Category Archives: Consumer Alerts

Congrats! Your Mobile Number was selected as a winner of £2,000,000.00!

Yes! What a lucky day! I’ve just got a message that I won 2,000,000.00 British Pounds (2.4M EUR/3.1M USD), an Apple laptop, a T-shirt, and a cap emblazoned with a logo of The Free Lotto Company.  Pretty awesome you might think, but appearances are deceptive. Unfortunately, this is just one of the ways bad guys […]

Nearly Half of Android Users Vulnerable to Security Breaches

Being the most widely used mobile operating system on the planet, Android can be found on a large variety of devices and services, and offers hundreds of thousands of available customized apps to enhance the functionality of your device. Unfortunately, Android also accounts for a whopping 79% of mobile malware cases reported by the US Read more…

Hackers are Cashing in on Instagram Likes

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They say popularity has its price. This saying holds a new weight when it comes to the growing influence of social media. In fact, your “Likes” may be worth more to hackers than your credit card number. As counterintuitive as it may seem, your social clout has become the new target of hackers. And they’re Read more…

Write a #SecurityTip and Win a Nexus Device!

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The AVAST #SecurityTip contest has begun, and everyone is invited to participate. It’s easy! Just write a security tip that we can share with other computer and mobile users and you’ll get the chance to win a Nexus device or a free 1-year license for avast! Internet Security! Each week in September, we will ask […]

Write a #SecurityTip and Win a Nexus Device!

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The AVAST #SecurityTip contest has begun, and everyone is invited to participate. It’s easy! Just write a security tip that we can share with other computer and mobile users and you’ll get the chance to win a Nexus device or a free 1-year license for avast! Internet Security! Each week in September, we will ask […]

What’s Hot on Social: Security and privacy update

Millions of users access social networks every day in order to share, engage, and look for information as well as entertainment. The transparency of social networks come with a risk and we very often expose ourselves to hackers and scammers that can take advantage of information we share. Social platforms constantly improve security and privacy […]

96% of US schools facing huge cost of Windows XP upgrades

In a recent survey, we found that over 96%[1] of schools in the United States are likely to face a major technology crisis in the new year when Windows XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft. Educational institutions of all sizes around the world are going to have to foot the bill of upgrading […]

How to keep your Windows system running like new

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The top active members in one of our largest and most active communities, the AVAST forum, are called evangelists. These evangelists are technically skilled people who love to help and guide our users, free or paid, through the technology and security jungle. They try to keep things simple for all levels and in this blog, […]

Update Your Android OS! It Could Save You from Cyber Attacks

Although some change can be great, we’re not always thrilled when modifications are made to things we’ve become accustomed to expecting. It’s easy to get thrown off when your local supermarket relocates the produce section across the store, or when a go-to dish is removed from the menu at your favorite restaurant. And many of Read more…