Avast Essential Business Security

A comprehensive solution designed to safeguard your company’s digital assets from cyber threats.

As a leading Avast Business Distributor in the UK and EU, Avosec not only delivers Avast Essential Business Security but also helps protect small and medium-sized businesses from malware, ransomware, phishing, and other common cyber threats. Furthermore, and importantly, Avast Essential Business Security provides reliable, real-time antivirus protection while, at the same time, ensuring minimal impact on overall system performance.

Moreover, by choosing Avast Business through Avosec, organisations not only gain an easy-to-manage endpoint security platform, but also benefit from reduced IT complexity and lower operational costs. In addition, and therefore, partnering with a trusted Avast Business Distributor UK / EU ultimately ensures secure, scalable, and cost-effective business antivirus protection.

Device Security

Safeguard your employees’ devices with top-rated protection solutions, no matter their location or online activities. Our advanced security defends against hazardous websites, ensures files and emails are free of malware, deters unauthorized device access, and more. Protect your business with comprehensive device security that keeps your data safe and your operations running smoothly.

Data Security

Protect your business, customer, and personal data with Avast’s robust data protection solutions. Our advanced firewall and network inspection tools prevent hacker intrusion attempts and stop sensitive information leaks from your employees’ computers. Ensure comprehensive data security with Avast, keeping your business safe from cyber threats.

Essential Business Security is a comprehensive solution designed to protect businesses from a wide range of digital threats. This all-in-one package is tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, ensuring their data, devices, and networks remain secure. Key features of Avast Essential Business Security include:

Antivirus Protection:

Avast’s award-winning antivirus engine safeguards your business against viruses, malware, ransomware, and other threats, while providing real-time protection for all devices on your network.

Firewall:

Avast Essential Business Security includes a robust firewall that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic, preventing unauthorized access and potential attacks from hackers.

Email Security:

The solution scans incoming and outgoing emails for harmful content, such as viruses, ensuring that your email communication remains safe and secure. Consequently, your business is protected from potential threats, and your data stays confidential. Additionally, by continuously monitoring email traffic, the solution provides a robust defense against cyberattacks.

File Security:

With Real-time file scanning checks programs and files on your devices for malicious threats before they can be opened, executed, altered, or saved, providing an additional layer of security.

Behaviour Shield:

This feature monitors all processes on your devices in real-time for suspicious behavior that may indicate the presence of malicious code, offering proactive protection against emerging threats.

Management Options:

Avast Essential Business Security provides flexibility with management options. You can opt for unmanaged (individual installation) or use the online management platform, Avast Business Hub, to set up, deploy, and manage protection from a centralized location.

Regular Updates:

Avast continuously updates its virus definitions and software to ensure your business stays protected against the latest threats.

By implementing Avast Essential Business Security, businesses can maintain a strong security posture and minimize the risk of cyberattacks, allowing them to focus on their core operations without worrying about digital threats.

Flexible device management

Introducing Avast Business Hub: Choose the management option that works best for your business.

Enhance your business security with the flexibility and convenience of Avast Business Hub.

Business Hub (online management platform) features:

Intuitive dashboard
Comprehensive reporting
Device and policy management
Centralized alerts & notifications
Real-time commands
Network Discovery & remote deployment
Basic Remote Access and support tool

Integrated Services (available as add-ons in the Business Hub)

Compare the suites

Feature / Benefit	Essential Business Security	Premium Business Security	Ultimate Business Security
Best for	Small businesses needing strong, reliable endpoint protection	Growing businesses requiring advanced threat prevention	Organisations needing complete endpoint, privacy & data protection
Core Antivirus & Anti-Malware	✅ Real-time protection against malware, ransomware & zero-day threats	✅ Advanced, multi-layered protection	✅ Enterprise-grade, AI-driven protection
Cloud Management Console	✅ Centralised, easy-to-use management	✅ Enhanced policy & device control	✅ Full visibility & advanced security controls
Web & Email Protection	✅ Blocks malicious websites & phishing	✅ Advanced phishing & fraud protection	✅ Maximum web, email & data threat prevention
Firewall Protection	❌	✅ Advanced firewall to prevent unauthorised access	✅ Intelligent firewall with enhanced network control
Ransomware Protection	❌	✅ Protects critical files and folders	✅ Advanced ransomware shielding & recovery readiness
USB / Device Control	❌	❌	✅ Prevents data leakage via removable media
VPN (Privacy Protection)	❌	❌	✅ Secure VPN for encrypted online activity
Data Protection & Privacy Tools	❌	❌	✅ Full data protection for compliance-focused businesses
Performance Impact	🔹 Lightweight & efficient	🔹 Optimised for business environments	🔹 Powerful protection with minimal system impact
Scalability	🔹 Ideal for small teams	🔹 Scales as your business grows	🔹 Built for security-driven organisations
Recommended by Avosec	✔️ Entry-level business protection	⭐ Most popular choice for SMBs	⭐⭐⭐ Best-in-class, all-in-one solution

Multi-layered protection against cyberattacks

Protect your business from cyberattacks, including ransomware and malware, with Avast’s antivirus software. Featuring 7 layers of deep protection, Avast combines artificial intelligence, behavior-based machine learning, and cloud threat analysis to provide real-time defense against cyberthreats. Stay secure with Avast’s advanced antivirus technology.

Avosec the leading Avast & AVG distribution partner since 2002

When it comes to partnership experience and customer service, value-added knowledge is essential.

With extensive experience and deep knowledge of Avast Business antivirus solutions for SMEs, we understand the products inside and out, providing exceptional support. As the only Avast partner in Europe offering 2nd and 3rd line Avast support and Avast SOC. Avosec ensures your business stays protected.

As the UK's most experienced Avast distributor, our product knowledge is second only to the vendor. Our dedicated team is always ready to offer support and guidance. From product selection and support to technical assistance, Avosec has you covered.