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Oktoberfest 2016: How to quickly connect to secure Wi-Fi in Munich

Oktoberfest Wi-Fi

This Saturday, the 183rd Oktoberfest will take place on the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany. People will travel to the Bavarian capital from all over the world to enjoy beer, music, chicken, cotton candy, amusement rides and more!

If you are traveling to Munich for Oktoberfest, you probably want to share your exciting beer hall photos and videos with friends and family to show off (as soon as possible) what an awesome time you are having! You may also need to access Google Maps to find your way around the city while sightseeing. Now, you’re probably asking yourself: How am I going to do this, unless I pay for an expensive international plan?

Avast celebrates National Programmer’s Day

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Today is National Programmers Day! The Avast team values each and every one of our programmers, and we know that we wouldn’t be where we are today without them by our side. The hard work and accomplishments of our programmers, developers and UI team has helped Avast become the world’s most trusted mobile and PC security in the world, and that’s a lot to be proud of!

Zepto ransomware now introduces new features to better encrypt your files

Zepto ransomware is a relatively new player in the ransomware scene, and it’s closely related to the infamous Locky ransomware. Taking a closer look at Zepto’s code, we found that the code is pretty much the same as Locky’s code, but it has been slightly modified. The malware authors behind Zepto use the same methods used to spread Locky, and even the infection vector and the TOR payment page are the same, which makes us think that the people behind Locky are now spreading Zepto. The only difference between Locky and Zepto is the ransom demand. Zepto’s demand is much higher than Locky’s, 3 Bicoins (approximately $1,850).

2012 Dropbox breach strikes again, dumps 68 million passwords online

Dropbox has suffered a password dump of epic proportions. (Image via Graham Cluley)
Dropbox has been going through some rough times as of late. In the past 24 hours, headlines have been popping up left and right about a Dropbox password dump of epic…

Privacy Policy update: WhatsApp will share your information with Facebook

This week, every WhatsApp user experienced a pop-up message asking them to agree to the company’s new Terms and Privacy Policy. Those who just simply clicked on the green Agree button probably didn’t much of a clue as to what was going on.

Como o Avast detecta novos malwares?

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Avast Threat Lab uses CyberCapture to detect unknown malware O Laboratório de Ameaças da Avast utiliza a CyberCapture para detectar ameaças desconhecidas

O nosso Laboratório de Ameaças da Avast está no coração da nossa capacidade de proteger as pessoas contra malwares. Entre 600.000 e 1 milhão de arquivos são enviados pelo sistema de detecção todos os dias. Quase a metade deles são arquivos desconhecidos. Isto significa que em algum lugar do mundo alguém foi alvo de cibercriminosos. Os analistas do Laboratório de Ameaças da Avast como Michal Salat, que aparece na foto acima, trabalha para bloquear estes ataques.