Avast (software)
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| Avast | |
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Formerly called
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Alwil Software |
| Private (s.r.o.) | |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1988 |
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| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Vincent Steckler (CEO) |
| Products | Security software |
| Revenue | US$714 million (2016) |
| US$353 million (2016) | |
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Number of employees
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1000+ (2017) |
| Subsidiaries |
AVG Technologies Piriform |
| Website | avast |
Avast Software /əˈvɑːst, -æst/ is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, that develops antivirus software and internet security services. It was founded by Pavel Baudiš and Eduard Kučera in 1988 as a cooperative and has been a private company since 2010. Avast holds the biggest share of the world market for antivirus applications and its portfolio includes a wide array of security-related products targeting both consumer and corporate markets, such as Avast Antivirus and Avast SecureLine (virtual private network) for Android, Microsoft Windows, iOS and macOS platforms.
As of 2016, Avast had 400 million users and 40 percent of the security software market outside of China. Avast has over 1,000 employees with offices in the Czech Republic, and 15 other countries including United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, China, South Korea and Taiwan. In September 2016, Avast Software acquired AVG Technologies for US$1.3 billion. In July 2017, the company acquired Piriform, the developer of CCleaner.
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