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Avast Business Security

AVAST Software a.s.Small Business Antimalware (primary)Compare with others in Small Business Antimalware

Product

Avast Business Security is a small business antimalware product from AVAST Software a.s.. Supported platforms are Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. The one capability recorded for it is malware detection. It is aimed at small and medium business buyers.

Current Version
26.1.2883
Product Page
Not known
Market
SMB
Licence
Paid
Price
Paid · price unknown
Record Created
2026-08-20
Last Updated
2026-10-10

Vendor

Avast was founded in Prague in 1988 — as a cooperative, in what was still Czechoslovakia — by Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera, and built its business on something few competitors would try: giving a complete antivirus away. The free tier brought in hundreds of millions of users and the paid upgrades and bundled services made the money. It is no longer independent. Avast bought its Czech rival AVG in 2016, and in 2022 merged with NortonLifeLock to form Gen Digital, which now owns Avast, AVG and Norton alike; the site's own copyright line reads Gen Digital Inc. The current range is built around Avast One, which combines antivirus, VPN and device cleanup in one application, with Avast Free Antivirus as the free tier inside it and Avast Premium Security and Avast Ultimate above. Avast SecureLine VPN, Avast AntiTrack, Avast BreachGuard, Avast Cleanup Premium and Avast Secure Browser are sold alongside, and Avast Business Security covers small organisations. Avast and AVG have shared a detection engine since the acquisition, so their test scores move together rather than independently. Vendor page →

Website
avast.com
Country
Czechia
Headquarters
Prague, Czechia
Year Established
1988
Customers
740K organisations
Users
440M users
Revenue
$892.9M (2020)

Platforms

Windowsnative

Target Market

SMB primary

Capabilities

Malware Detectionkeynative
Ransomware ProtectionkeyNot known
Behavioral DetectionkeyNot known
Web ProtectionkeyNot known
Email ProtectionNot known
Host FirewallNot known
Sandbox AnalysisNot known
Cloud-Assisted ScanningNot known
Heuristic DetectionNot known
Device ControlNot known
Vulnerability ShieldingNot known
Central Management ConsoleNot known

11 of 12 not yet known — not recorded, which is not the same as not supported.

Pricing

PlanLicencePriced perBilledPrice
SummaryPaidnot statedno recurring chargeNot known

Versions

  • 26.1.2883Windows

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

At a glance — latest result per lab test

AV-Comparatives Business Security Test

Tested: Windows2026-07-15lab report ↗

AV-TEST Antivirus Test

Tested: Windowslab report ↗

Each bar is one lab’s own figure on that lab’s own scale. Labs test different models at different times, so the figures are not combined into one score.

All results

AV-Comparatives Business Security TestAV-Comparatives Business Security Test — March–June 20262026-07-15
Protection Rate: 99%
AV-Comparatives Business Security TestAV-Comparatives Business Security Test — August–November 20252025-12-15
Protection Rate: 99.8%
AV-TEST Antivirus TestTest antivirus software for Windows 11 - June 2026
Protection: 6Performance: 6Usability: 6
AV-TEST Antivirus TestTest antivirus software for Windows 11 - August 2026
Protection: 6Performance: 6Usability: 6

Certifications

OESIS Framework SupportSupported1 activeSupported
OPSWAT Certified Security ApplicationPlatinum1 activePlatinum

Change History

This record was created 2026-08-20. Everything below is what has changed since.

  • 2026-10-25Platform removedPlatform no longer recorded: macOSevidence
  • 2026-10-25Platform removedPlatform no longer recorded: Linuxevidence
  • 2026-10-25Platform removedPlatform no longer recorded: iOSevidence
  • 2026-10-25Platform removedPlatform no longer recorded: Androidevidence
  • 2026-09-30Test result addedNew AV-TEST Antivirus Test resultevidence
  • 2026-09-22Product updatedListed in Small Business Antimalwareevidence
  • 2026-09-22Product updatedListed in Home Antimalwareevidence
  • 2026-09-19Product updatedNo longer sold to: Enterpriseevidence
  • 2026-09-19Product updatedNo longer sold to: Consumerevidence
  • 2026-09-19Product updatedSold to: SMBevidence
  • 2026-09-18Test result addedNew AV-TEST Antivirus Test resultevidence
  • 2026-09-09New versionNew version: 26.1.2883 (Windows)evidence
  • 2026-09-04Product updatedListed in Network Firewallevidence
  • 2026-08-30Platform addedRuns on iOSevidence
  • 2026-08-30Platform addedRuns on Androidevidence
  • 2026-08-30Platform addedRuns on Linuxevidence
  • 2026-08-30Platform addedRuns on macOSevidence
  • 2026-08-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Business Security Test resultevidence
  • 2026-08-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Business Security Test resultevidence
  • 2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OESIS Framework Support (Supported)evidence
  • 2026-08-20Capability addedMalware Detection: built inevidence
  • 2026-08-20Pricing plan addedPrice: paidevidence
  • 2026-08-20Product updatedAlso sold to: Enterpriseevidence
  • 2026-08-20Product updatedAlso sold to: Consumerevidence
  • 2026-08-20New versionNew version: 26.1.2883evidence
  • 2026-08-20Platform addedRuns on Windowsevidence
  • 2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OPSWAT Certified Security Application (Platinum)evidence
  • 2026-08-20Product createdNew product listedevidence
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