Avast cybersecurity products will officially stop updating our antivirus product for Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems as of January 1, 2019. The demand to protect those systems has substantially waned in recent years at the same time that…
Independent lab AV-Comparatives focuses on one thing and one thing only — constant, regular tests of the leading antivirus software on the market. After putting each brand’s software suite through its paces, the lab then publishes the results in easy-t…
Our latest PC Report shows that people have a LOT of apps on their PCs…but do they really need them?
I recently came across a box of old photos from the late 80s, my early childhood. My parents had taken me to southern Spain for more than two weeks. And while I don’t remember much of it, here’s what stands out to me today: We don’t care about photos a…
The tech world evolves. The ones who wear black hats get smarter, and the ones who wear white hats get even smarter. Using AI, machine learning, and the big data of our vast network, we’re proud to be forerunners in the latter category, staying a step …
Cryptomining has grown so rampant that we’ve revised the guidelines for how our software identifies and classifies mining programs. Depending on the miner’s behavior, our software will label it as a Tool or as malware.
This past weekend, Avast attended the IFA+ Summit in Berlin, a two-day convention that brings together scientists, artists, developers, researchers, and digital pioneers from IFA, one of the world’s leading annual trade shows for consumer electronics a…
You deserve protection online, no matter what device or operating system you are using. When we started Avast, over 30 years ago, our motto was “cybersecurity for everyone.” Today, those words still serve as our guiding star, and we are committed to pr…
Avast Security Ambassador and Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov will be making the first splash into next month’s thought leadership pool at IFA+ Summit in Berlin. Garry is kicking off the “Intelligence” cluster of presentations with an opening speech t…
When you consider today’s growing volume of cyberthreats to consumers and businesses, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.