I didn't know where to post this, but thought this was as good a place as any. Thank you Goggle, for helping me to understand what the avs means in front of my smart devices on Kaspersky's Smart Home Monitor panel. From
this link:
Alexa Voice Service (AVS)— The cloud-based service that allows device makers to integrate an ever-increasing set of Alexa features and functions into a connected product.
Amazon's AVS team assists device makers with the Alexa integration process.