Smart VPN also can be configured to prompt the user to turn on the VPN when those scenarios are detected.
Online Safety Score provides a ‘digital hygiene’ score calculated by analyzing the cyber hygiene of devices, including software and operating system updates and security settings such as antivirus shields and firewalls the safer the device, the higher the score.
The new features available in the latest update of Avast One Essential include: Avast One Individual supports a single user for up to five devices and Avast One Family for up to six users across 30 devices.
Scammers take advantage of current affairs to reel people in, for example, two years ago we saw a spike in Covid-related scams, and in February and March this year we saw scamsrelated to the Ukraine war.”Īvast One is available in three different versions: Essential, the free service, and premium services Individual and Family. “Not only are scams and other forms of online fraud more pervasive, they’re also more sophisticated, to the extent it’s really hard to differentiate between content that’s benign and content designed to exploit. “We know scams are a cause for concern for a lot of people so our goal with the new additions to the Avast One suite was to help them regain confidence and peace of mind when using the internet and their devices,” said Vita Santrucek, Chief Product Officer at Avast. In a recent study carried out by Avast, the three most common ways people are targeted by scammers include email (62%), text messages (52%), and through social media (29%).*
Privacy Advisor, an educational tool that offers simple step-by-step instructions to adjust and improve privacy settings on popular platforms such as Google™, Facebook™ and LinkedIn™, is now available on both Windows and Mac while the Smart Virtual Private Network (VPN), a feature that automatically activates a VPN session when visiting banking websites or connecting to public Wi-Fi, is also available on both platforms as part of Avast’s multi-platform commitment.
In addition to scam and online fraud protection, the new update to Avast One includes Online Safety Score, a feature launching on Windows and Android which gives users regular feedback on their digital habits and provides personalized tips to improve online and device safety. In a recent study carried out by Avast, the three most common ways people are targeted by scammers include email (62%), text messages (52%), and through social media (29%).*Īvast One is a cross-platform service that goes beyond antivirus to include built-in technologies that improve online privacy, security, identity and performance for the modern internet. A key enhancement, Scam Protection, makes it easier to spot malicious communications so that everyone, no matter their technical expertise, can stay safe from scams by proactively scanning web links in messages before they are opened, while Email Guardian blocks malicious attachments sent to and from email accounts. and Emeryville, California, Ap– Avast (LSE: AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy, has enhanced its all-in-one protection service Avast One with new features designed to protect people from online scams, fraud, and other personal privacy threats.