To celebrate the new version of our top-rated avast! Mobile Security along with the new avast! Mobile Premium, AVAST and Android Police are giving away 9 new Nexus devices. You have one week to enter the contest to win one of these great Android phones or tablets: 2x Nexus 4 8GB 2x Nexus 4 16GB + bumpers + charging orb (2 bundles) […]
More than 25 million Android smartphone and tablet users protect their precious devices with AVAST’s free security app. Today, we are happy to provide even more awesome features in our new premium version, avast! Mobile Premium. The security of data on mobile devices is a growing concern. Over a quarter (26%) of mobile phone owners […]
In an article explaining the differences between antivirus and anti-malware, and which tools protect you from both, Lifehacker recommends that you install their favorite, avast! Free Antivirus. AVAST “scans for as much as possible, and has an on-access scanning engine that protects you from threats while you surf the web, install applications, and open files.” […]
If thieves gain control of sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) on your computer, your identity can be stolen. Information such as your social security number, driver’s license number, date of birth, or full name are examples of files that should be encrypted. Confidential business data like individual customer information or intellectual property should also be […]
When we launched the AVAST Free for Education program last November, some journalists were asking us “what’s the catch”… They didn’t quite understand why we would do such a thing. I guess for them “advertising” means TV commercials, print ads, online banners, radio adverts, billboard, outdoor, and so on. In the world of antivirus companies, […]
Norwalk and La Mirada are two suburban cities in Los Angeles County, with a combined population of 155 thousand people. The Norwalk-La Mirada School District embodies 17 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high schools – for a total of 20,000 students and 2,000 staff and faculty. Viet Tran, the Network Administrator, applied for a free […]
Keeping your personal PC safe and secure is our top priority, so if you ever find yourself in need of assistance with issues related to avast! Antivirus, we are here to help. AVAST Total Support is 24/7, toll-free support in English and Spanish, so if something should go wrong with Avast, like you need a […]
avast! Internet Security detects and blocks 100% of the world’s most malicious Zeus Trojan strains. The Zeus Trojan is the most prevalent type of financial malware. Zeus infects a user’s computer and lies in wait until the user logs on to a banking website. Once that occurs, it attempts to steal the user’s bank account […]
There are lots of Android security apps to choose from, but avast! Free Mobile Security has got the goods compared to many paid-for solutions, and it’s FREE. Independent German testing lab AV-Test evaluated 30 mobile security products for Android and awarded AVAST with its coveted certification for the product’s excellent protection against malicious apps (99.8%) […]
New York City Department of Education could save as much as $2.5million this coming school year, just by using AVAST antivirus software. That’s a MASSIVE saving, money which could be better spent on upgrading IT hardware, or introducing new technology such as tablet computers to the classroom. In total, we are already protecting some 72,000 […]