With origins dating back to before the fall of the Berlin Wall ( founded in Czechoslovakia in 1988!) Avast has a long history of building effective anti-malware products. In this article, I’ll take a look at one such lifesaver – Avast Antivirus. The antivirus market is full of great products that will catch every type of malware on your computer or mobile device. Luckily, the good guys have some moves of their own. Ransomware, trojans, worms, and nasty spyware to log your every keystroke – that’s just some of what users are up against in this digital age!