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Downloads:

541,441

Downloads of v 25.8.10387:

4,727

Last Update:

20 Aug 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Avast Software

Tags:

Avast Free Antivirus (Install)

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25.8.10387 | Updated: 20 Aug 2025

Downloads:

541,441

Downloads of v 25.8.10387:

4,727

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Avast Software

Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.8.10387

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Avast Software. The inclusion of Avast Software trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Avast Software goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

This software no longer supports a Server OS.

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Avast Free Antivirus (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Avast Free Antivirus (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Avast Free Antivirus (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade avastfreeantivirus -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade avastfreeantivirus -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install avastfreeantivirus
  win_chocolatey:
    name: avastfreeantivirus
    version: '25.8.10387'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'avastfreeantivirus' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '25.8.10387'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller avastfreeantivirus
{
    Name     = "avastfreeantivirus"
    Version  = "25.8.10387"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'avastfreeantivirus':
  ensure   => '25.8.10387',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 20 Aug 2025.

Description

Free antivirus software from Avast.

Notes

  • The software and package do not support Server operating systems.
  • The vendor releases one installer and if they update it, the checksum changes and it then becomes invalid for any existing packages. Until the next version is released, please use the --ignore-checksums switch with Chocolatey CLI.
  • This package can take upwards of 10 minutes to complete the install (depending on your computer specs, internet bandwidth etc.).
  • The uninstall for this package is not silent.
  • This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a week, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.

tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';

$packageName= 'avastfreeantivirus'
$toolsDir   = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$url        = 'https://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $packageName
  unzipLocation = $toolsDir
  fileType      = 'EXE'
  url           = $url

  softwareName  = 'Avast Free Antivirus'
  checksum      = '209c3cdb40545776c1651fa426643f7f69072679366d3e37b280f2b3f80b86dc'
  checksumType  = 'sha256'

  silentArgs    = "/silent"
  validExitCodes= @(0)
}

Write-Debug "OS Name: $($env:OS_NAME)"
if ($env:OS_NAME -like "*Server*") {
  throw "Cannot be installed on a Server operating system ($($env:OS_NAME))."
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.7.10308 20639 Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.6.10221 21555 Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.5.10141 24478 Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.4.10068 38491 Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.3.9983 34511 Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.2.9898 22258 Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 25.1.9816 19882 Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.12.9725 23099 Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.12.9694 4930 Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.11.9615 15075 Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.10.9535 5842 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.9.9452 3028 Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.8.9372 1778 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.7.9311 2278 Thursday, July 25, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.6.9241 3287 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.5.9153 4878 Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.4.9067 3072 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.3.8975 3177 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.2.8918 2245 Thursday, March 14, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.2.8904 1217 Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 24.1.8821 2371 Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.12.8700 4798 Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.11.8635 3292 Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.10.8563 3515 Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.9.8494 2956 Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.8.8416 2805 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.7.8348 2535 Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.6.8271 2064 Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.5.8195.0 2769 Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.4.8118.0 2550 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.3.8047.0 2355 Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.2.7961.0 2607 Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 23.1.7883.0 2608 Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.12.7758.0 4915 Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.11.7716.0 2190 Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.10.7633.0 2343 Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.9.7554.0 2307 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.8.7500.0 2743 Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.7.7403.0 3489 Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.6.7355.0 3803 Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.5.7263.0 4539 Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.4.7175.0 4654 Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 22.3.7108.0 1634 Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 21.6.6446.0 92534 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 21.5.6354.0 2706 Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 21.4.6266.0 1883 Thursday, May 20, 2021 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 21.3.6164.0 2306 Thursday, April 15, 2021 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 21.2.6096.0 1818 Monday, March 22, 2021 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 21.1.5968.0 2519 Thursday, February 11, 2021 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.10.5824.0 3654 Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.9.5758.0 1854 Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.8.5684.0 2052 Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.8.5653.0 831 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.7.5568.0 1815 Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.6.5495.0 1980 Thursday, July 30, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.5.5410.0 1690 Thursday, July 2, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.4.5312.0 1909 Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.3.5200.0 2043 Monday, May 4, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.2.5130.0 1933 Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 20.1.5069.0 2250 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.8.4793.0 6999 Thursday, September 19, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.7.4674.0 2361 Thursday, August 15, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.6.4546.0 2840 Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.5.4444.0 2182 Monday, May 20, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.4.4318.0 2448 Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.3.4241.0 2134 Monday, March 11, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.2.4186.0 2393 Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 19.1.4142.424 2094 Friday, January 4, 2019 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.8.4084.0 2628 Thursday, November 15, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.7.4041.0 2163 Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.6.3983.0 2892 Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.5.3931.0 2906 Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.4.3895.0 2477 Thursday, May 10, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.3.3860.0 2187 Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.2.3827.0 7808 Thursday, March 1, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 18.1.3800.0 1567 Monday, February 12, 2018 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.9.3761.0 3120 Thursday, December 21, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.8.3705.0 2121 Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.7.3660.0 2911 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.6.3625.0 2188 Thursday, August 31, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.5.3585.0 2252 Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.5.3559.0 1477 Monday, June 26, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus (Install) 17.2.3419.0 4081 Sunday, March 5, 2017 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2021 11649 Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2018 1164 Monday, April 21, 2014 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2013 915 Thursday, January 23, 2014 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2008.20131118 778 Monday, November 18, 2013 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2008 596 Friday, November 15, 2013 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2007 590 Saturday, November 2, 2013 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 9.0.2006 656 Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 8.0.1497 689 Monday, September 23, 2013 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 8.0.1489 749 Friday, May 10, 2013 Approved
Avast Free Antivirus 8.0.1488.286 621 Friday, May 3, 2013 Approved

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