Join the 1800+ schools that get access to this business-grade protection through our avast! Free for Education program.
AVAST has been protecting home users for free for many years and to great acclaim. To support hard-pressed educational institutions – both K-12 and post-secondary – we’ve extended this home-based free protection to the educational sector.
All public educational institutions in the US are eligible to use our business-grade avast! Endpoint Protection Suite at no cost. Each educational license includes two central management control options, which enables IT administrators to remotely manage antivirus protection on laptops, desktops and servers across any campus, large or small.
You must be a public or non-profit educational institution/organization (this includes grades K-12 and higher, vocational / trade schools, head start programs or other entities with educational purposes under 501(c) of the IRS Publication 557 - Organization Reference Chart section) or public library, operating in the United States (includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Review our Eligibility and Participation Requirements and then complete and submit the application form. If you have questions about the application process, please email us at .
| Comparison with avast! Endpoint Protection Suite | avast! Endpoint Protection Suite |
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McAfee SMB Endpoint Protection Essentials |
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We recommend you review our Eligibility and Participation Requirements and then click Apply Now to complete and submit your form. If you have questions about the application process, please email us at edu@avast.com.