Awards and Certificates

Avast topped the latest AV Comparatives analysis of antivirus programs with a mix of speed and accuracy. Avast had the fastest scan time of the 16 tested programs. In addition to speed, Avast was the only program out of the 16 tested to get a top five finish for both malware detection and low numbers of false positives. Read more...

avast! antivirus software has earned the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo.avast! version 4.8 successfully completed Microsoft Corp.s’ testing regime to prove it can be readily installed and run reliably on Windows 7. Read more...

avast! Professional Edition has received another VB100 Award from the independent testing body Virus Bulletin. The test focused this month on the Windows Vista Business Edition platform.

According to the Virus Bulletin report, avast! Professional Edition displayed strong detection rates, detecting all viruses on the Wild List with no false positives, for which it has received the VB100 Award.

avast! Home Edition was voted "Best Bet" among free security tools by PCWorld magazine. The editors were especially impressed that avast! includes 7 different resident shields which protect a user's PC, with minimal impact on system performance.

The testing carried out by AV-Comparatives during February was limited to 17 well-known, global antivirus products which had already performed well during previous testing. This round of testing used a much tougher set of test criteria but despite this, avast! still received an "Advanced" rating. According to the report issued by AV-Comparatives, "a good detection rate is still one of the most important, deterministic and reliable features of an antivirus product." With an overall detection rate of over 98%, avast! was ranked among the leading antivirus products for its detection of virus malware along with other well-known paid products, and also had the third fastest scanning speed of all the products tested.

February, 2009 - the Virus Bulletin test focused this month on the Linux platform. According to the Virus Bulletin report, avast! for Linux , which was developed specifically for the Linux platform, displayed excellent scanning speeds (both on access and on demand), and detection rates were at their usual exemplary level. avast! for Linux detected all viruses on the Wild List with no false positives and it has received the first VB100 Award in 2009.

avast! antivirus Professional Edition has received the Gold Malware Treatment Award from the Russian portal Anti-Malware.ru for its ability to detect and remove virus and other malware infections, without causing any damage to the host computer's operating system. In an October 2008 survey of 15 leading antivirus providers, avast! ranked 2nd and was one of only two providers able to remove both of the tested rootkit infections.

October, 2008 - the Virus Bulletin tests this month focused on the Windows Server 2008 platform. According to the Virus Bulletin report, avast 4.8 Server Edition, which was developed specifically for the server platform, displayed "highly impressive" detection rates, detecting all viruses on the Wild List with no false positives for which it has received another VB100 Award.

avast! antivirus has been awarded the highest "Advanced+" rating following tests carried out by AV-Comparatives.

The independent company AV-Comparatives carried out a series of tests in August 2008 which compared the performance of 16 of the most well known antivirus products worldwide. avast! antivirus performed well in all tests, ranking third overall for detection of Windows viruses, Macros, Worms and Scripts, ahead of other more well known names, and 4th for its overall detection rate. Full details can be found on the AV-Comparatives website.

August, 2008 - this month's Virus Bulletin tests focused on Windows XP Service Pack 3. Once again, avast! 4 Professional Edition detected all In-The-Wild viruses (i.e. viruses known to be spreading between users), as well as over 97% of Trojans with no false positives as a result of which we have added yet another VB100 award to our tally!

In June, avast! ISA Server Edition received the Reader’s Choice award in the Anti-Virus Category on isaserver.org, the leading ISA site, attracting over 220,000 ISA administrators and specialists a month.

February, 2008 - In the latest Virus Bulletin tests (February, 2008, Windows 2003 Server) avast! 4 Server Edition again detected all ItW viruses (i.e. viruses known to be 'in the wild') and was given another VB100% award!

avast! 4 Professional Edition 4.7.1015 has achieved a VB100 award in the latest Virus Bulletin comparative review on Windows Vista X64 Business Edition platform.

CNET Download.com has awarded avast! Home Edition the coveted five star rating. More information in press release.

avast! Home Edition received the budget tip award in the Windows Vista: Das Offizielle Magazin 05/2007.

avast! Home Edition is Winner in the security software category. More information on PC World pages.

April, 2007 - In the latest Virus Bulletin tests (April 2007, SUSE Linux) avast! again detected all ItW viruses (i.e. viruses known to be 'in the wild') and was given another VB100% award! This is third VB100% for Linux version in a row!

February, 2007 - In the latest Virus Bulletin tests (February 2007, Windows Vista) avast! 4 Professional Edition again detected all ItW viruses (i.e. viruses known to be 'in the wild') and was given another VB100% award.

An industry highlight held each year, the coveted SC Awards from Secure Computing magazine is run as separate awards in Europe, the USA and Asia (APac), and is voted upon by the people who really matter in the security products business: customers.

The Softpedia portal has published an avast! Home review. You may read the third party review of avast! Home Edition on the Softpedia pages 

Denmark PC World awarded avast! 4.7 Home. You can find more information in Denmark PC World (in Danish)

product "Avast! Home Edition 4.7.869" has been tested by the Softpedia labs and found to be completely clean of adware/spyware components. More information about your product's certification and the award is available on this page.

product "Avast! Professional Edition 4.7.869" has been tested by the Softpedia labs and found to be completely clean of adware/spyware components. More information about your product's certification and the award is available on this page.

avast! 4 Professioanl Edition has received the prestigious Secure Computing 2006 award (for the US region). Learn more in the official press release.

With over 1,300 product and service nominations, from over 330 competing companies globally, the annual Secure Computing Awards are the world’s leading awards program for the information security industry and thanks to you, and the votes you placed, Avast! Antivirus has successfully proved its worth by being listed as one of only four finalists in its category.

The SC Awards program spans the US, Asia, and the UK so the competition is tough. The SC Awards are composed of two sections. The ‘Reader Trust Technology Awards’ which are voted on by SC readers in the US and European regions, and by the SC Awards Council which comprises of a group of carefully selected senior CSOs; and the Asian Pacific awards and other categories including the ‘Professional Awards’ which are judged by a panel of the industry’s top talents.

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The VB100 award is designed to show that an antivirus solution is capable of detecting all current in-the-wild threats on the platform under test, with no false positives detected, as well as the scanning speed of the product under test, and, as such, has become the de facto standard in the industry for measuring the quality of an antivirus solution. As such, it is very important to reviewers and editors when defining the quality of products under review. Winning of the VB100 is essential to each key antivirus technology company, if their products are to be taken seriously by both the industry, home and corporate users.

• MEDIATOR - Piotr Serocki