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[3] 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.[4] Avast has over 1,000 employees with
offices in the Czech Republic,[5] and 15 other countries including United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, China, South Korea and Taiwan.[6] In September 2016, Avast Software
acquired AVG Technologies for US$1.3 billion.[7] In July 2017, the company acquired Piriform, the developer of CCleaner.
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