Ransomware, which has already made its rounds on Windows, is now increasingly targeting the Android operating system. A new piece of mobile malware is now targeting users claiming to be the government, under the name Android: Koler-A. We have full control of your phone – give us $300 and we’ll give it back The ransomware […]
“Antivirus, as customers know it, incorporates firewalls, intrusion detection, heuristics, virtualization, sandboxes, and many other layers of protection and not just antivirus. It is far from dead.” ~Vince Steckler, CEO A weekend article in the Wall Street Journal in which traditional antivirus vendor, Symantec, described its new business strategy and declared that antivirus software […]
From governments to thieves to your wife – it seems that everyone has access to your private data. If you have a smartphone or tablet, people around you can discover your most deeply held secrets. You put all your private data and personal information there and… it’s at risk. The possibility of losing your phone […]
We informed you a few days ago about a new vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which allows attackers to execute code remotely, ultimately giving them full control over your PC. The vulnerability targets Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11. AVAST took immediate action and issued a new definition update which addresses this specific vulnerability and […]
How to save a wet smartphone It happened with me, I jumped in the swimming pool with my phone in the pocket. Unfortunately, it was not the first time my phone was drenched. Some years ago, the villain was the rain. I was using a smartphone app to monitor my running pace and it started […]
AVAST protects users running Internet Explorer. Microsoft announced a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which allows attackers to execute code remotely, ultimately giving them full control over a PC. The vulnerability targets Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11 and was published under the name CVE-2014-1776. Out of all the Internet Explorer users, Windows XP users […]
As more gadgets get WiFi-connected, there could be serious implications for personal and home security. Baby monitor hijacked A new case of a baby monitor being hijacked was reported last week in a Cincinnati, Ohio home. Fox19 news reported that the Schreck family was fast asleep when an unfamiliar voice woke up Mrs. Schreck. She […]
Question of the week: I have seen your ads for GrimeFighter, but I don’t know if it will help me or not. I have an old laptop that’s really slow. Will GrimeFighter speed things up? How does it work? Yes, GrimeFighter will speed your old laptop up, and more than that. We are quite proud […]
Last year, Facebook had the dubious honor of containing more spam than other social networks. In order to combat this scourge, Facebook recently announced a series of improvements to the News Feed to help ensure that spammy content does not drown out the posts that people really want to see from friends and Pages they […]
At AVAST, our commodity is brain power and electronic bits and bytes, but we still do our part to preserve and protect the environment. A question that plagues companies like ours, as well as schools, small businesses, and countless households across the world is this: When electronics get old or lose their usefulness, what do […]