Editing Avast (section)

===Reception===

In 2021, [[PCMag|''PC Magazine'']] gave Avast Free Antivirus software an overall score of 4 out of 5<ref>{{Cite web|title=Avast Free Antivirus Review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/avast-free-antivirus|access-date=2021-09-28|website=PCMAG|date=23 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and gave AVG, which was purchased by Avast in 2016, a score of 4, plus "AVG AntiVirus Free offers precisely the same virus protection engine as Avast Free Antivirus, but it lacks the impressive collection of additional features you get with Avast."<ref>{{Cite web|title=AVG AntiVirus Free Review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/avg-antivirus-free|access-date=2021-09-28|website=PCMAG|language=en}}</ref> In tests conducted by the [[AV-TEST]] Institute in August 2021, Avast and AVG received six out of six points for protection and usability, and six out of six points for performance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Test Avast Free AntiVirus 21.5 & 21.6 for Windows 10 (211403)|url=https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-10/august-2021/avast-free-antivirus-21.5--21.6-211403/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.av-test.org|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Test antivirus software AVG|url=https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/manufacturer/avg/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.av-test.org|language=de}}</ref> A review in Tom's Guide says that the free Avast antivirus product has "good protection against malware" and takes up little space on the system. The review says that Avast has a competitive set of features for a free antivirus product, but the scans are sometimes not very fast.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nadel|first=Brian|date=2020-05-20|title=AVG AntiVirus Free review|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/avg-free-antivirus|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Tom's Guide|language=en}}</ref>

The Avast antivirus product for business users received 4 out of 5 by [[TechRadar]] in 2017.<ref name="Williams">{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Mike|date=2018-10-10|title=Avast Business Antivirus review|url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/avast-business-antivirus|access-date=2021-09-28|website=TechRadar|language=en}}</ref> The review said that the software had good features, protection, configuration and an "excellent interface", but it took up a lot of hard disk space and did not cover mobile devices.<ref name="Williams"/> According to Tom's Guide, the mobile version is inexpensive and packed with features. PC Magazine said that the mobile version "has almost all the security features you could want."<ref>{{Cite web|title=avast! Mobile Security & Antivirus (for Android) Review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/avast-mobile-security-antivirus-for-android|access-date=2021-09-28|website=PCMAG|date=27 June 2013 |language=en}}</ref>

AVG has also generally performed well in lab tests. A review in Tom's Hardware gave the AVG software seven out of ten stars.<ref name="Nadel 2017">{{cite web | last=Nadel | first=Brian | title=AVG AntiVirus Free: Nearly the Best | website=Tom's Guide | date=3 August 2017 | url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/avg-free-antivirus,review-2206.html | access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref> The review highlighted that the software has a small system footprint and has good malware protection, but does not have a quick scan option and lacks many additional features.<ref name="Nadel 2017"/>