Avast Premium Security

Spec sheet

What it does

Premium Security is Avast’s paid antivirus suite for blocking malware, ransomware, hackers, unsafe websites, scams, and malicious email attachments.Read 21 Oct 2026 · support.avast.com

Free plan

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · avast.com

Paid from

77.99Read 22 Sep 2026 · avast.com

Headquarters

Prague, Czech Republic and Tempe, Arizona, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · avast.com

Founded

1988Read 28 Sep 2026 · avast.com

Android App Lock

The Android app can lock selected applications with a PIN, pattern, or fingerprint.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Android Photo Vault

The Android app can store private photos in an encrypted vault protected by the user.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Automatic app updates

The Windows version can automatically update popular applications to reduce known security weaknesses.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Call scam protection

The mobile app automatically blocks suspected scam calls and labels potentially fraudulent callers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Chrome extension data

The Chrome extension states that it collects URLs, feedback, usage data, an extension identifier, device information, and country data for security and telemetry functions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

Chrome integration

Avast Online Security & Privacy checks visited sites for phishing, displays community reputation ratings, warns about unsafe domains, and blocks tracking cookies.Read 21 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

Device limit

10Read 22 Sep 2026 · avast.com

Email Guard

Email Guard monitors up to five connected email accounts and flags phishing, scam messages, and infected attachments in Gmail, Outlook, and other providers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Firewall

The Windows feature set includes an advanced firewall intended to prevent unauthorized access to the computer.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Hack Alerts

Hack Alerts notifies users when an email-linked password appears in a breach or leak.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Installation support

Avast provides downloadable Windows and Mac installers, manual paid-license activation, uninstall guidance, setup-log troubleshooting, and support-center escalation.Read 21 Oct 2026 · support.avast.com

License terms

The Avast End User License Agreement restricts copying, resale, sublicensing, service-bureau use, and use beyond the permitted device count, indicating proprietary commercial software.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Limit: Android changes and subscriptions

Google Play reviews mention repeated sign-outs, subscription confusion, removed scanning options after updates, and some devices becoming unstable.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: business scanning performance

TrustRadius reviews report that full scans can slow systems and that reporting could be improved.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Limit: missing bundled tools

PCWorld notes that Premium Security does not include a VPN or password manager and that some features are buggy.Read 21 Oct 2026 · pcworld.com

Limit: performance during scans

PCWorld reports that long full scans can materially affect slower computers and office-work performance.Read 21 Oct 2026 · pcworld.com

Limit: subscriptions and billing

Trustpilot reviews repeatedly complain about unwanted renewals, unexpected charges, difficult cancellation, and aggressive add-on prompts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Linux REST API

Avast’s Linux antivirus technical documentation describes an avast-rest HTTP server, an OpenAPI 3 specification, and generated clients for scanning files.Read 21 Oct 2026 · arcbrain.jp

Network Inspector

Network Inspector checks home and public Wi-Fi networks for weaknesses.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Open-source projects

Avast publishes separate open-source libraries and tools such as RetDec, YARA tooling, Scala libraries, and Go utilities, but the Premium Security product is governed by its proprietary EULA.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.github.io

Password protection

The Windows product protects browser-stored passwords against theft.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Praise: business malware detection

TrustRadius reviewers repeatedly praise robust malware protection and real-time scanning.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Praise: interface and control

PCWorld praises Premium Security’s strong antivirus protection, granular scan controls, and streamlined navigation.Read 21 Oct 2026 · pcworld.com

Praise: protection and usability

Trustpilot’s review summary repeatedly highlights reliable protection, a clear interface, useful features, simple installation, and little perceived slowdown.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Praise: security feature breadth

Tom’s Guide praises the extensive scan choices, Bank Mode, secure browser, boot-sector scan, Email Guardian, DNS-hijacking protection, and remote-desktop exploit defenses.Read 21 Oct 2026 · tomsguide.com

Privacy data retention

Avast’s product policy says Email Guard may retain email subjects and message IDs for four weeks, sender hashes for 36 months, and detected-email snippets for 30 days.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Protection scope

internet securityRead 22 Sep 2026 · avast.com

Ransomware protection

Ransomware Shield prevents untrusted applications from modifying, deleting, or encrypting protected files on Mac.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Rating on Apple App Store

4.7 out of 5 from 100K ratings for Avast One: Security & Privacy.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

4.7 out of 5 from 43 reviews for Avast Premium Business Security.Read 21 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on Chrome Web Store

4.6 out of 5 from 25.9K ratings for Avast Online Security & Privacy.Read 21 Oct 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

Rating on Google Play

4.6 out of 5 from approximately 6.77 million reviews for Avast One on Android.Read 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Trustpilot

4.3 out of 5 from 46,510 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Rating on TrustRadius

6.3 out of 10 from 73 reviews and ratings for Avast Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Remote Access Shield

The Windows product blocks brute-force attacks, known malicious RDP addresses, and exploitation of vulnerable remote-desktop ports.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Sandbox

Suspicious files can be opened in an isolated environment so they do not directly affect the computer.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Smart Scan

Smart Scan searches for difficult-to-find vulnerabilities and other security problems.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

SMS scam protection

The mobile app uses AI-assisted protection to detect and block scam text messages.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,Android,iOSRead 22 Sep 2026 · avast.com

System requirements

Windows support includes Windows 7 SP1 through Windows 11, at least 1 GB RAM, 2 GB free disk space, SSE3-capable Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 hardware, and an internet connection; Mac support includes macOS 10.13 through 15, 512 MB RAM minimum, and 750 MB disk space.Read 21 Oct 2026 · support.avast.com

Webcam protection

Premium Security includes a webcam-spying prevention feature intended to stop unauthorized viewing.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Website protection

Premium Security scans websites and warns about spoofed pages designed to steal passwords or financial information.Read 21 Oct 2026 · avast.com

Plans and prices

Every Avast Premium Security plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Antivirus software#4 of 1209.2