Bad Definition Update
First, I want to thank everyone that left comments on my previous blog entry and on Ondrej’s forum entry. We appreciate all the comments—positive and negative. And, if you are still having problems,...
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100 Million Users !!!!!!!!
We did it. We reached the 100 million user milestone at 10:59 Tuesday morning. We have been anticipating this event all year. We started the year with about 70 million users. We had a little...
View ArticleFree avast! 5 Chosen for Google Pack
As we get ready to launch our new Avast! Free Antivirus Version 5, we are proud to announce that Google has chosen this product for inclusion in Google Pack. Google Pack is a package of free software...
View ArticleAvast! Free Antivirus, Version 5.0: “…nothing short of a miracle”
Virus Bulletin, one of the most respected reviewers of security products, wrote a very detailed review of the Avast 5.0 beta products in their January issue...
View ArticleAvast! Version 5.0 is here!!!
Today is the big day—the day we (and many of you) have been waiting for—we are starting the release of the Version 5.0 products today. This is a pretty complicated roll-out so we are staging it. Today...
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The new avast! logo
If you have seen the new Avast website (available only in English and French right now) or products, you have surely seen our new logo: This is the other item that the team has been hard at work on...
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Misdirection on the Internet
Having over 100 million users has its downside—it means that users searching for Avast are also a prime target of scammers as well as legitimate companies trying to piggy-back on our name recognition....
View ArticleiYogi support service removed
For nearly the past two years Avast has used iYogi to provide free phone support to our users, primarily our free users. With over 150 million users around the world, we naturally have some users that...
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100,000 Voter Survey: Romney ahead but more believe that Obama will win
In a survey of 100,000 Avast users this past weekend, Avast users have shown just how close the upcoming Presidential Election is. The survey shows a narrow preference for Romney in the popular vote...
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Avast is now free for schools and libraries in the USA
Starting this week, we have made most of our Avast antivirus products and solutions free for use by schools and libraries in the US. This is just the first step and if it is successful, we will extend...
View ArticleAVAST forum offline due to attack
The AVAST forum is currently offline and will remain so for a brief period. It was hacked over this past weekend and user nicknames, user names, email addresses and hashed (one-way encrypted) passwords...
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