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AVST Avast Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Avast Plc LSE:AVST London Ordinary Share GB00BDD85M81 ORD 10P
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Avast PLC Avast PC Trends Report 2019

22/01/2019 7:00am

RNS Non-Regulatory


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Avast PLC

22 January 2019

Avast PC Trends Report 2019 reveals over half of PC software is out-of-date, putting users at risk

Gathered from 163 million devices, the new report uncovers the global state of the PC market and finds Adobe Shockwave, VLC Media Player and Skype are among most out of date applications

Redwood City, United States, January 22, 2019: Avast (LSE: AVST), the global leader in digital security products, today revealed that more than half (55%) of PC applications installed worldwide are out-of-date, making PC users and their personal data vulnerable to security risks. Avast's PC Trends Report 2019 found that users are making themselves vulnerable to hackers by not implementing security patches and keeping outdated versions of popular applications on their PCs. The applications where updates are most frequently neglected include Adobe Shockwave (96%), VLC Media Player (94%) and Skype (94%).

The report, which uses anonymized and aggregated data from 163 million devices across the globe, also found that Windows 10 is now installed on 40% of all PCs globally, which is fast approaching the 43% share held by Windows 7. However, almost one in six (15%) of all Windows 7 users and one in ten (9%) of all Windows 10 users worldwide are running older and no longer supported versions of their product, for example, the Windows 7 Release to Manufacturing version from 2009 or the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update from early 2017. Running out-of-date operating systems puts them at risk from vulnerabilities and other significant security issues.

"Most of us replace our smartphone regularly, but the same cannot be said for our PCs. With the average age of a PC now reaching six years old, we need to be doing more to ensure our devices are not putting us at unnecessary risk," said Ondrej Vlcek, President, Avast. "With the right amount of care, such as cleaning our hardware's insides using cleaners, optimization and security products, PCs will be safe and reliable for even longer."

More people than ever are opting for laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1 PCs running Windows. Although desktops are in no way obsolete, 67% of users are choosing laptops and tablets, letting them work, browse and stream on-the-go and this trend is likely to continue into 2019. This shift to mobile PCs is also reflected in the most installed applications. Google Chrome jumped to the top of the list in 2018, increasing its share of installs from 79% to 91% in the last 12 months.

Adobe Acrobat Reader (60%) came in as the second most popular, followed by WinRAR (48%), Microsoft Office (45%), and Mozilla Firefox (42%). Although the fourth most used application worldwide is Microsoft Office, this is also one of the most out-of-date apps. Globally, 15% of users still have the Enterprise 2007 version installed, even though Microsoft no longer issues security patches or bugs fixes for that product.

The Report also outlines the most popular PC brands, CPUs, RAM size and hard disks:

-- Top five PC brands: globally, the most widespread PC brands are HP, Acer, Asus, Lenovo and Dell.

-- Most CPUs are still dual-core, with 74% running on two physical cores and only 20% own a quad-core system.

   --     RAM: the most popular RAM size is four GB, which is enough for most day-to-day applications. 

-- HDD vs. SSD: only 15% of users own a fast SSD, the rest of users remain on either HDD or a HDD/SSD combo solution.

The full Avast PC Trends Report 2019 can be downloaded for free here.

Methodology

The core data used in this report is collected through the Automatic Software Updater feature, a functionality included in Avast and AVG security software and consists of anonymized datasets from a total of 163 million devices. Using a combination of real-world data and global statistics from Statista and other sources, this report is able to paint a picture of the state of the PC in 2018.

Avast Cleanup helps users maintain their PCs to keep them running like new for longer. For more information, please go to: https://www.avast.com/cleanup

About Avast

Avast (LSE: AVST) is the global leader in digital security products. With over 400 million users online, Avast offers products under the Avast and AVG brands that protect people from threats on the internet and the evolving IoT threat landscape. The company's threat detection network is among the most advanced in the world, using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to detect and stop threats in real time. Avast digital security products for Mobile, PC or Mac are top-ranked and certified by VB100, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, OPSWAT, ICSA Labs, West Coast Labs and others. Visit: www.avast.com.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

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