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Avast

Avast Software s.r.o. is a subsidiary of Gen Digital. It is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, that researches and develops computer security software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Avast had more than 435 million monthly active users and the second largest market share among…

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Founded
1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Founders
Pavel Baudiš · Eduard Kučera
Industry
Computer software
Headquarters
Prague, Czech Republic
Area served
Worldwide
Formerly
Alwil Software

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Collection and sale of user data

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Avast

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples94
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Avast

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related to history · 20
Avast → Afterwards, Alwil Software, At, Communist Party, Czechoslovakia, Eduard Kučera, However, In, IT, Mathematical Machines, McAfee, Ondřej Vlček, Pavel Baudiš, Research Institute, Soviet Union, The, They, Vienna, Virus Bulletin, Windows
related to Collection and sale of user data · 15
Avast → Avast Antivirus, AVG, AVG AntiVirus Free, Every, Firefox, Google Chrome, In, In January, January, Jumpshot, Motherboard, On, Opera, PCMag, The
related to Products · 15
Avast → About, Additionally, Antivirus, As, Avast Antivirus, Avast One, Avast's, AVG, AVG-branded, Each, IT, PC, The, US, VPN
related to Reception · 12
Avast → According, August, AV-TEST Institute, Avast Free Antivirus, AVG, AVG AntiVirus Free, In, PC Magazine, TechRadar, The, The Avast, Tom's Guide
Subsidiaries · 3
Avast → AVG Technologies, HMA, Piriform Software
Founders · 2
Avast → Eduard Kučera, Pavel Baudiš
Key people · 2
Avast → John G. Schwarz (Chairperson), Ondřej Vlček (CEO)
Traded as · 2
Avast → LSE: AVST (until 2022), PSE: AVST (until 2022)
see also · 2
Avast → Avast AntivirusAvast Secure BrowserAvast, SecureLine VPN
Area served · 1
Avast → Worldwide

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software antivirus company security avg users data features product gen digital mobile july million 2021 products acquired 2020 alwil nortonlifelock

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AvastArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
AvastFormerlyAlwil Software1.00infobox
AvastFounded1988; 38 years ago (1988)1.00infobox
AvastFoundersPavel Baudiš1.00infobox
AvastFoundersEduard Kučera1.00infobox
AvastHeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic1.00infobox
AvastIndustryComputer software1.00infobox
AvastKey peopleJohn G. Schwarz (Chairperson)1.00infobox
AvastKey peopleOndřej Vlček (CEO)1.00infobox
AvastNet incomeUS$169.6 million (2020)1.00infobox
AvastNumber of employees(2025)1.00infobox
AvastOperating incomeUS$335.4 million (2020)1.00infobox
AvastParentGen Digital1.00infobox
AvastProductsCybersecurity software1.00infobox
AvastRevenueUS$892.9 million (2020)1.00infobox
AvastServicesComputer security1.00infobox
AvastSubsidiariesAVG Technologies1.00infobox
AvastSubsidiariesPiriform Software1.00infobox
AvastSubsidiariesHMA1.00infobox
AvastTotal assetsUS$2.707 billion (2020)1.00infobox
AvastTotal equityUS$1.195 billion (2020)1.00infobox
AvastTraded asLSE: AVST (until 2022)1.00infobox
AvastTraded asPSE: AVST (until 2022)1.00infobox
AvastTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
AvastWebsitewww.avast.com1.00infobox

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