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Avast Free Antivirus, Internet Security Get Windows 10 Improvements



Protect your Windows 10 device with this free antivirus

Avast is one of the leading security companies out there and its freeware antivirus solution is used on millions of computers from all over the world, and now that everyone’s moving to Windows 10, it was critical to both customers and the firm to offer the best possible security and experience.

So an update released today is supposed to do just that: improve the performance of Avast apps on Windows 10 and make them run more smoothly and without bugs.

Avast Free Antivirus and Avast Internet Security have thus reached version 10.4.2233 R4, which, according to the official change log, brings several fixes aimed at Windows 10 users.

First and foremost, this new version comes with better server selection list in SecureLine, but as far as Windows 10 PCs are concerned, it includes fixes for problems with HTTPS certificates in Firefox after the upgrade to the new OS and resolves issues that might cause the firewall to fail to start after installing the new OS.

At the same time, it also includes fixes for payment gates issues, while also repairing problems with Outlook 2003 context menu after installing Avast Antivirus.

Needless to say, this update is a must for those who are running any of the two aforementioned security apps and upgraded to Windows 10, so go download Avast Free Antivirus or Avast Internet Security right now to remain protected all the time.


Avast Free Antivirus


Avast Internet Security

no idea why you use softpedia all the time mate

direct links


avast cleaner

anyone installing this watch out for the forced installs of toolbars etc

note like many others avast collects your data
If you think Avast only collected such user information only for its free product, you are being naive. The privacy policy of paid version of Avast also states the same like AVG anti-virus.

Privacy; processing of personal information
The Software collects certain information, which may include personally identifiable information, from the computer on which it is installed, including:

1. URLs of any websites you have visited;
2. Information and files (including executable files) on your computer identified by the Software as potentially infected, together with the information about the nature of identified threats;
3. Information about the sender and subject of emails identified by the Software as potentially infected, together with the information on the nature of identified threats;
4. Information contained in emails reported by you as spam or as incorrectly identified as spam by the Software;
5. Copies of the files identified by the Software as potentially infected or parts thereof may be automatically sent to AVAST for further examination and analysis;
6. Certain information about your computer hardware, software and/or network connection;
7. Certain information about the installation and operation of the Software and encountered errors or problems; and
8. Statistical information about threats detected by the Software.

AVAST reserves the right to store and use the information collected by the Software and to share such information within the AVAST Group...

sadly it seems the norm these days

alimac said:

sadly it seems the norm these days

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Yes mate, they're all doing it and have been for quite some time.

Its only coming to light now because Microsoft joined the club with their new operating system

yip the way forward lol

for those that use it Disable reputation services, DeepScreen, remove checkboxes "Participate in data sharing", "Participate in Avast community".

may help