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History
AVAST’s roots go back to 1988, when Czech researchers Eduard
Kučera and Pavel Baudiš encountered the Vienna Virus and began their
quest to save the world’s computers from it and others like it.
Today, AVAST has over 300 professionals headquartered in Prague,
Czech Republic, additional offices in Austria, Germany, and the USA,
distribution partners in all markets, and a global community of avast!
enthusiasts.
McAfee uses avast! engine
ALWIL Software provides the avast! antivirus engine to McAfee,
which licenses it for use in its own line of McAfee antivirus products –
proving the effectiveness of avast! antivirus technologies with the
"Powered by avast! engine" logo on the McAfee VirusScan boxes. Also,
ALWIL hires its first tech-support specialist, Pavel Mourek.
Launch of free avast!
Co-founder Eduard Kučera implements an innovative user-community
growth strategy based on the principle that all computer users deserve
protection from harmful threats, and that computer safety should not be a
luxury some cannot afford. Thus, on June 1, ALWIL Software launches a
free antivirus solution for home (non-commercial) use. Six months later
(January, 2002), a new registration system sees the very first user
registration of free avast! antivirus Home Edition.
Opening an online store
The growing free avast! user base generates a need to offer
other paid-for solutions effectively online. Thus, ALWIL turns to
Digital River's online sales distribution share-it! New product
launches: avast! Bootable Antivirus & Recovery Tool (BART) CD and
the (free) avast! 4 Home Edition (under Ondrej Vlček's R&D
supervision).
One million users
Only 30 months after its first user registration, the free
version of avast! reaches one million users. Until this time, it remains
uncertain as to whether giving for free what others sell will work, but
reaching one million users confirms a successful increase in visibility
for the company. ALWIL implements an international reseller channel for
its paid-for security solutions. New product launches: avast! Linux
version, avast! 4.5 Home/Professional edition, avast! Distributed
Network Manager (ADNM), and avast! BART CD 2.0.
SanDisk alliance
As a great way for avast! to reach new users at a time when the
internet does not have such high penetration, ALWIL begins cooperation
with SanDisk. Thanks to this partnership, avast! needs language
localization for all SanDisk markets. Thus, ALWIL hires the first people
for in-house localization and support – this is the first step toward
avast! becoming an international success in terms of supported
languages. New product launches: avast! U3 Edition (for SanDisk) and
avast! 4.6.
User base doubles – twice
The avast! user base doubles twice, first to 10 million and then
to 20 million by year's end, in large part due to the availability of
more language versions and a number of industry awards for quality.
avast! sweeps the SC Awards categories with Best Antivirus, as well as
Anti-Malware (European) and Readers' Choice (USA). New product launch:
avast! Linux Home Edition.
One million users per employee
The company reaches 40 million registered avast! users with only
38 employees, for a ratio of one million users per employee, which the
company will maintain over the coming years. ALWIL Software transforms
into a joint stock company. New product launches: avast! Mac Edition and
avast! Windows Home Server Edition.
International sales & support focus
ALWIL puts major focus on acquiring a multinational sales and
support team and localizing avast! antivirus and avast.com into more
languages. The company reaches 50 million registered users and 60
employees. New product launch: avast! 4.8.
Expanding HQ
To strengthen the team, ALWIL hires Vincent Steckler (formerly of
Symantec) as CEO. The avast! registered-user base jumps from 68 million
to over 100 million, and the company reaches 100 employees. New product
launch: the 5.0 series of avast! Free Antivirus, avast! Pro Antivirus,
and avast! Internet Security.
Entry of Summit Partners
Summit Partners invests $100 million for a minority share of the
company, confirming the unique position of avast! in the global
marketplace. Says Han Sikkens, a Principal in Summit Partners, "it is
rare to find a company such as AVAST that redefines how an industry does
business. We are very excited about the growth prospects of this
exceptional company." ALWIL Software changes its name to AVAST Software,
to more closely align the company with the brand, and avast! reaches
130 million registered users. New product launches: avast! 5.0 series,
with a new antivirus engine and an optional Silent Firewall and
virtualization Sandbox.
Over 165 million registrations
By midyear, avast! has more than 135 million active users and
over 165 million user registrations – all with just over 150 employees.
New product launches: avast! Business Protection line (with a simplified
central administration console); avast! 6.0 series, with new
innovations that include: WebRep™ (a website reputation tool), SafeZone
(a clean-desktop option for added safety with sensitive online
transactions), and AutoSandbox™ (the first automatic virtualization
feature offered within a free antivirus).
Great new milestones
avast! finishes the year actively protecting over 170 million
PCs, Macs, and Android devices, with just over 200 employees. avast!
Free Mobile Security reaches best-rated security app in Google Play, and
avast! Free Antivirus achieves the top-downloaded software spot on
Download.com. New product launches: avast! Free Antivirus for Mac;
avast! 7.0 series, with new innovations that include Remote Assistance
(for giving/getting help to/from a friend with avast!), the avast!
Account portal (for overseeing all avast! protected devices), and
cloud-based FileRep (a file reputation detection) and streaming,
real-time virus database updates."
