Come and discover Avast One, the new all-in-one security software created and published by Avast. A true computer security professional for years, he helps protect your system and your personal data against viruses, spyware (spyware) and other malicious threats. Available for your PC (Windows-Mac) and for your smartphone and/or tablet (iOS or Android) in the form of an application, downloading Avast One allows you to browse the internet with complete peace of mind and thus preserve the cybersecurity of the entire your devices, with ease.
A worthy successor to Avast free antivirus, Avast One includes all of its protection tools such as a firewall, anti-ransomware, hard drive cleaning and even the protection of your webcam with the addition of integrated VPN access . This will allow you to create a direct link between remote computers, in order to encrypt and isolate their exchanges from the rest of the traffic taking place on public telecommunications networks and thus prevent advertisers from accessing your browsing data. To do this, Avast One provides you with three levels of protection: Avast One Essential (free for one device), Avast One Individual (paid for up to 5 devices) and Avast One Family (paid for up to 30 devices) .
To obtain and download Avast One, you must first create an account with your email address. Once you arrive in your space, you will have to update your version by choosing the level of protection you wish to use: Essential, Individual or family while ensuring that your PC has the minimum system requirements required for its implementation. Installation of the software is extremely quick and takes just a few minutes, after which it will automatically perform its first virus scan to ensure that there is no malware present on your device.
On the interface side, this simple and intuitive one offers 4 tabs located on the left part of your screen: Home, Explorer, Messages and Account. If the Home part allows you to access different shortcuts (Smart Scan, Targeted Scan, VPN Connection, etc.), the Explorer part gives access to all the features of Avast One and grouped into three categories: Data Protection devices, Cyberprivacy and Performance optimization. The Messages part provides access to all Avast notifications (optimization suggestions, information about your account, etc.), however as for the Account part, the latter brings together all your user information as well as settings, FAQ and much more.
Grouped into 3 categories (Device Protection, Cyberconfidentiality and Performance Optimization) Avast One's features are among the most advanced and sophisticated on the protection software market.
In the "Device Protection" section, you will find a complete antivirus allowing you to detect the slightest type of malware that has infiltrated your system. With its detection network made up of 400 million users, it allows incomparable speed of execution and detection. The Web Agent will allow you to detect and block all infected links and automatically correct typos in URLs to prevent you from accessing false sites. Finally, you will also be able to benefit from a complete analysis of the Wi-Fi network, thus preventing you from joining networks which are unreliable and which may have security vulnerabilities.
In the "Cyberconfidentiality" section, you will find tools allowing you to secure and protect all your connections with a virtual private network (VPN). This will allow you to access foreign sites and be able to watch all the shows and movies you want with your streaming service subscriptions, even from other countries, thanks in particular to its locations spread across 35 countries. Monitoring of access to your passwords is also offered, so that you can quickly restore the security of your accounts in the event of a data breach.
Finally, the "Performance optimization" part will allow you to free up space by deleting unwanted files while erasing unnecessary data. The Task Killer tool, for its part, will take care of putting applications that you are not using or that are running in the background to sleep with the specific aim of freeing up memory on your devices.
If you do not want to use and download Avast One, know that there are many other alternative solutions on the market to obtain all-in-one protection for your devices. For this, you can count on Bitdefender Internet Security and Avira Free Security. Avast One's main competitors, these solutions both offer tools to protect your identity, data and devices against all types of threats (including vulnerabilities hiding on your own computer, like passwords too simple or software obsolete). Although Bitdefender Internet Security is compatible with all Windows operating systems, it still requires payment with a free 30-day trial period. Conversely, the Avira Free Security solution is accessible free of charge, without the need to take out a subscription, and is also compatible with all Windows operating systems.
Free in its Essential version, Avast One also offers two other paid versions: Individual and Family. Both are available for your PC (Windows-Mac), only the Essential version is available for your smartphone and/or tablet (iOS or Android) in the form of an application to download from their respective store.