Tag Archives: Mobile

The Internet of Things (to be hacked)?

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, […]

5 questions with: Tomáš He?manský (Product Manager)

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 […]

Avast Battery Saver raises the bar with new Wi-Fi-based smart profiles

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 […]

Avast Launches Memory Saving Cleaner App for Android

Today, Avast announced the launch of Avast GrimeFighter at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new application helps Android users free extra memory on their devices with just a few taps so they can save the data that matters to them while enjoying a faster, smoother performance on their devices.  How Avast GrimeFighter works Avast GrimeFighter begins by […]

Os cibercriminosos realizam phishing com credenciais do iCloud das vítimas de roubo de iphones e ipads

Hackers criaram sites de phishing para enganar os usuários cujos dispositivos iOS foram perdidos ou roubados, para assim liberar suas credenciais do iCloud

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Cybercriminals phish iCloud credentials from victims of iPhone, iPad theft

Attackers have created phishing sites to trick users whose iOS devices have been lost or stolen into handing over their iCloud credentials.Read More

Cibercriminales van por credenciales de iCloud de víctimas de robo de iPhone o iPad

Los atacantes han creado sitios de falsos (phishing) que engañan a los usuarios que han perdido o les han robado sus dispositivos con iOS para obtener sus datos de acceso a iCloud

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How to turn off Avast Mobile Security’s Anti-Theft Siren

Avast Mobile Security includes many handy anti-theft features that can help you locate your stolen or lost phone. You can wipe it remotely, it informs you if your SIM card has been stolen, and even allows you take pictures of the person who took your phone. Another cool feature of Avast Anti-Theft is the siren. […]

Apps on Google Play Pose As Games and Infect Millions of Users with Adware

A couple of days ago, a user posted a comment on our forum regarding apps harboring adware that can be found on Google Play. This didn’t seem like anything spectacular at the beginning, but once I took a closer look it turned out that this malware was a bit bigger than I initially thought. First […]