Avast launched a freeware business product, Avast for Business, in February 2015. It includes antivirus protection, web threat scanning, browser protection, and a cloud management console.[3]
As of January 2015 Avast had the largest share of the market for antivirus applications.[4]
In January 2020, multiple news sources reported that Avast Antivirus, through a subsidiary, was selling the browsing history of Avast Free product users. Though the company claimed all data was "de-identified", it was reported that the sold data could possibly in some instances be linked back to people's real identities, exposing every click and search they had made.[5][6][7] In response, Avast announced that it would close the subsidiary over the data privacy backlash.[8]
