Avast Antivirus Avast Antivirus is a cross-platform internet security suite created by Avast for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Avast Antivirus has freemium and premium versions that include computer security, browser security, antivirus software, firewall, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, and anti-spam protection, among other things. In February 2015, Avast released Avast for Business, a freeware business offering. Antivirus protection, web threat scanning, browser protection, and a cloud management panel are all included in this cross-platform package. As of 2017, Avast was the most popular antivirus vendor on the market, with the greatest market share for antivirus software. In an AV-TEST test conducted in February 2018, Avast Free Antivirus received 6 out of 6 points in the "Protection" category, detecting 100% of the malware samples used in th...
VLC The VLC media player (formerly known as the VideoLAN Client and simply VLC) is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player and streaming media server developed by the VideoLAN project. VLC is available for a variety of desktop and mobile platforms, including Android, iOS, and iPadOS. VLC can also be found via digital distribution platforms including Apple's App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store. DVD-Video, video CD, and streaming protocols are among the audio and video compression methods and file formats supported by VLC. It can convert multimedia files and transmit media over computer networks. In 1996, the VideoLan software began as a research project. When VLC was a client of the VideoLAN project, VLC stood for "VideoLAN Client." That initialization no longer applies because VLC is n...