Avast Software Added To Google Pack

19 Jan 2010

At least in certain parts of the world, Google has revised its approach to connecting people with security products. Avast Free Antivirus is now included in eight different versions of the Google Pack bundle of software.

Try to download Google Pack in Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish, and you’ll see Avast’s logo among symbols for Chrome, Google Earth, Picasa, and a handful of other things. This endorsement should help Avast Free Antivirus Version 5 find its way onto more than a few new computers.

Of course, the odd thing is that Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus, and not Avast’s product, is still recommended to anyone who takes a look at Google Pack in English. Whether this is because the change is experimental or Google’s been caught mid-rollout is hard to say.

Or perhaps Google’s just really trying to split hairs with regards to what security software is most effective in different markets.

It’s likely that the adjustment represents some form of payback, though. Alex Chitu, who wrote about it, also noted, "In December, Avast’s blog announced that the software will offer users the option to install Google Chrome."

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Tags: Alex Chitu, Avast, free antivirus, google, google earth, google pack, internet goals, nbsp, Pack, Software

4 Responses to Avast Software Added To Google Pack

Ken

January 30th, 2010 at 10:20 am

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February 1st, 2010 at 10:16 am

Pay Paris Hilton to get you the publicity like Bondi Blonde Beer did in Australia.

February 14th, 2010 at 7:03 pm

All this: norton,symantec,panda,avg,sophos,Nod32,F-prot,Trend Micro and so on is FULL SHIT, they do not protect you GOOD beleve me – i'm system administrator and see tonns of viruses at hundreds comps…. the best i know only one by Kapspersky Lab. – Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 it is not free but were you sуу anything best and free at the same time ?

theonlyranjotsingh

March 16th, 2010 at 8:38 pm

The latest images are about 3 years old..It is a mammoth task trying to Ariel photograph the whole world every year! even though the world and places change so quickly..
Google Earth will definitely be updated but their is no official date i have found as yet..
Even when Google did update NOT all ares were updated and clearer..It is always good to make sure you have the latest version!!

Here is the latest Google Earth and some cool Google Earth Pictures.
http://freegoogleearth.blogspot.com

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