and those who had Avast installed on their computer by the computer’s manufacturer or their organization’s network administrator.What Is Avast Antivirus and Why Does It Keep Deleting My Files?Īvast Antivirus, or simply Avast for short, is a popular family of cross-platform internet security applications developed by Avast Software, a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague.Īvast is available in 45 languages and has more than 435 million monthly active users, earning it the second largest market share among anti-malware applications.Īvast users can be roughly divided into two categories:
The last thing you want is to recover a piece of malware that was stopped by Avast and allow it to wreak havoc on your computer and other devices connected to the same network. ⚠️ Warning: Before you restore any Avast-deleted files, you should ask yourself if the files are really legitimate.