The Fine Line between Malicious and Innocent Apps: Part 2

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Malware has increased on mobile devices 900% since 2011. As dramatic as that number is, as we explained in part 1 of this post, your Android device is unlikely to become infected with malicious malware. Nowadays, cybercrooks use more subtle and insidious techniques to steal money and personal data from you. We explained about PUPs […]

Calling advanced Android users: Join the avast! Mobile Security Beta test!

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Would you like a sneak-peek into our new version of avast! Mobile Security before the official product release? The opportunity is here.  We are looking for advanced Android users to participate in the avast! Mobile Security Beta test. This Beta test will run until August 31, so you have plenty of time to test everything. Your valuable feedback […]

avast! Mobile Security named Tabby Awards Winner and Users’ Choice

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The public has spoken! One hundred thousand votes were cast and avast! Mobile Security & Antivirus was declared the Winner and Users’ Choice pick for the best Utilities and Tools for Android devices. The international panel of independent judges wrote about avast! Mobile Security, “One of the best security apps for tablets. Setup is quick […]

The Fine Line between Malicious and Innocent Mobile Apps: Part 1

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AVAST has more than 1 million mobile malware samples in its database, up 900,000 from 2011. Yet the majority of mobile users seemingly have never been affected by mobile malware. Have you ever wondered why that is? Unmistakably malicious malware, like ransomware or malware that is designed to send premium SMS behind users’ backs, is […]