How to Update Your Avast Antivirus To Latest Versions for Free

Update Your Avast Antivirus 2016 for Free

New Avast version 2016 R1 SP1 has been released, and you may be wondering how to update your Avast Antivirus. Luckily, you can do the program update completely for free. With some other vendors, you would need to actually pay for the update, but not with Avast.
You can perform the update process using one of these two options:

• Run the in-product update, which is pretty straightforward and it only takes five simple steps which are explained below
• Alternatively you can download the latest Avast 2016 version and run the installer at the top of your current version

1. Begin the Program Update Process

If your version is out-dated, or if you aren’t sure, you can easily check to see if there is a newer one available. Open your Avast and go to ‘Settings‘ » ‘Update.‘ In the tab ‘PROGRAM,‘ you can check if your Avast is outdated or not – if so, you will see a message ‘A new version of the program is available!’. To begin the actual update process, simply click on the ‘Update‘ button.

Updating Avast Version 2016 – Starting the Update Process from Program Interface

You can also perform the program update via the system tray. There, you will find the orange Avast icon, right-click on it, select ‘Update,‘ and then ‘Program.‘

Updating Avast Version 2016 – Starting the Update Process from Windows Systray

Sometimes, Avast will display a yellow pop-up message informing you about the new program version, and a direct ‘Update now‘ button.

Avast 2016 Update Pop-up Notification

2. Select the Update Type

Before the update process starts, you may get asked to select the type of the program update:

• Essential update – Standard update of the Avast Free Antivirus with no product change
• Essential update + Internet Security – Update which switches you to Avast Internet Security which you may try free for 20 days

It’s totally up to you which update you pick. However, it may be useful to checkout all the advanced features for secure shopping in Avast Internet Security, for free.

Updating Avast Version 2016 – Selecting Update Type

3. Finish the Update Process and Restart Your Computer

Wait until program finishes the update, and after that just restart your computer. You can do it by yourself or by clicking on the button ‘Yes‘ after the program update is downloaded. Do not try to use Avast before you restart your computer.

 Updating Avast Version 2016 – Downloading Program Update

Updating Avast Version 2016 – Restarting Computer

4. Complete the Update Process

After you restart the computer, following post-update screen will appear. It usually contains some additional offers for Avast products like Avast Cleanup and more information about the applied program update. To close this screen and start using Avast antivirus just click on the orange ‘Continue‘ button.

Completing Avast 2016 Update – Post-Update Screen

5. Enjoy Peace of Mind with the Latest Version

That’s it, now you should be running on the latest version. You can check that by going to ‘Settings‘ » ‘Update,‘ where you shouldn’t see any message about new versions available, though you will always see the ‘Update‘ button.

Update of Avast Version 2016 Finished – No Newer Version is Available

Free Download of Previous/Older Version of Avast

If for any reason you would like to go back to your previous version, you need to uninstall the program, get the installer for the previous version, and install Avast again. Getting the installer for your previous version may be quite hard as Avast officially offers only the latest version for download.
However, you can still find older versions on some servers like FileHippo (see right column called “Old Versions”). Older Avast version are still receiving the virus definitions updates, same as the latest one.
Here are the free download links for the popular older versions which are still working

• Avast Home Edition v4.8 (4.8.1368) – Note that Avast Free Antivirus was called ‘Home Edition‘ back in 2009
• Avast Free Antivirus 2010 or v5 (5.1.889)
• Avast Free Antivirus 2011 or v6 (6.0.1367)
• Avast Free Antivirus 2012 or v7 (7.0.1474)
• Avast Free Antivirus 2013 or v8 (8.0.1497)
• Avast Free Antivirus 2014 or v9 (9.0.2021)
• Avast Free Antivirus 2015 or v10 (10.4.2233)

Avast Program Update Release History

Cover every Avast program update which has been released would take many pages. But if you want to check it, you can find it on the official Avast page called ‘Avast Release History‘. You will find there release dates and changes from 2010 (version 5) to the actual one.

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Download And Upgrade Your Avast to 2016 Versions

The Difference Between Update and Upgrade Explained

First of all i know Some users get confused with the terms update vs. upgrade. So here is the difference:

• Update – Means actualization to the latest version of the same product. In the case of Avast products, it’s completely free.
• Upgrade – Means migration to a better product from the same vendor. Obviously, upgrades are paid.

Avast has just released a first program update to the fresh version 2016. Update is called R1 SP1 and build version is 11.1.2245. As always with Avast, you can update to the latest version completely for free. If you are not interested in the update details, you can go directly to download links below.
Latest update contains a few minor new features and lot of bug fixes, so we definitely recommend to update your Avast today. Especially if you are using Avast on Windows XP and encountered the troubles with certificates for HTTPS scanning. Full list of changes/fixes contains:

• NEW E-mail Signature Disabling – Now you can easily disable the ‘famous’ e-mail footer signature directly from the ‘Settings‘ » ‘General‘
• NEW Passwords Extension – Passwords browser extension for Firefox is now signed and fully compatible
• NEW Scan Icons – New icons have been added to each type of virus scan (see the screenshot below)
• FIXED Browsing on Windows XP – Common browsing issue on Windows XP machines has been fixed
• FIXED HTTPS Scanning – HTTPS scanning supports SPDY protocol and expired certificate issue has been fixed
• FIXED Other Issues/Bugs – Tons of other issues and bugs have been fixed/resolved

You can update your Avast directly from the program interface by going to ‘Settings‘ » ‘Update‘ » ‘Program‘ » ‘Update‘. Usually Avast also prompts you with the pop-up notification to update.

New Version Avast 2016 R1 SP1 (11.1.2245) Available in the Settings

New Icons for Each Type of Virus Scan in Avast 2016

Free Download of Avast 2016 R1 SP1 Update (2016.11.1.2245)

For more information about the program update, checkout our full guide on ‘How to Update Your Avast Antivirus 2015 for Free‘. Alternatively you can download the latest installer from the official Avast servers using the links below.

• Avast Free Antivirus 2016 R1 SP1
• Avast Pro Antivirus 2016 R1 SP1
• Avast Internet Security 2016 R1 SP1
• Avast Premier 2016 R1 SP1

You can install the latest version on the top of your current one. There is no need to uninstall it first.

Additional Notes

Although we have used Avast Free Antivirus 2016 screenshots in this article, these steps are also applicable for all Avast Antivirus solutions (i.e. also for Avast Pro Antivirus, Avast Internet Security, or Avast Premier) running the latest version available.
Steps are relevant for all Windows versions – Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
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