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Selling or giving away your old smartphone or tablet?

Take these steps to ensure you don’t give away your data when you sell your old smartphone! You got a new device for Christmas and have finally finished migrating the data and apps from your old one to the new one. Now you’re thinking about what you can do with your old smartphone or tablet, […]

What to do before your smart phone is lost

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Be prepared. That’s good advice for hosting a Super Bowl party, going to a job interview, or if you lose your phone. Not being prepared could prove disastrous in all three of those examples, but most people would agree that losing their phone with all the contacts, text messages, photos, and other irreplaceable data is […]

Avast safeguards your teen’s smartphone

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Teenagers are responsible for their smartphones. Help them keep it safe with a few easy additions. Seven out of ten high schoolers take a smartphone to school. Not only are these phones being used for surfing the Internet or social networking, but they help kids navigate around campus, connect with teachers and other students, and […]

Avast safeguards your teen’s smartphone

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Teenagers are responsible for their smartphones. Help them keep it safe with a few easy additions. Seven out of ten high schoolers take a smartphone to school. Not only are these phones being used for surfing the Internet or social networking, but they help kids navigate around campus, connect with teachers and other students, and […]

Avast safeguards your teen’s smartphone

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Teenagers are responsible for their smartphones. Help them keep it safe with a few easy additions. Seven out of ten high schoolers take a smartphone to school. Not only are these phones being used for surfing the Internet or social networking, but they help kids navigate around campus, connect with teachers and other students, and […]

Avast! Mobile Security gets award from AV Comparatives

AV Comparatives awarded avast! Mobile Security for its malware protection and highly developed theft-protection. Most people would not dream of neglecting the security of their PCs or laptop, but those same folks forget that the device in their pocket is just as powerful, if not more so. You’ve heard it before –your expensive smartphone, which […]

Win a free avast! Mobile Premium license

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AVAST is celebrating 100 million downloads of avast! Mobile Security & Antivirus for Android. We want to protect your Android phone and tablets, so we’re giving you the chance to win a free license for the most trusted Android security product in the world! How much do you know about your phone’s security? Do you […]

Keep your phone safe from hackers and thieves while on vacation

Traveling to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, or just headed out to your local beach for a daytrip? You remember to pack your sunglasses, a hat, and plenty of sunblock, but don’t forget that your mobile gadgets need protection too. Here’s a couple more items for your packing list: avast! SecureLine VPN to […]

How to wipe the data from my lost smartphone

Question of the week: My phone was lost and there is no way to recover it. Thank goodness I had the data backed up. How do I use avast! Mobile Security to wipe all my information off of it? We’re sorry that you lost your phone. You are not alone. Over one hundred smartphones are […]

How to set up your smartphone for remote control

Question of the week: I just installed avast! Anti-Theft on my new Samsung Galaxy S5. If it gets lost or stolen, I know I can use remote control somehow. What do I do to set that up? Congratulations on your cool new phone! It would be awful to lose that! Now that you have the […]