12/8/2022 0 Comments Avast nitro software version![]() ![]() Quad-core CPU is rare: the most common processor configuration is dual-core with 77% of sampled users owning a PC with one of these chips inside. However, around 15 million Avast users are running 8GB memory suggesting bigger RAM is trending upward. Smaller RAM sizes of 2GB or less may cause PCs to run and perform tasks slowly if users do more than basic emailing or running a browser with just a few tabs open. Low memory size slows people down: 4GB was the most common by far, followed by 2GB. Windows 7 is by far the most common OS with 48% of users running it, followed by Windows 10 which is used by 30% Around 6.5 million users from Avast’s sample base still use XP despite Microsoft discontinuing support almost three years ago. Windows XP is not dead: Windows XP is still installed on 6% of the PCs surveyed. We recommend people get into the habit of doing a regular status check on their PC, use an automatic software updater tool like the one we provide in AVG TuneUp and make sure their AV is always kept up-to-date.” The cause of people using outdated software may be that updates don’t install properly or they postpone or forget to update even when prompted. ![]() “Running outdated programmes leaves PC users susceptible to attacks from savvy hackers exploiting easy-to-find or known vulnerabilities. “In the online world, your security habits, such as keeping your software updated, play a big role in your level of your protection on the Internet,” said Ondrej Vlcek, Chief Technology Officer, GM and EVP Consumer Business at Avast. Conversely, the most up-to-date applications are Google Chrome at 88% Opera at 84% and Skype which is 76% up-to-date across the sampled user base, which illustrates that even the programmes that auto-update are not necessarily always up-to-date. This is closely followed by Flash (ActiveX) where 99% of users have yet to update this control for Internet Explorer and Foxit Reader which sees 92% of users working with an old version of the application. ![]() And while another 26 million users are on the latest version Java 8, more than 70% haven’t installed the latest update rollout (currently update 121). Topping this list of the least updated applications is Java, the popular framework for web and some desktop applications, with more than 24 million people running the outdated versions Java Runtime 6 and 7. Gathered anonymously from 116 million Windows® desktop and laptop users running AVG TuneUp’s Automatic Software Updater feature, Avast found the most out-of-date programmes include: ![]()
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