Avast Business Antivirus Release Notes 2025

 

Avast Business Antivirus releases run approximately two weeks behind the consumer release of new Antivirus versions, in order to allow further testing. CloudCare does not follow the same cycle. For this console specifically, Antivirus is released quarterly. The releases are made to Avast and AVG brands at the same time, including managed and unmanaged versions. In some cases, a version can be skipped (e.g. due to a defect in a particular version).

Microupdates do not have any specific schedule and are released as and when required to release a fix to a previous version immediately, rather than waiting for a full release (see Microupdates FAQ for more information).

The macOS Antivirus does not have such frequent releases as the Windows Antivirus (every Q is a loose timeframe). CloudCare does follow the same release cycle as the Hub for the macOS Business Agent, they cannot be released separately.

This article provides information on the Business Antivirus 2025 releases and is updated throughout the year.

April 2025

Windows Antivirus Version 25.2 (April 2)

Release Summary

The new version of Avast Business Antivirus will be available for new installations immediately. All existing devices will start the automatic upgrade to this version later.

If you wish to upgrade your devices to this version prior to the automatic upgrade, you can create a new Task (Update device > Program update task) from your console.

A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot, unless you have set this in your device policy settings.

In this release, we have resolved various issues to enhance system stability and reliability, ensure smoother operation, and improve overall user experience.

Important Changes

• Note please that in the upcoming months the ‘Passwords’ feature will be completely removed. This feature has been in the end-of-life mode and end users are advised to use the new Password Manager. Further information can be found in this support article. The new Avast Password Manager is a standalone browser extension and is not part of AV.

March 2025

Windows Antivirus Version 25.1 (March 3)

Release Summary

The new version of Avast Business Antivirus will be available for new installations immediately. All existing devices will start the automatic upgrade to this version later.

If you wish to upgrade your devices to this version prior to the automatic upgrade, you can create a new Task (Update device > Program update task) from your console.

A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot, unless you have set this in your device policy settings.

In this release, we have resolved various issues to enhance system stability and reliability, ensure smoother operation, and improve overall user experience.

Resolved Issues

• Resolved an issue with devices showing outdated AV and VPS versions, and the inability to update these. This issue started to appear with AV 24.10 and impacted devices with an old DNS server where the DNS server returned an error instead of supporting or ignoring the DNS cookie request.

January 2025

Windows Antivirus Version 24.12 (January 15)

Release Summary

The new version of Avast Business Antivirus will be available for new installations immediately. All existing devices will start the automatic upgrade to this version later.

If you wish to upgrade your devices to this version prior to the automatic upgrade, you can create a new Task (Update device > Program update task) from your console.

A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot, unless you have set this in your device policy settings.

In this release, we have resolved various issues to enhance system stability and reliability, ensure smoother operation, and improve overall user experience.

 

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