New version 25.12

Hello,

Please welcome the version 25.12 of Avast AV released on December 11th 2025. This was the last release of this year. The next version 26.1 is scheduled for early February 2026. Happy holiday!

Major public announcement:

  • DeepFake Protection - Enables Avast users to detect AI-generated scam videos via the Antiscam dashboard, with DeepFake Guard available as a premium feature.

  • Wireless display connectivity - Improved detection and connectivity for wireless displays.

  • Bugfixes - fixes to increase product stability and product performance in various components

How to install:

  • Update from your existing Avast version via Settings → Update → Update program

  • Or you can download and install files:

Online installers (recommended):

Offline installers:

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Thanks for the new release :slight_smile:

Thanks, monitoring.

Thanks for the new release update.

All seems well except that full virus scans run indefinitely. I think that this issue might predate 25.12.

Was the Chrome issue fixed?

Not yet. The fix helped a bit, but page loading is still significantly slower than before version 25.5 (Chrome + uBlock Origin Lite). Still not usable.

Sigh

Well, I guess i’ll ask again when the next version is released.

I don’t expect any changes in the next version because there has been no response for a long time.