These days, we are often told how vigilant we need to be online, in order to avoid scams, privacy blunders and being ad-targeted wherever we go. But most of us would rather think about this stuff as little as humanly possible.
If that’s in line with your own feelings, you might want to check out Avast Ultimate. It’s a one-stop package for your online security, which means a lot more than just classic antivirus protection in 2026.
You can currently get your first year of Avast at 49%* off the usual rate. And it’s available as a single-person license that lets you use Avast’s tools on a PC or Mac and a single mobile device, or as a family-friendly 10-license package for a little more money. There are apps for iPhones, Androids, Windows PCs and Macs too.
What does Avast Ultimate get you? We can split this one up into four categories.
Base protections
The base of Avast Ultimate is the Premium Security suite. This includes antivirus protection and a massive list of security protections besides.
For example, it can flag when you may have found your way to a fake website, which will typically claim to be a known online retailer of banking site. It’s a classic technique scammers use to steal users’ banking data, and is obviously best avoided at all costs.
Avast can also help to detect suspicious text messages, which are rife nowadays. We know a handful of people who have had unsolicited texts claiming to be their own child, having lost their phone. They will often rely on inculcating a sense of emergency, and ask for money. Avast Ultimate can help you pause for a moment to consider: is this real, or a scam? Often that’s all it takes.
The power of VPN
It also includes Avast SecureLine VPN. This virtual private network feature lets you mask your real location and activity , making you safer from hackers and scammers.
Just like a standalone VPN, you can choose the country you wish to appear to hail from, all while encrypting your data. And this isn’t just handy from a security and privacy perspective.
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AntiTrack: Enhanced online privacy
The next element of the Avast Ultimate package is called AntiTrack. This is a set of privacy-boosting tools that help let you go about your business without being figuratively shadowed by advertisers and companies who want to know everything they can about you.
AntiTrack helps to reduce browser fingerprinting, which is where websites use scripts to discover nuggets of information about your browser and device, which are then used to make assumptions about who you are as a person. The kind of info is then typically fed into advertising profiles.
You may also receive alerts when attempts to track your behaviour and actions online are detected, to better inform you about what’s going on under the surface.
A PC clean-up
The final piece of Avast Ultimate is perhaps a little lighter. It’s called Cleanup Premium and its main job is to try to improve your PC’s performance by removing background clutter and unnecessary files.
Cleanup Premium helps stop junk data hanging around on your PC, freeing up space and potentially stopping it from becoming clogged up. Extra storage space is useful in a computer not just for providing more room for your files, it’s also used to juggle background data, which is why a computer with very limited space can start to feel awfully slow.
Avast Ultimate is currently available for just £26.99 for one device for your first year, representing a 49% saving off the standard renewal price.
*Savings compared to renewal price. Terms apply.
