Tag: Avast
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New “Insights” Feature in Avast Mobile Security Keeps You Informed
Avast Blog – 12.17.18 (12.10.18) Are you addicted to your phone? Our new feature quantifies your phone habits so you can take back control of your digital life. Read more: New “Insights” Feature in Avast Mobile Security Keeps You Informed
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Cybercrime Targets iOS users and 50,000 Execs
Avast Blog – 12.11.18 (12.7.18) Two fake apps posing as fitness tools in the Apple App Store — “Fitness Balance” and “Calories Tracker” — used the Apple Touch ID to scam users out of a hundred dollars at a time. The malicious apps prompted users to use their fingerprints to access personal data, then, as the users…
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Avast Introduces Free Mobile Security for iOS
Avast Blog – 11.24.18 (11.21.18) Right now you might be thinking, “Wait a minute, I’m an iPhone user — I don’t need mobile security, right?” Well, not exactly. It’s true that Apple’s operating system (iOS) is one of the most secure out there. And yes, it’s fairly uncommon for an iOS device to get infected with…
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Holiday Tips: How to Choose IoT Gifts
Avast Blog – 11.21.18 (11.20.18) This holiday season, you can count on just about everyone to shop smart, and I mean that in both senses of the phrase. Everybody wants to get the best deals and the most bang for their buck, yes, but I’m also talking about the internet of things, those smart devices of every…
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Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus Awarded Top Product by AV-TEST
Avast Blog – 11.8.18 (11.6.18) A quick Google search for “business security products” will produce an unwieldy number of results. How is a company to choose? Luckily, reputable independent testing labs – like AV-TEST – are hard at work conducting rigorous ongoing tests on security products to provide buyers with information they need to choose…
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Smart Home Hacking at Web Summit 2018
Avast Blog – 11.6.18 (11.5.18) You make your home “smarter” which each connected device you add — a smart doorbell, a smart thermostat, a smart television — almost everything comes in a “smart” version these days, even toothbrushes. Device by device, you grow this IoT universe around you like the cozy blanket of creature comforts it…
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Home Security Cameras and Monitors Open Homes to Cyber Crimes
Avast Blog – 11.5.18 (11.4.18) It’s not uncommon today for a home to be equipped with security gear, home monitoring equipment and other internet enabled IoT devices, like IP cameras and wireless monitors. But the benefits of securing a home through new technologies can also bring risks, as a mother in Long Island recently learned…
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Hackers Love Healthcare, Voters Fall Prey to the Dark Web
Avast Blog – 11.3.18 (11.2.18) Emotet malware, which is usually identified as a banking trojan, is now becoming more versatile and has created a new means for stealing victims’ emails, going back as far as six months. This takes place via a new Emotet module that blindly harvests all emails sent or received from infected hosts from the…
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League of Legends Gamers Targeted by Phishing Scam
Avast Blog – 10.29.18 Late this past summer, we began seeing a new web phishing scam targeting League of Legends gamers. It seems the attackers are predominantly targeting western Europe, with most of the attacks occurring in France, followed by Germany and Spain. And, with more than one hundred million gamers playing League of Legends every day, they are an…
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Avast scores high in malware protection
Avast Blog – 10.18.18 (10.16.18) Independent lab AV-Comparatives focuses on one thing and one thing only — constant, regular tests of the leading antivirus software on the market. After putting each brand’s software suite through its paces, the lab then publishes the results in easy-to-read reports aimed at helping consumers make informed decisions in choosing the cybersecurity…