the Avast pop-ups? It is time to delete all Avast files manually. All antivirus files can only be deleted/removed by a trusted installer.

• Press Windows Key + E to open Windows File Explorer and copy-paste the following location in the address bar.
  C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast\
• Find the files you wish to delete, right-click on one of them, and select Properties.
• Move to the Security tab and click on the Advanced button.
• In the following window, click on the Change hyperlink to set yourself as the owner.
• Set your account or an administrator account as the Owner and click on OK to save & exit. Close all the windows.
• Right-click on the file with the changed properties and select Delete.

For all the files and folders you wish to delete, repeat the aforementioned steps. Some Avast files can be found at %windir%\WinSxS\ and %windir%\WinSxS\Manifests\. Change their ownership as well and delete them. Be cautious of what files you are deleting, as trusted installer files should not be messed with.

You might also want to check the Windows Registry Editor for residual Avast files.

• Type regedit in the Run command box and press enter.
• Copy-paste the below path in the address bar or navigate your way there using the navigation menu on the left.
  Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AVAST Software
• Right-click on the Avast Software folder and select Delete.
• Also delete the folder present at Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Avast Software

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What usually makes people to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus

It seems that there are many users who have difficulty uninstalling programs like Avast Free Antivirus from their systems. Some experience issues during uninstallation, whereas other encounter problems after the program is removed.

These are the main reasons why Avast Free Antivirus is uninstalled by users:

• The program is not compatible with other installed applications.
• The program crashes or hangs periodically/frequently.
• The program is not as good as the user expected.
• The program is being re-installed (uninstalled and installed again afterwards).
• The program is regarded by the user and/or some websites as a potentially malicious.
• The program is not listed in the Windows Settings or Control Panel.
• After removing the program, avast free antivirus automatically installed, some of its related processes still run on the computer.
• Some traces of the program can still can be found on the computer.
• Removing process running for a long time and does not come to the end.

Possible problems that can arise during uninstallation of Avast free antivirus automatically installed Free Antivirus

• The program’s built-in uninstaller does not start or does not operate properly.
• A file required for the uninstallation to complete could not be run.
• Due to an error, not all of the files were successfully uninstalled.
• Another process is preventing the program from being uninstalled.

There could be other causes why users may not be able to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus. An incomplete uninstallation of a program may cause problems, which is why thorough removal of programs is recommended.

How to uninstall Avast Free Antivirus completely

Method 1: Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus with a third-party uninstaller.

Note: If you see Avast Free Antivirus listed in the "All programs" tab, another approach is to start the uninstall from there and if Revo Uninstaller Pro detects an appropriate log from its database it will be automatically used for the uninstall.

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