„HELLO. This is Microsoft tech support and we have detected a serious virus in your computer and we need you to log on right away so we can help you.“ Have you ever received a phone call like this, without you actually requesting support? The call itself should already raise your suspicions. However, when you […]
Recently we announced reaching 3 million issued licenses under the AVAST Free for Education program. From all the US, California ranked first in terms of free licenses. California, the third-largest state by area and number one by population, seems also to want number one in terms of education. Since our AVAST Free for Education program launched in […]
In recent weeks, malware samples resolved as Win32/64:Napolar from AVAST’s name pools generated a lot of hits within our file and network shields. Independently, we observed an advertising campaign of a new Trojan dubbed Solarbot that started around May 2013. This campaign did not run through shady hacking forums as we are used to, but […]
Joining in AVAST’s fight against malware, is a team of helpful minions with fanciful names like Zilch, Kobayashi , and Torque that clean and tune up your computer’s system of unwanted grime. These are not the bumbling underlings of a wannabe super villain, rather they are a well-trained army, led by studly Officer Pete. This […]
Joining in AVAST’s fight against malware, is a team of helpful minions with fanciful names like Zilch, Kobayashi , and Torque that clean and tune up your computer’s system of unwanted grime. These are not the bumbling underlings of a wannabe super villain, rather they are a well-trained army, led by studly Officer Pete. This […]
Hiew V.Y. from beautiful Kota Kinabalu in Malyasia wrote this winning #SecurityTip during Round 2 of the AVAST #SecurityTip contest. First and foremost, I cover myself with Mobile Security & Antivirus. Like the old saying goes: [A]lone in the dark, [V]arious dangers lurks, [A]ctive protective is a must, [S]afety ensured by professionals, [T]rust we can […]
The ability to instantly share and interact through online sources has become an expected part of our daily lives. We live in a time where any service that helps make this happen is quickly welcomed. And because of this mentality, cloud services such as Dropbox, where people can access shared information and files in real-time Read more…
AVAST is trusted by nearly 200 million people worldwide, and the trifecta of protection, performance, and usability work together to make it the most recommended antivirus protection in the world. If you don’t trust the experiences of 200 million people, how about research from an independent testing lab? During July and August, when the rest […]
The second round of the AVAST contest has ended with a phenomenal result of 1700 #SecurityTips. Users participate by sharing their knowledge with others and at the same time they get a chance to win free avast! Mobile Premium and avast! Internet Security licenses, as well as Nexus 7 tablets and a Nexus 4 smartphone. The […]
Ahoy, me hearties! Fine people o’ fortune be ye! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so we give a mighty heave-ho to them fancy words, and ask ye to do the same. All ye need to do is sprinkle in a few aarghs throughout the day, and if someone makes ye mad, hang […]