Avast Essential Business Security – Global

Avast Essential Business Security: Comprehensive Cybersecurity for Your Business

Avast Essential Business Security offers robust online protection for business devices and data, safeguarding against complex cyber threats. It features award-winning antivirus capabilities to defend against viruses, ransomware, and spyware, and includes advanced tools for Mobile Protection, Password and Webcam Protection, and Identity Protection.

Device Protection

No matter where employees are or what they do online, Avast ensures their devices remain secure. The cutting-edge technology blocks harmful websites, keeps files and emails malware-free, and prevents unauthorized access by hackers.

Data Protection

Protect business, customer, and personal information with Avast’s firewall and network inspection tools. These features block hacking attempts and prevent sensitive data from being transferred outside your employees’ PCs.

Core Protection Features

• File Shield: Scans files and programs in real-time to detect and block threats before they can harm your PC.
• Web Shield: Monitors internet data transfers to prevent malware, such as malicious scripts, from being downloaded and executed.
• Mail Shield: Examines incoming and outgoing emails for malicious content, ensuring safe communication.
• Behavior Shield: Identifies and blocks suspicious program behavior to stop threats not yet recognized in the virus database.
• CyberCapture: Isolates and analyzes rare, suspicious files in a secure environment to detect potential threats.
• Firewall: Protects against unauthorized access by monitoring network traffic and preventing data breaches.
• SmartScan: Combines scans for malware, outdated applications, unsafe settings, and more.
• Sandbox: Runs applications or web content in an isolated space, preventing damage to your system.
• Network Inspector: Evaluates your network for vulnerabilities, identifying risks with connected devices or router settings.
• Real Site: Guards against DNS hijacking by ensuring your connection to legitimate websites remains secure.
• Rescue Disk: Allows you to boot and clean an infected PC when other methods fail.
• Security Browser Extension: Verifies website authenticity and blocks malicious ads.
• Remote Access Shield: Protects against unauthorized remote access and brute-force attacks.
• Data Shredder: Irreversibly deletes sensitive files to prevent data misuse.
• Exchange Server Protection: Filters and scans emails at the server level to stop potential threats.
• SharePoint Server Protection: Scans files uploaded to shared storage to ensure data security.

Flexible Device Management

Choose between two management options to fit your business needs:

• Unmanaged Installation: Ideal for small offices, allowing individual users to customize settings and manage their devices independently.
• Online Management Platform: The Avast Business Hub offers centralized management, enabling easy setup, monitoring, and subscription management from anywhere.

Note: On-premise management is unavailable. Mobile protection is offered only in the unmanaged option.

Mobile Protection

iPhone/iPad Features

• Scan: Instantly checks device security and updates results in relevant sections.
• Wi-Fi Protection: Uses VPN to secure online activity and privacy.
• Web Protection: Blocks malicious websites during browsing (VPN required).
• Unlimited Photo Vault: Stores photos securely behind a passcode, ensuring privacy even if the app is uninstalled.
• Identity Protection: Monitors for password leaks linked to your email, providing alerts and suggestions for changing compromised passwords.

Android Features

• Scan: Identifies security risks and scans newly installed apps for threats.
• Web Protection: Prevents access to fake websites that imitate legitimate ones (requires VPN).
• VPN: Ensures secure and private internet access via encrypted tunnels.
• Boost RAM: Stops background apps to improve device speed and save battery life.
• Clean Junk: Analyzes and clears storage space occupied by unnecessary files.
• Wi-Fi Security: Detects vulnerabilities in network settings and connections.
• Wi-Fi Speed Test: Measures download and upload speeds of your network.
• App Lock: Secures sensitive apps with a PIN or pattern.
• App Insights: Provides detailed app usage stats, data consumption info, and permission reviews.
• Photo Vault: Safely stores photos behind a passcode for added privacy.
• Power Save: Adjusts settings to minimize battery consumption.

Avast Essential Business Security is the ideal solution for businesses looking to secure their devices, data, and employees from modern cyber threats.