Mobile Disinformation Campaigns | Avast
How did we get to this level of disinformation? How did we, the citizens of the United States of America, become so intensely divided?
Category Archives: Consumer Alerts
STEM Activities For Kids | Avast
This year’s holiday break is shaping up to be even more stressful than usual. With entire families stuck at home, limited ways to safely see family, and malls, movie theaters, ice skating rinks, closed, parents are already wondering: How are we going t…
FTC Questions Big Tech About User Data | Avast
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent orders this week to nine internet giants, demanding they share details of their data collection processes, including the method and manner in which they collect, use, store, and disclose information about in…
Shadowserver Partnership Interview | Avast
The Shadowserver Foundation might be the most important cybersecurity defenders that you may have never heard of before. The non-profit organization was started in 2004 with the goal of bringing to light emerging threats to the internet.
Malicious Browser Extensions | Avast
Browser extensions are usually useful, sometimes fun — and occasionally dangerous.
Adrozek Adware Dangers | Avast
Microsoft has found that various browsers are being targeted with ad-injection malware called Adrozek. At the attack’s peak in August, the malware was observed on more than 30,000 devices every day, according to the researchers.
Global Policies Announcement | Avast
You asked and we listened. We’re excited to announce that Global Policies are now available in the Avast Business Multi-tenant Management Console. A global policy simplifies the policy management process for organizations that have several offices or M…
Identifying E-Card Scams | Avast
With the holiday season in full swing, you might be seeing a flurry of e-cards. Cheaper, more animated, and easier to send than via post, e-cards have taken the place of many people’s traditional holiday cards. But unlike a traditional snail mail card,…
Tools for Safe and Speedy Browsing | Avast
When firing up your browser, does it feel slow as molasses? If so, we’ve got three tools built into Avast Secure Browser that can help give your browsing experience a digital octane boost. We’ll have you back to enjoying the net securely and at optimal…
WebTrails Browser Extension | Avast
You know you’re being tracked online — but do you know exactly what’s being tracked? And who’s doing the tracking?