Avast’s free review windows
The new interface of Avast is well laid out, with clear distinctions between its various elements and easy-to-use blue icons (with orange accents from the company logo) to distinguish the suite’s features. The homepage lets you run a scan, and then turn on the VPN as well as shortcuts to a couple of useful tools for optimizing your system are also available. The fact that Avast’s most valuable features are hidden away in the “Explore tab” is quite frustrating.
Installation is easy, and you are not forced to go with the free one. However, a full scan will find “advanced issues” that require premium security to solve. It’s a little shady and especially when the Resolve option takes you to a page asking you to sign to Avast’s Premium security plan. Avast also sells user information, which was uncovered in a story published in 2020 by Which? magazine.