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#AVASTstories shared by the Community

The AVAST community has proven its amazing loyalty and support over and over.  Every day we receive messages from around the world. Your comments – positive and negative –  help us improve our products and services.  Your messages of appreciation for delivering a free antivirus solution prove that we are helping millions of people stay secure, and […]

TextSecure reclassified as a false positive

On occasion, even the most well thought-out systems can break down. In the antivirus business, we try hard to minimize something termed false positive. A false positive is merely a mistake or a false alarm. It happens when your antivirus software erroneously identifies a file or a download as being malicious. The AVAST Virus Lab […]

Community stories: 10-year old Lucy sent her CV to AVAST!

AVAST is the #1 Best Employer in our home country of Czech Republic. We have a multinational team and offices in Silicon Valley, Austin, Munich, and Hong Kong. Professionals from developers to support specialists to marketers want to join our team. To make sure they secure a spot with our innovative company, potential employees start […]

12 angry minions

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avast! GrimeFighter is one of the most popular new products among AVAST users. However, many of you still don’t know the benefits of it or what avast! GrimeFighter does. Therefore we have prepared a series of articles with a “movie theme” to show you the functionality of our Grime-fighting minions! The first one, Learn everything […]

FNATIC talks to Avast about DDoS attacks targeting E-Sports

At the beginning of 2014, gaming platforms such as League of Legends and other video-game servers were brought down by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks cost professional gamers thousands in advertising revenue. E-Sports journalist ‘Dendra’ Davor Miljkovic, spoke to Jiri Sejtko, the Director of the AVAST Virus Lab, about how to handle DDoS attacks. […]

Falešné pohledávky od Vaší banky [reloaded]

V České republice právě opět probíhá emailová kampaň, jejímž cílem je podvodný zisk finančních prostředků. Mnoho našich uživatelů dostalo emailovou zprávu, která vypadá zhruba takto: Jedná se o novou variantu kampaně, o které jsme Vás informovali před 2 měsíci (Pozor na falešné pohledávky od Vaší banky). Zpráva opět obsahuje spustitelný soubor v příloze zabalený v […]

INFOGRAPHIC: Ole Ola! America will play World Cup soccer on mobile devices

The U.S. is on the soccer field: Our own triple-threat celebrity, Jennifer Lopez, performed at the opening ceremony; Facebook set up a special “Trending World Cup” news feed; Twitter predicts the most tweeted global event ever; Google search features a daily soccer doodle; and the U.S. is playing its first game in the tournament today. […]

Everything you always wanted to know about avast! GrimeFighter, but were afraid to ask!

In April 2014, we introduced avast! GrimeFighter in 14 languages, offering our product to millions of users. Ever since then, avast! GrimeFighter became one of the most popular new products among our users. However, many of you still don’t know the benefits of it or what avast! GrimeFighter does. Therefore we have prepared a series […]

Keep your phone safe from hackers and thieves while on vacation

Traveling to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, or just headed out to your local beach for a daytrip? You remember to pack your sunglasses, a hat, and plenty of sunblock, but don’t forget that your mobile gadgets need protection too. Here’s a couple more items for your packing list: avast! SecureLine VPN to […]

How to protect yourself from the coming virus apocalypse

After the takedown of a major botnet, users have a “two-week window” to protect themselves against a powerful computer attack that ransoms people’s data and steals millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims. If you read our blog, you are familiar with the dangers of the Zeus Trojan and ransomware, and how people get infected. Here’s […]