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A look into the future of mobile hacks

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Mobile malware analyst Filip Chytry looks into his crystal ball and predicts where cybercrooks are headed next. The majority of mobile malware AVAST has in its database comes from unofficial app stores. As we wrote about in The Fine Line between Malicious and Innocent Apps, infiltrating official app markets like Google Play is rather difficult. […]

Facebook Messenger app stirs privacy pot

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Lately, you may have noticed that when you try to send messages through Facebook’s mobile app on your phone and tablet, you are prompted to download the standalone Facebook Messenger app. It’s a cool app which allows you to message your Facebook friends, send picture and video messages, and call any of your Facebook friends […]

Facebook Messenger app stirs privacy pot

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Lately, you may have noticed that when you try to send messages through Facebook’s mobile app on your phone and tablet, you are prompted to download the standalone Facebook Messenger app. It’s a cool app which allows you to message your Facebook friends, send picture and video messages, and call any of your Facebook friends […]

The Fine Line between Malicious and Innocent Apps: Part 2

Malware has increased on mobile devices 900% since 2011. As dramatic as that number is, as we explained in part 1 of this post, your Android device is unlikely to become infected with malicious malware. Nowadays, cybercrooks use more subtle and insidious techniques to steal money and personal data from you. We explained about PUPs […]

Calling advanced Android users: Join the avast! Mobile Security Beta test!

Would you like a sneak-peek into our new version of avast! Mobile Security before the official product release? The opportunity is here.  We are looking for advanced Android users to participate in the avast! Mobile Security Beta test. This Beta test will run until August 31, so you have plenty of time to test everything. Your valuable feedback […]

avast! Mobile Security named Tabby Awards Winner and Users’ Choice

The public has spoken! One hundred thousand votes were cast and avast! Mobile Security & Antivirus was declared the Winner and Users’ Choice pick for the best Utilities and Tools for Android devices. The international panel of independent judges wrote about avast! Mobile Security, “One of the best security apps for tablets. Setup is quick […]

The Fine Line between Malicious and Innocent Mobile Apps: Part 1

AVAST has more than 1 million mobile malware samples in its database, up 900,000 from 2011. Yet the majority of mobile users seemingly have never been affected by mobile malware. Have you ever wondered why that is? Unmistakably malicious malware, like ransomware or malware that is designed to send premium SMS behind users’ backs, is […]

Our pressing need for ‘now’ does not translate to a want for security breaches

Recode is running a series leading from its “I want it now” piece about people who have grown accustomed to having their desires met on a whim through the aid of savvy entrepreneurs and tech innovators eager to cash in. We can all relate to “I want it now”. I feel myself growing impatient in […]

Our pressing need for ‘now’ does not translate to a want for security breaches

Recode is running a series leading from its “I want it now” piece about people who have grown accustomed to having their desires met on a whim through the aid of savvy entrepreneurs and tech innovators eager to cash in. We can all relate to “I want it now”. I feel myself growing impatient in […]

Russian hackers steal 1 billion passwords – now what?

Reports on “the biggest hack ever” recently surfaced. A Russian hacker group allegedly captured 1.2 billion unique username and password combinations. With this latest security breach, AVAST encourages consumers to take necessary precautions. Change your passwords immediately and if you’re using the same password somewhere else, you must change it there, too. Choose complex passwords so […]