The short answer
AVANGATE on a statement points to Avangate, which Malwarebytes describes as now 2Checkout, a Verifone company, and lists among the card descriptors its customers may see. 2Checkout says it is an authorized reseller for various companies selling online, so the line does not name the product or seller, and its current FAQ says the transactions it processes appear as 2co.com. Use 2Checkout's Order Lookup or 2CO myAccount to find the order before deciding whether you recognize it.
Why AVANGATE appears instead of a product name
Malwarebytes says it partners with Avangate (now 2Checkout, a Verifone company) to process card orders, and lists statement lines such as AVNGATE*MALWAREBYTES and AVANGATE INC among the charges its customers may see. That shows the Avangate name being used on card statements for purchases processed through it.
2Checkout's shopper FAQ, served from secure.avangate.com, says 2Checkout is an authorized reseller for various companies selling their products online and that all transactions it processes appear on your statement as 2co.com. An AVANGATE line may therefore reflect an older or differently formatted descriptor; either way it tells you which processor handled the payment, not which company's product you bought. The amount on this page is only an illustration.
Sources for this section: Malwarebytes: credit card charges explained · 2Checkout shopper FAQ (secure.avangate.com): how the charge appears on a card statement. See the claim limits below.
Look up the order
The 2Checkout support page offers an Order Lookup that lets you track a transaction made through the 2Checkout system and receive its details. It also points to 2CO myAccount, which 2Checkout describes as a self-service portal that centralizes your shopping activity in its system, available at secure.2co.com/myaccount.
According to 2Checkout, myAccount lets you view your complete order history, download invoices, retrieve license keys, renew a subscription, stop the automatic renewal of a service, find the support details for the product manufacturer, and edit your personal and billing information.
Does AVANGATE mean Avangate made the software?
No. 2Checkout, which Malwarebytes says Avangate is now part of, describes itself as an authorized reseller for various companies. The order record shows the actual product and its maker.
Sources for this section: Malwarebytes: credit card charges explained · 2Checkout shopper FAQ (secure.avangate.com): how the charge appears on a card statement · 2Checkout MyAccount support page (secure.avangate.com) · 2Checkout shopper FAQ: what is 2CO myAccount. See the claim limits below.
Stop a renewal or ask about the order
If the order is a subscription you no longer want, 2Checkout says myAccount includes an option to stop the automatic renewal of the service. For questions about the product itself, myAccount shows the manufacturer's support details, and the 2Checkout support page links to a contact form. The pages reviewed do not state a refund period, so ask about the specific order rather than relying on a general rule.
Sources for this section: 2Checkout MyAccount support page (secure.avangate.com) · 2Checkout shopper FAQ: what is 2CO myAccount. See the claim limits below.
If you did not make the purchase
If the order lookup does not turn up a purchase you or an authorized user made, contact your card issuer. The CFPB advises contacting your bank or card provider immediately about a suspected unauthorized charge, watching for unfamiliar merchant names even when amounts are small, and following the reporting instructions on your statement or error resolution notice.
Sources for this section: CFPB: watch accounts closely and report suspicious card charges. See the claim limits below.
Independent reference — not affiliated with Avangate (2Checkout). Billing names and policies change; verify with the merchant or your bank before acting.
Sources and evidence
Sources may support different parts of this page. A company homepage does not establish a statement descriptor, refund policy or contact detail. Check the claim notes and your own receipt before acting.
Descriptor identity corroborated · Checked 2026-11-01
Read 2Checkout's shopper support page and two FAQ entries on secure.avangate.com, Malwarebytes' charge page and the CFPB card-reporting page; support.avangate.com returned a bot check and blog.2checkout.com was unavailable, so neither was used. Aligned with the reviewed two-co-com record. Replaced root-only CFPB/FTC sources; removed 'This is a legitimate charge', boilerplate fraudRisk, the invented 14 to 30 day refundWindow and 30-day money-back claim, generic cancelSteps (rewritten from myAccount's documented option), viaPhone, unsourced Bitdefender/Kaspersky/IObit/Movavi examples and $29.99 to $89.99 range, the phishing FAQ, and the inaccurate Fair Credit Billing Act and provisional-credit statements. Replaced junk related slugs. Identity graded corroborated, not documented: the AVANGATE statement text is shown on a merchant (Malwarebytes) page, while 2Checkout itself says its transactions appear as 2co.com.
- Malwarebytes lists AVANGATE INC and AVNGATE* lines as statement descriptors for orders processed by Avangate, now 2Checkout; 2Checkout says it resells for various companies and now shows 2co.com.
The Avangate-to-2Checkout link and AVANGATE descriptor are documented by Malwarebytes, not 2Checkout itself; 2Checkout's current FAQ names 2co.com. The seller requires the order record.
Sources: Malwarebytes: credit card charges explained (checked 2026-11-01) · 2Checkout shopper FAQ (secure.avangate.com): how the charge appears on a card statement (checked 2026-11-01) - Order Lookup and myAccount give order details, history, invoices, licenses and manufacturer support details.
Access depends on the email or order details the shopper has.
Sources: 2Checkout MyAccount support page (secure.avangate.com) (checked 2026-11-01) · 2Checkout shopper FAQ: what is 2CO myAccount (checked 2026-11-01) - myAccount includes stopping automatic renewal; the support page links to a contact form.
Exact on-screen labels are not documented; no refund period or outcome is stated.
Sources: 2Checkout MyAccount support page (secure.avangate.com) (checked 2026-11-01) · 2Checkout shopper FAQ: what is 2CO myAccount (checked 2026-11-01) - CFPB advises prompt bank contact about suspected unauthorized charges and checking unfamiliar merchant names.
No liability or dispute outcome is inferred.
Sources: CFPB: watch accounts closely and report suspicious card charges (checked 2026-11-01)
- Malwarebytes: credit card charges explained https://www.malwarebytes.com/is-malwarebytes-legit
Says Malwarebytes partners with Avangate (now 2Checkout, a Verifone company) and lists AVNGATE*MALWAREBYTES and AVANGATE INC statement lines. Covers Malwarebytes orders only. · Checked 2026-11-01
- 2Checkout shopper FAQ (secure.avangate.com): how the charge appears on a card statement https://secure.avangate.com/support/faq.php?merchant=&template=&lang=en&question=175&category=7
2Checkout (now Verifone) is an authorized reseller for various companies; all transactions it processes appear as 2co.com. Does not mention an AVANGATE descriptor or identify sellers. · Checked 2026-11-01
- 2Checkout MyAccount support page (secure.avangate.com) https://secure.avangate.com/support/
Order Lookup to track a transaction made through the 2Checkout system, plus links to myAccount and a contact form. No refund terms. · Checked 2026-11-01
- 2Checkout shopper FAQ: what is 2CO myAccount https://secure.avangate.com/support/faq.php?&question=70&category=11
myAccount at secure.2co.com/myaccount for order history, invoices, license keys, renewal, stopping automatic renewal, manufacturer support details and billing information. No refund period. · Checked 2026-11-01
- CFPB: watch accounts closely and report suspicious card charges https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/bank-accounts/watch-accounts-closely-when-card-data-is-hacked/
Contact the bank or card provider immediately about a suspected unauthorized charge and use the statement's reporting instructions; says nothing about this merchant. · Checked 2026-11-01
Descriptor identity corroborated · medium · About UnknownCharges