Avast will discontinue to support Windows XP & Vista on January 1, 2019
Avast announced today that its anti-virus software will no longer support Windows XP and Vista systems. The new version is only compatible with Windows 7 and higher. In the blog post released today, the company said it will not continue to update anti-virus products on Windows XP and Vista systems on January 1, 2019, but the virus database will be updated regularly.
In other words, the existing Avast version will still work on Windows XP, but will not get new features as Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10. In addition, Avast no longer provides technical support to customers on Windows XP, which means that when XP users encounter errors or problems during use, they cannot get official fixes and support.
The company wrote in the blog post, “Avast cybersecurity products will officially stop updating our antivirus product for Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems as of January 1, 2019. The demand to protect those systems has substantially waned in recent years at the same time that the need to protect Windows 7 systems and later has grown. We recommend that all Avast users update their Windows operating systems to the latest version of Windows 10 — not only to continue enjoying the newest Avast security upgrades, but also to eliminate the likelihood that the vulnerable older system you are currently using will get exploited.”
