Category Archives: Consumer Alerts

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Если вы случайно потеряете Android смартфон или планшет, или кто-то его украдет, не отчаивайтесь, умное приложение Avast Anti-Theft поможет вам найти и поймать вора. Что такое Avast Anti-Theft? Avast Anti-Theft отдельное бесплатное приложение для смартфонов и планшетов с операционной системой Android, которое поможет вам найти потерянное или украденное мобильное устройство, позволит вам отслеживать его на […]

Your video guide to Avast 2015 features

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Only four and half minutes of your time, and you’ll know the highlights of Avast 2015.   Avast 2015 is very easy to use, and many people just install it and let it do its job silently in the background. We designed it that way, but for those of you who want to know more […]

Guess what’s here? Here again? A new version of Avast Mobile Security is here, tell a friend!

In November, we called on our awesome advanced mobile beta testers to test the latest version of Avast Mobile Security. We listened to their feedback carefully and are proud to announce that the latest version of Avast Mobile Security is now available to everyone! What’s new in Avast Mobile Security? First and foremost, we have […]

Fobus, the sneaky little thief that could

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One small Android application shows lots of determination and persistence. Too bad it’s evil.   The year 2014 was significant with a huge rise in mobile malware. One of the families impacting our users was malware Fobus, also known as Podec. This malware poses as a more or less useful application, but for sure it […]

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 […]

Lizard Squad hackers use unsecured home routers in DDoS attacks

Your home router could be part of a network used to knock sites like Sony PlayStation network offline. During Christmas we reported that a hacker group calling themselves the Lizard Squad, took responsibility for ruining the day for Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox users by taking the gaming networks offline. This and previous attacks, which […]

Posting a privacy notice on Facebook is useless

An old hoax has been resurrected after Facebook made a recent announcement about its updated privacy policy. The copyright message claims to protect users’ pictures, information, and posts under UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute. It’s seems so official; it just must be true, right? Here is an example that I saw […]

More cybersecurity predictions for 2015

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Yesterday, we looked at two hot areas to be aware of regarding your online security: Data breaches and mobile security. Today, we’ll look at two more areas that haven’t caused as much trouble or damage as the other two, but are likely to grow in importance. Internet of (Every)Thing at risk The “smart” home has […]

Linux DDoS Trojan hiding itself with an embedded rootkit

At the end of September 2014, a new threat for the Linux operating system dubbed XOR.DDoS forming a botnet for distributed denial-of-service attacks was reported by the MalwareMustDie! group. The post mentioned the initial intrusion of SSH connection, static properties of related Linux executable and encryption methods used. Later, we realized that the installation process is […]