Of course, most of those people wouldn’t have bought Avast! Pro if they had to pay, but still. VAT), so theoretically, Avast just lost €26005034.07 in revenue. An Avast! Pro license goes for €33.57 (excl. Within 18 months of the key appearing on warez sites, it had already been used 774651 times (the article notes 774651 people, but that’s nonsense the number of people is most likely much smaller than that), in 200 countries, including the Vatican.
“We found our licence code at a number of warez sites around the globe,” said Vince Steckler, chief executive of Avast, told PCPro, “There is a paradox in computer users looking for ‘free’ antivirus programs at locations with a known reputation for spreading malware.” However – instead of killing the key, Avast let it run its course as an experiment. Avast noticed how the license key was being used by many more users than just the original 14. They got a license key, which ended up on warez websites, where it obviously started spreading like wildfire. Still, a single license key for Avast! Pro being shared 774651 times? That’s a bit harsh.Ī small firm in Arizona had 14 computers, and bought a license for Avast! Pro covering those 14 machines. Other than the excellent Microsoft offering, I haven’t yet seen a single antivirus program that doesn’t suck the life out of computers, infesting every corner, making machines slow and full of annoying pop-ups. It’s no secret that I’m not a particular fan of antivirus software vendors.
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