$16.5 Million Avast Settlement With FTC Resolves Data Sharing Allegations

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Avast will pay a $16.5 million settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the antivirus software company collected and sold information about consumers’ internet activity without consent.

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The settlement will provide payment to certain individuals who bought antivirus software from Avast between August 2014 and January 2020.

The FTC began to send email notices to 3,690,813 potentially eligible consumers around February 24, 2025.

According to the FTC, covered consumers must submit an Avast settlement claim form by June 5, 2025 to receive settlement compensation.

Consumers can file an Avast claim form online on this page. You will need to enter the claim number and confirmation code provided in the Avast settlement notice you were emailed.

Individual Avast settlement payout amounts will depend on how many people file a valid claim form, among other factors, the FTC says. Consumers who file a timely, valid claim form should expect to receive their payments in 2026, the agency stated.

The FTC filed a complaint against Avast after finding that, since at least 2014, the company’s browser extensions and antivirus software secretly collected users’ web browsing information. Per the FTC action, Avast’s alleged privacy violations revealed sensitive data about consumers’ religious beliefs, health concerns, political leanings, location, financial status and more.

The federal agency also accused Avast and subsidiary Jumpshot of illegally selling this data to more than 100 third parties without consumers’ knowledge or permission.

In addition to $16.5 million in consumer redress, the FTC’s settlement order bans Avast from selling, disclosing or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes.

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