Avast Small Office Protection

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Cybersecurity & endpoint detection tool for small businesses

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Stephen
Stephen
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Avast: Familiar Digital Security

Reviewed on 2023/02/13

It was great and works to maintain a clean digital working space.

It was great and works to maintain a clean digital working space.

Pros

It is easy to use. Takes little time to configure and works effectively.

Cons

Updates are not regular. The patch window presents risks to security.

Craig
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  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great software

Reviewed on 2024/06/07

Pros

I find the interface attractive and easy to use.

Cons

I am still getting used to using this, and so far I'm not finding any issues.

Dennis
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

My experience with Avast

Reviewed on 2022/04/01

My overall experience was marginal at best. I do not believe it to be an install and forget...

My overall experience was marginal at best. I do not believe it to be an install and forget product, it required my attention more than I expected.

Pros

I purchased Avast to keep my work computer safe. I use that computer for invoicing and daily emails.

Cons

I found the system to be easy enough to install, but I had issues with security while using it. My information stored on the computer and in emails still found its way into other hands. It also did not play nice with some of my operating systems causing me major irritations on more than one occasion. I could never be sure it had me covered from the latest threats.

Wasif
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Good but has other options

Reviewed on 2024/12/02

Pros

It's a good software for price. I think there are better options though.

Cons

Good for protection against viruses and other things.

Jacob
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Avast the pirate on a search for malware!

Reviewed on 2022/08/19

It really frees time for me to help other clients by using the protection features that are enabled...

It really frees time for me to help other clients by using the protection features that are enabled by the software it enables users to be a little bit more “free” with there employees or co workers without having to constantly service there product due to a threat to the operating system or something that hinders usage

Pros

That benefit that once the system identifies a virus or Trojan whatever it may be it locks said “nasty” inside a chest where it deactivated all function for the program and protects the computer from any damage the item may cause

Cons

Sometimes it may block software installation however I’m usually the kind of guy that uses the good protection of the software to be able to use sketchy downwloads… in other words even if you install this of grandpas “leisure” computer you won’t have to worry about him having a visit from your grandson to clear it out for him

Krystal
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Inexpensive with good protection.

Reviewed on 2021/05/25

It's come in handy over the years and I would recommend this to any business owner or for private...

It's come in handy over the years and I would recommend this to any business owner or for private use.

Pros

Avast is easy to use and gives you insight on what websites are trying to gain access to your computer. I've used them for personal and business use and they have worked great!

Cons

Some of the information on the dashboard canbe hard to understand unless you're more on the tech side of things.

Matthew
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Unobtrusive

Reviewed on 2021/02/16

Pros

Does what it says on the box and doesn't bother us with too many spurious messages

Cons

Funny you should ask... just this morning, on booting up my Mac reminded me that Avast may be incompatible with future Mac OS releases. It would inspire confidence if a patch made that go away.

Response from Avast

Hi Matthew,
Thank you for your feedback!

Please reference this article for the prompt you are receiving: https://kb.support.business.avast.com/GetPublicArticle?title=System-Extension-Blocked-Messages-MacOS

Jesus
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Very reliable

Reviewed on 2021/02/22

I'm using Avast on all my customers and recommending it as I think it is a very powerful and easy...

I'm using Avast on all my customers and recommending it as I think it is a very powerful and easy to manage tool.

Pros

I like the boot time scan is one of my favorite tools avast has, and it is very easy to use.

Cons

It can take long on some safe apps to mark them as safe.

Response from Avast

Hi Jesus,
Thank you for your feedback!
"We need more information to better be able to assist with this concern.

Please contact our technical support team so that we may further troubleshoot this issue. We are here to help. The link to contact our support team can be found here: https://www.avast.com/en-us/business/support"

Erika
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

So Goof-Proof It's Just Amazing

Reviewed on 2021/02/25

Largely fantastic

Largely fantastic

Pros

Super easy to apply to all units in the office & was also super easy to get rolling on the laptops that travel with the practice owner and myself.

Cons

Sometimes it forgets that you have put off a restart request for greater than 1 hour

Response from Avast

Hi Erika,
thank you for your feedback.
Please contact our technical support team so that we may further troubleshoot this issue.
We are here to help. The link to contact our support team can be found here: https://www.avast.com/en-us/business/support

Yasceine
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Avast Review

Reviewed on 2021/05/08

Very good

Very good

Pros

it is an efficient Anti-virus software, very light on PC, does not not reserve a big portion of the RAM.

Cons

the built-in virus and worms list should be bigger to continually accommodate the new viruses.

Elvis
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Very good software

Reviewed on 2023/02/11

Overall the reatime protection is reliable and notifies you on any activities that are suspicious.

Overall the reatime protection is reliable and notifies you on any activities that are suspicious.

Pros

Generally easy to integrate or apply to multiple devices on my network of computers. Real time protection is reliable.

Cons

Can block some files that are safe and takes time to clear them sometimes.

Joe
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Good protection for my endpoints

Reviewed on 2021/02/16

A capable anti-virus protection for macOS.

A capable anti-virus protection for macOS.

Pros

It was the most affordable anti-virus protection for small businesses that I have found.

Cons

I wish they had other installable mediums beside the dmg format for my macOS endpoints. It would be nice if the installable file was also available in the pkg format so I can easily deploy it through Microsoft Intune. Avast needs to work on their billing admin portal it is too confusing!

Reasons for Switching to Avast Small Office Protection

Price.

Response from Avast

Hi Joe,
Thank you for your suggestions. To formally submit a new idea to our developers, please click the "+ Submit idea" button at the top right of our product board page here: https://portal.productboard.com/afb/1-avast-business-hub/tabs/1-roadmap/submit-idea.

Stéphane
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Make its job

Reviewed on 2022/09/08

Pros

I am pleased with this product since I have installed it. It's running in continue and I didn't have virus since. The interface is easy to understand, well organized by categories and powerful.

Cons

Maybe some options should be free but it's remaining a very good set of protection.

Nikolaos
Nikolaos
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  • Industry: Market Research
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great security tool

Reviewed on 2021/07/09

Work from home makes company more vulnerable to outside threats. Users access company content from...

Work from home makes company more vulnerable to outside threats. Users access company content from their phones, PCs, laptops and maybe unauthorised devices. Having such a great tool for protections is really a life saver.

Pros

A very easy to use tool, secure, reliable and above all it does not slow down your PC while running, not even while scanning. It is cheaper that most of the competitors and lets you know literally for every bit of potential threat it has found.

Cons

Nothing negative to talk about apart from the fact that there is no option for subscription on less that 10 licenses. Apart from that nothing else. Everything is perfect.

Clarence
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

IT system security at the best price

Reviewed on 2022/03/24

Pros

it is a very simple solution to install and use which offers an optimum level of protection with many features for all my devices (PC, mobile, tablet, etc.) for my activity and at a very attractive price.

Cons

Some important features are optionally paid.

Kenil
Kenil
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

One click virus killer

Reviewed on 2021/02/28

I would like to recommend you use it for keeping your laptop or desktop free from viruses, malware...

I would like to recommend you use it for keeping your laptop or desktop free from viruses, malware attacks.

Pros

Avast is the best security software According to me because they provide lots of features like easy to use and maintain, a clean modern interface offers a free trial and compatibility with all operating systems.

Cons

The one thing that I don't like in Avast has no firewall function. There is some issue with lagging of pc and slow down the speed of the pc.

Response from Avast

Hi Kenil,
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are always happy to hear the feedback from our customers.
Our product includes a customizable firewall that filters network traffic and stops untrusted connections.
If you are having troubles to allocate the feature please feel free to contact our support team, we will be happy to help.
https://www.avast.com/en-eu/business/support

Rob
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good protection, good value, so-so deployment

Reviewed on 2021/02/25

Overall, we're happy with the product and consider it a good value for our small office.

Overall, we're happy with the product and consider it a good value for our small office.

Pros

Since installing Avast we have had zero downtime. Avast regularly catches virus attempts and quarantines them.

Cons

Our package includes 10 computers, but my account page doesn't tell how many of these subscriptions are in use. As the administrator, it would be helpful to know that staff have installed the software and how many licenses remain. Because we are working from home during the pandemic, this is not something I can physically check.

Response from Avast

Hi Rob,
Thank you for your feedback.
You can log into my.avast.com to see how many keys have been used per license in their account. They must use the email address they used to purchase SOP.
If you need further help please contact our support.
We are here to help: https://www.avast.com/en-us/business/support

Evan
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Easy to use protection that doesn't eat up resources

Reviewed on 2021/02/17

Pros

Easy to use and stays in the background. Have not had an issue with it yet.

Cons

Not easy to set up secondary computers without the initial email. Dashboard for administrator would be helpful.

ALAN
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Avast review

Reviewed on 2021/02/16

Had a free version for years without problems. Paid version - refer above.

Had a free version for years without problems. Paid version - refer above.

Pros

Easy to use/set up etc. Good interface.

Cons

Turns itself off almost daily requiring restarting. Requires to be started manually every morning.

Alternatives Considered

AVG Internet Security Business Edition

Response from Avast

Hi Alan,
Thank you for your feedback!

Avast Small Office Protection turning itself off is not expected behavior. This can sometimes happen though when other antivirus programs are installed alongside Avast Small Office Protection. In this scenario, we recommend to uninstall all antivirus programs besides Avast Small Office Protection for the best protection.

Restarts are only required after a software version update for Avast Small Office Protection.
Please contact our support team if further assistance is needed.
The link to our contact form can be found here: https://www.avast.com/en-us/business/support

Keyur
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Mid-priced Robust ransomware attack detection software

Reviewed on 2021/06/20

Our devices have been quite secure with the avast small office protection at very inexpensive cost,...

Our devices have been quite secure with the avast small office protection at very inexpensive cost, with multiple device detection. To-go software

Pros

Real time protection against ransomware attacks
Good customer service
Multiple device coverage

Cons

Although it does detect most of the spams, it does lag sometiemes too.
Pop-ups can also be avoided

Justin
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  • Industry: Medical Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Nice antivirus

Reviewed on 2021/02/16

Pros

Easy to use. Good options. Reliability.

Cons

It wasn't as smooth to continue subscription. I had to uninstall and then install again.

Alternatives Considered

Trellix Endpoint Security

Reasons for Switching to Avast Small Office Protection

It was recommended by our IT person.
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Newspapers
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Not the best security app

Reviewed on 2021/04/10

Overall not a great experience. It needs improvement.

Overall not a great experience. It needs improvement.

Pros

This app is not a best security software but it certainly do some things quite well. It scans the whole system and scans for virus. It also remove trash from the system.

Cons

This app doesn't do a proper job when scanning for virus. It never finds anything. It also doesn't do a proper cleaning job as well. You have to pay a good amount money to get that proper security benefits.

Igor
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great software

Reviewed on 2022/04/06

We are sure that we are protected.

We are sure that we are protected.

Pros

It's easy to install and manage for all users in my comapny.

Cons

I have found all I needed in this kind of software.

Slawomir
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  • Industry: Biotechnology
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

Problems with activation in Windows

Reviewed on 2021/02/22

Problems with a activation of the soft! It has to be reinstalled:-/

Problems with a activation of the soft! It has to be reinstalled:-/

Pros

Use in background. Protection. Scan of mails and disk.

Cons

New soft - re-new activation is problematic and always cause the problems.

Mark
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Happy with product

Reviewed on 2021/02/25

New to this product as a package. Still learning the benefits.

New to this product as a package. Still learning the benefits.

Pros

Nice to have many functions all in one package. Would have been nice to have VPN included aswell

Cons

No VPN included. It was a little confusing getting started also with access key number

Response from Avast

Hi Mark,
thank you for your feedback.
Small Office Protection includes VPN for iOS and Android.
If you are enable to find features please contact our support team.
We are here to help: https://www.avast.com/en-us/business/support