Patch Management

Simplify and automate the patching process to save time and money. Get patching support for Windows and hundreds of popular third-party applications.

Included in
Ultimate Business Security

Exclusively for Windows devices

Is your current defense strategy leaving you exposed?

One of the most common intrusion methods for hackers is exploiting unpatched software vulnerabilities.

Myth 1:

Software patches can be ignored. My antivirus is enough to protect my business from cyber attacks.

Fact:

57% of data breaches are attributed to poor patch management.

Myth 2:

We only need to worry about Microsoft-related patches.

Fact:

86% of reported vulnerabilities are found in third-party applications.

Myth 3:

If our network gets compromised, we can fix the problem later.

Fact:

It takes hackers 30 days to exploit a vulnerability, but it can take your company up to 186 days to fix it and up to $500,000 dollars to recover from just one single cybersecurity breach.

Myth 4:

The majority of cyberattacks are not preventable.

Fact:

As many as 85% of targeted attacks are preventable. The top 10 known vulnerabilities account for 85% of successful exploits.

Myth 5:

Patches break things and don’t work as promised.

Fact:

Our patch content engineers spend countless hours thoroughly testing all patches before we release them to you, in order to ensure they function optimally and don’t introduce new problems.

Why Avast Business Patch Management?

Proven, industry-leading patch management that keeps all your Windows systems and third-party apps up-to-date with the latest patches.

Save time with automation

Distribute thoroughly tested patches to thousands of machines in minutes, with minimal impact on your network.

Third-party application patching

Patching support for Microsoft Windows and hundreds of popular vendors like iTunes®, Oracle® Java, Adobe® Flash® and Reader, and more.

Remote patching

Patch all devices — whether they’re behind the firewall, on the road, at remote sites, or even asleep.

Centralize management

Manage all Microsoft Windows and hundreds of third-party software updates from one online management platform.

Mitigate and close vulnerabilities

Achieve compliance, mitigate exploits, close vulnerabilities, and remotely deploy software and Windows updates.

Easy-to-use platform for ultimate control

Our online management platform gives businesses and IT admins total control over the entire patching process, including patch discovery, distribution of software updates, and reporting.

How it works

Patch Management accelerates the software update process, taking it from months to just minutes. Our team of patch content engineers carefully inspects each patch before it gets released to you, ensuring proper compliance. We apply our years of industry experience and innovation to the test, empowering you to quickly patch and secure your third-party apps.

Scan all devices for missing patches

Select the frequency of the patch scan, either daily, weekly, or monthly, and schedule when you would like the scan to take place.

Deploy patches

All vendors, software applications, and severities will be patched automatically, but you can easily exclude individual ones from application patching if needed.

Review patch status

From the dashboard, you can view missing patches, patch names and severity levels, along with release notes, release dates, and more.

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Get Patch Management with Ultimate Business Security

Need Patch Management? It comes included with Ultimate Business Security, our highest level of protection! This package combines our award-winning antivirus, data protection, and privacy tools to keep your devices and applications updated and secure.

Keep up with security threats and patches

Flexible deployment schedules

Schedule and deploy approved patches at desired times or manually deploy to groups or individual devices.

Master agent capabilities

Download all missing patches to a master agent that seamlessly distributes patches to all managed devices in the network.

Intuitive Dashboard

Manage all software patches and view graphical summaries of installed, missing, or failed patches from any device.

Customizable patches

Choose software vendors, products, and the severity of patches to scan and install. Easily create exclusions for applications.

Automatic scans

Schedule patch scans to run automatically every 24 hours and set patches to deploy on a specified day. These default settings can be customized at any time.

Hundreds of patches

Deploy patches for Windows operating systems and hundreds of other third-party software applications for comprehensive protection.

Roll back

Simply roll back patches if they are unstable from individual devices or ignore them, so they don’t show in patch results or get redeployed.

Comprehensive reporting

Quickly determine the health and security of device software with a variety of easily configurable reports.

Enhance your protection

Our Ultimate Business Security solution is designed to keep all business devices, data, and applications protected from ransomware and data breaches. Get business antivirus, privacy protection, automated patching, and more in one convenient solution.