Question of the week: Why does Avast and other antivirus companies try to scare us with all this news about viruses and bad apps? It makes me think you are connected to the threats. Avast and other reputable antivirus companies are not connected to the creation of threats – there are plenty of them without […]
By the end of the decade, everyone on Earth will be connected. –Eric Schmidt, Google chairman As a rule of thumb, it’s good to keep in mind that anything and everything that can be connected to the Internet can be hacked. Poorly designed or implemented systems could expose serious vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit. Now, […]
Internet users with basic security knowledge are aware that they should look for the padlock icon in the address bar or the HTTPS in a web address to indicate that a website is secure. We have gotten used to seeing it on bank sites or shopping carts where we input our credit card information. More […]
Most of us can agree that we don’t want our personal data falling into other people’s hands. This may seem like an obvious concept, but with the amount of data we regularly share online, it’s not such an uncommon occurrence that our information is wrongfully passed onto others. In this clever video published by Facebook […]
We love our fans and followers on Twitter because they frequently alert us to great resources. It happened today when we received a tweet from @LoveNerds4Ever letting us know that Avast Antivirus was mentioned on a Sacramento (California) News10 video segment. Thanks, Shawna! @avast_antivirus You were mentioned! “Tech Mistakes” Ryan Eldridge #NerdsOnCallComputerRepair on #News10Sacramento https://t.co/pFAdSIN0N2 […]
Tomáš joined Avast in March 2014 as a Product Manager for Avast Mobile Security. Born in Čáslav, a small town in central Bohemia, he moved to Prague during high school with plans to study at the Police Academy of the Czech Republic. After a while, Tom decided he wanted to study and work in IT […]
At the end of this month, Avast will end support for our older consumer versions of Avast Antivirus. Those are: Avast Free Antivirus, Avast Pro Antivirus, Avast Internet Security, and Avast Premier. A good antivirus program is a necessity to protect your Windows PC from malware attacks, to keep your computer running smoothly, and to […]
The Avast bi weekly wrap-up is a quick summary of what was on the Avast blog for the last two weeks. Most everyone knows their PC needs antivirus protection, but they don’t think about their smartphone. These days smartphones are just about as powerful and have as much or more personal information as our desktop […]
Malware authors like to play hide-and-seek. Social engineering tactics and hiding executable files inside trusted PDFs and Microsoft Office documents then emailing them as attachments are nothing new, but sometimes this one layer isn’t enough. This Avast Virus Lab analysis peels back the layers of a new threat. Malware authors continually surprise us with their creativity. […]
We’ve recently told you about Avast Battery Saver, an application which saves your Android’s power without hassle. It optimizes phone settings such as Internet connectivity, screen brightness, and timeout according to your needs. We’d now like to announce an exciting new feature of the app: Wi-Fi-based smart power profiles. These profiles are activated automatically based […]