No more excuses: the Avast Black Friday security sale gets you year-long device protection for under AU$30

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In this digital age, it’s never been more important to help protect yourself against threats to your privacy and cybersecurity. Even if you’re extremely cautious online, you can still be at risk. Unfortunately, those who wish to do us harm keep finding new ways to break through our digital defences — targeted exploits are one thing, but with data breaches and cyberattacks becoming more common in recent years, criminals can get to your information in ways which can be out of your control.

Thankfully, it’s possible to get an additional layer of protection from a software security suite — think of it like a digital suit of armour. Avast Free Antivirus helps provide protection against more common threats, such as viruses, spyware and malware, but you can get more comprehensive online defence by upgrading to a more advanced suite, like Avast One — an all-in-one online guardian which offers powerful security and privacy tools for users on Windows and macOS, as well as iOS and Android devices.

With Avast One, you can more confidently browse the internet, shop online and bank securely and worry less about viruses and malware — all while helping keep prying eyes away from your personal information. A VPN is even included with unlimited data to help keep you safe on Wi-Fi connections. And if any of your passwords have been found to be compromised, Avast will help notify you.

Best of all, Avast's premium security suites (including Avast One) are exceedingly affordable right now, thanks to some truly epic Black Friday offers. From November 26 until December 8, you can save up to a staggering 80% on the price of the first year of selected Avast products, with discounted coverage for anywhere between 1 to 30 devices on the table. We’ve taken the liberty of hand-picking some of the top Avast offers below, but we also recommend visiting the Avast store to see the rest of its Black Friday deals.

Avast Premium Security: from AU$37.99 for the first year, save up to AU$72

Avast Premium Security: from AU$37.99 for the first year, save up to AU$72

Upgrading to Avast Premium Security provides you all the features of the free version, along with additional protection for your personal data and emails, and warnings about website scams and potential Wi-Fi threats. And thanks to Black Friday, you can protect up to 10 devices at a tremendous 60% off for the first year.

• Single device: was AU$94.99 now AU$37.99 for the first year (save AU$57)

• 10 devices: was AU$119.99 now AU$47.99 for the first year (save AU$72)

Avast Ultimate: from AU$26.99 for the first year, save up to AU$136

Avast Ultimate: from AU$26.99 for the first year, save up to AU$136

In addition to the extensive protection provided by Avast Premium Security, Avast Ultimate adds a number of extra features, such as anti-tracking protection, the Avast SecureLine VPN, and tools to help you tune and clean up your device. Just like the offer above, you can get Avast Ultimate protection for up to 10 devices at a fantastic 80% discount for Black Friday.

• Single device: was AU$134.99 now AU$26.99 for the first year (save AU$108)

• 10 devices: was AU$169.99 now AU$33.99 for the first year (save AU$136)

Avast One Gold: from AU$68.99 for the first year, save up to AU$231

Avast One Gold: from AU$68.99 for the first year, save up to AU$231

A great option for families, Avast One Gold provides the same core protection as Avast’s Premium and Ultimate suites, alongside additional easy-to-use extra features designed to help simplify your online security. Right now, you can save a massive 70% on a yearly subscription to Avast One Gold, with coverage for anywhere between 5 and 30 devices available.

• 5 devices: was AU$229.99 now AU$68.99 for the first year (save AU$161)

• 30 devices: was AU$329.99 now AU$98.99 for the first year (save AU$231)

If you’ve been meaning to beef up your online security, these exceptional Black Friday offers are a great opportunity to do so. Protecting yourself and your family from online threats is more important than ever right now, and these deals make doing so remarkably affordable. Best of all, there’s less risk in trying the security suites listed above, as Avast offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on eligible purchases.

Tom's Guide Staff

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