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IT management and computer security software for SMB

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Paola L.

Oil & Energy, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Very good antivirus

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

One of the best antivirus I've every used. It blocks everything. Unwanted ads, suspect files and sometimes e-mails from social medias and unknown senders - but I rather leave it like that than to clickbait something that can harm my safety. And you can Unlock some websites so it works just fine.

Cons

No big difference between the free and paid version. I get more reports but they seem kind of useless.

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Zechariah A.

E-Learning, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Great Antivirus

Reviewed 3 years ago

I would recommend this antivirus software to anyone looking for reliable protection.

Pros

I've used the Avast suite of products for a few years now and find them to be incredibly reliable at a palatable price. This software in particular updates often to provide top notch virus protection.

Cons

At times the software will choose inopportune moment to update, i.e. watching a movie, etc. but these settings are easily changed.

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Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Good tool for protection against malware in IT business

Reviewed 2 years ago

Avast business antivirus offers VPN services as well with the usual protection against malware which is the best feature to the best of my knowledge. Another thing is that Avast is light software and less costly, which is convenient for large business domain users.

Pros

The premium Avast antivirus offers the highest protection against online threats like ransomware. It scans your important devices and makes sure protection against any potential attacks by cyber attackers.

Cons

Compared to other anti-virus software, Avast slows down your devices a lot which is the most shitty part of this application.

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Ashay G.

Logistics and Supply Chain, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Best security provider

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, I would say that one of the best software to have for your IT systems. It ensures the safety of your data and work above anything else. The customer service is also very good

Pros

The software is top of a line security provider for your computer or IT systems from hacking threats. It continuously monitors the system and provides round-the-clock alerts and notifications about the threats which might have an impact on your business. it also updates automatically with the latest updates to keep your system running all the time

Cons

I would like the team to provide the latest news in the world of IT security to update the team locally. This will help the local team to act faster and solve the issue very easily

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Construction, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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muito bom, boa aparência e funcionalidade.

Reviewed 3 years ago

nunca me deixou na mão, produto simples e fácil de usar, ja faz muitos anos que uso e não mudo.

Pros

produto ótimo vale o custo beneficio, fácil de usar e resolve as minhas necessidades.

Cons

acho que deveria ter mais contato ao cliente antes mesmo de vender. exemplo: ver e sugerir o que o cliente realmente precisa no pacote e não oferecer complementos depois de já instalado no sistema.

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Scott S.

Printing, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Avast

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

United Printing uses Avast for the PCs we use. I would say we have about 6 PC computers that we currently use Avast on. The rest of our computers are mac computers. Avast does its job of keeping PCs safe from spam and viruses.

Cons

I would say having to adjust certain features to allow some programs to run on while avast is on.

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Francesco C.

Retail, 1-10 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Buon prodotto e affidabilissimo

Reviewed a year ago

Molto positiva. Lo consiglio vivamente

Pros

Mi piace la sua facilita' d'uso e la sua intelligenza nel tenere tutto sotto controllo

Cons

Meno pubblicita' di prodotti di avast che ti impogono a comprare

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Karel M.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Avast Business Antivirus - A Must Use

Reviewed 2 years ago

A Must use for business owners

Pros

Protection against viruses such as worms, trojans and spyware. Quick detection of threats Recommended for business owners in particular

Cons

Sometimes it slows down my PC. Too many advertisements especially when you're paying for the service.

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Ardita S.

Banking, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Good protection

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

Very light for an antivirus . Runs smoothly and is easy to scan . Most of the process are automated and Avast does not require you to micromanage anything .

Cons

It regularly recognizes non-harmful sites or files as threats . But it is better to err on the side of caution .

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Manuel S.

Utilities, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Software que te proporciona seguridad en la web

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

Detecta muy rápidamente malware de las páginas web y te ayuda a seguir navegando con seguridad.

Cons

Cuando requiere actualización, se ralentiza mucho la pc, y no te deja trabajar en ese tramo de tiempo.

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Giovanni B.

Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Efficacia non sempre ottima

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

Ampia gamma di funzionalità offerte in un unico prodottoCosto molto competitivo rispetto alla concorrenzaFacilità di utilizzo dell'interfaccia

Cons

Troppo invasivo nel sistema operativoBlocca spesso applicazioni non malevoli

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Bob C.

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Excellent security tool for network

Reviewed 4 years ago
Pros

The software is very easy to setup, use and maintain. The administration web portal is very easy and keeps you updated as to the status of all systems with the software installed.

Cons

None that I have found so far and will renew when prompted.

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Mário M.

Information Technology and Services, self-employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Review of AVAST Business Antivirus

Reviewed 4 years ago

The internal network was having some attacks by the server, this software was an asset as it does not hear any more attempts to enter.

Pros

It does not overload the server. Intuitive interface. Simple to configure the firewall. cloud management platform the low price of the application

Cons

So far I haven't detected anything bad in this application.

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Marek G.

Computer Software, 1-10 employees

Used other for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Avast!

Reviewed 4 years ago

Positiv

Pros

Preis, preis, preis .preis was vollen Sie noch mehr hören?

Cons

Alles ist gut und günstig und noch aktuell.

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Binu P.

Automotive, 10,001+ employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Avast

Reviewed 3 years ago

Overall this software is amazing! I will never type a negative review on this.

Pros

This is THE best antivirus software I have ever used. It is very protective to your device. I reccomend using this. And it is free

Cons

The only thing i despise is that SOME malware can sneak past this brilliant software but that has not occured to me yet.

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Computer Networking, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Avast is still one of the best non expensive options in the market

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Avast is fast, easy to install, easy to use, and doesn't compromise your computer's performance

Cons

Avast could benefit of a better threat coverage.

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Medical Devices, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend4/10

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Not what I expected

Reviewed 3 years ago

Although I think Avast Antivirus software should have more security feature for the basic paid option, I do think that the software greatly aids users in becoming more cyber secure.

Pros

Avast Antivirus software does a very good job with its user interface and does an excellent job notifying users of security issues and make user more security aware.

Cons

I have found that the Avast Antivirus does require many add-on to work to its full extent, so the basic paid versions still do not have all the feature that I wised it had.

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Saim M.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Avast Business Antivirus,Experiencia Satisfactoria

Reviewed 3 years ago

Es uno de los mejores sistemas de seguridad informática Antivirus de última generación,me siento completamente satisfecho como usuario.

Pros

La solución antivirus pro activa de Avast Business Antivirus, protegen a mi empresa frente al ransomware y ciberataques avanzados y ademas me permite trabajar con mas velocidad en mi entorno informático Ademas de que funciona con Mac perfectamente.

Cons

Que no tiene versión Gratis,por lo demás estoy completamente satisfecho

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Meylis G.

Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Affordable antivirus solution

Reviewed 6 months ago
Pros

I like that it’s affordable and very easy to deploy. It also does not eat up much or computer processing power, like some other antivirus softwares do.

Cons

Don’t have any downsides tbh. The software is great.

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Ryan Rey D.

Information Technology and Services, self-employed

Used other for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Best antivirus for my system

Reviewed 4 years ago

I need Malwarebytes so that my system will be safe with incoming viruses and unwanted infected softwares that can possibly damage my computer files.

Pros

Very excellent in detecting and blocking incoming computer viruses

Cons

It sometimes failed to immediately detect viruses

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Hi Ryan Rey, Thank you for your positive feedback. Please contact our technical support team so that we may further troubleshoot this issue. We are here to help. The link to contact our support team can be found here: https://www.avast.com/en-us/business/support

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Samuel A.

Real Estate, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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A Solid Antivirus Software.

Reviewed 3 years ago

Avast Business Antivirus has protected my PC from all possible Viral threats both online and offline. I couldn't ask for more.

Pros

There are lots of Pros. One thing you can count on is that Avast provides frequent updates, which puts your devices in the best possible position to combact all current and future threats. You're getting solid antivirus software by choosing Avast Business Antivirus.

Cons

The only negativity I could think of is perhaps the false negatives. There are times when the antivirus sees some useful software as a threat and quarantines them. I solve this by disabling antivirus whenever I want to install such software. Besides, this seems common with all Anti-virus software, and I guess it's nothing to worry about.

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Brett S.

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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The best

Reviewed 4 years ago

Overall, I'm 100% satisfied and our company will continue using Avast for the foreseeable future.

Pros

This product is a breeze to use, even for our team members who aren't "tech savvy." The remote features allow our IT to ensure all devices on our network are safe.

Cons

Occasionally the firewall will block programs that are safe and that I need to use as a part of my daily workflow. It's unclear whether this would happen with competitor programs as well.

Vendor response

Hi Brett, Thank you for your feedback. If a defined network is not provided or when the network profile of the firewall is set to public, this often causes the firewall to be overprotective. Please reference this article for more information: https://businesshelp.avast.com/Content/Products/AfB_Management_Consoles/ConfiguringSettingsandPolicies/NetworkSettings.htm?Highlight=firewall%20network

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Anna F.

Education Management, self-employed

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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great help

Reviewed 4 years ago

i would recomend it

Pros

it's easy to use, I had no problems with using it and i am not a specialist when it comes to computer.

Cons

nothing, the software is a perfect product for me

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Media Production, 1-10 employees

Used monthly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Avast is a good option if you need an Antivirus for your business

Reviewed 3 years ago

I must say I was most impressed with it and the features it offers especially for a small business.

Pros

Avast is pretty easy to use and can help any business with most of their antivirus needs and computer security requirements.

Cons

It's not as good as some of the top antivirus software out of there but if you need a suitable antivirus this one is very useful for any small business.

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Arvind K.

Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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A Competent and Great Antivirus to Counter the Harmful and Threatening Virus

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Avast Business Antivirus has multiple advanced security features that are significantly impressive. The scanning feature is particularly fascinating as this antivirus scans my device and notifies me about the possible dangers that can cause harm to my computer.

Cons

The principal disappointing part of Avast Business Antivirus is its intricate setup procedure. The complete setup procedure is too lengthy and time-consuming. I feel that the setup procedure could be friendlier.