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The new Avast One interface is definitely nicer to interact with than the dark tones of Avast Premium Antivirus, although grey-on-white text isn’t the most readable for those using small screens.

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Other extra features include dedicated webcam protection that you can make as strict as you like, to the point of blocking any software from accessing the webcam Web Hijack Guard, which authenticates URLs against Avast’s own DNS server a driver updater, and more.

Keeping software up to date is critical if you want to avoid vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malware.

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You also get a more fully featured Software Updater, with the ability to install updates for your third-party software, as well as to simply inform you of their availability.

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These include an unlimited VPN (a version of Avast SecureLine) as well as an active password protection that will monitor up to five email addresses and alert you if they’re included in a breach. While the core virus protection is the same, paying users get more of the Avast’s extra features.

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These include on-demand and scheduled malware scanning, real-time protection, email and web protection, ransomware protection and a simple firewall (really a supplementary interface for the Windows firewall) based solely on granting per-app access.

Improved interface compared to Avast Premium AntivirusĪvast One Premium shares many of its features with Avast One Essential, its free counterpart.

Features include unlimited VPN and password protection.

Neutralisation is a less favourable outcome, and the score weighting reflects this in Avast’s 97% protection rating. However, although each was only compromised once in SE Labs’ tests, Avast had to neutralise one virus after infection, while AVG just blocked it. Testing facilityĪVG and Avast use the same malware detection engine, and usually perform identically in detection tests. It blocked 99.7% of malicious content in AV Comparatives’ real-world protection tests – the same as Microsoft Defender, with a single false positive. These tests were carried out on Avast Free Antivirus, but are still valid for Avast One Premium since the core malware detection engine is the same.Īvast achieved perfect scores in AV-Test’s latest real-world exposure and reference file-scanning tests, with only one false positive.

Achieved perfect scores in AV-Test’s latest real-world tests.

However, if Avast Premium Security is anything to go by, you should be able to purchase your updates for significantly less if you buy your antivirus subscription through Amazon. But note that the renewal fee is a rather painful $99.99/£79.99, which doesn’t compare well to premium-priced rivals from ESET to Trend Micro.Īvast One is very new, so it isn’t currently available to buy in shops. PricingĪvast One has a great introductory price of $50.28/£39.99, which gets you a five-device subscription that will cover mobile devices as well as Windows and macOS PCs. The question is whether Avast One Premium can stand up to the best antivirus software such as Trend Micro Internet Security and Norton 360.Īvast was set to be bought by NortonLifeLock – maker of Norton 360, which also owns rival free antivirus maker Avira – in spring 2022, but this has been held up by a UK Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the potential negative impact of this move on UK consumers.

Avast One is clearly the more polished product, with only minor feature differences, so it’s likely that the two will be merged sooner, rather than later.Īvast also owns the AVG range of antivirus services, which share the same malware-detection engine. However, Avast One Premium – its paid-for sibling – brings some formidable features to the stable itself.Īt the time of writing, Avast One Premium currently exists alongside Avast Premium Security. Avast’s free antivirus (now called Avast One Essential) is one of the best free Antivirus options around, especially on an older version of Windows.