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Avast shares tips on how people can securely work from home during the COVID-19 outbreak

Researchers at antivirus and privacy giants Avast have discovered that adware on Android devices has risen by 38 percent in the last year, and now accounts for 72 percent of mobile malware.

Cybercriminals use spear phishing to gain access to a company’s network or for financial gain, making it important for businesses to be on guard

Originally from the Avast blog, this story outlines four ways to avoid becoming a victim of phishing

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If you are a user of the operating system and are wondering what will happen to your Avast Free or Premium Security, we have good news

A recent report from internet security vendors Avast has revealed that, while commonly-found home devices such as printers and security cameras are frequently exposing home networks to cyber risk, game consoles are at the opposite end of the spectrum, posing a much lower risk.

Scan of 16 million home networks uncovers new vulnerabilities in smart homes across the globe

It is reported that hackers accessed the internal network of Avast, likely aiming for a supply chain attack targeting the company's CCleaner. The company is still investigating this second breach but said that hackers weren't successful at pushing out a malicious CCleaner release days ago. Many of the users of Avast were getting another problem, as their Avast Behavior Shield keeps turning off. Avast noticed the error before and they fixed that in the past versions, the problem still existed, it should not necessarily considered as linked to this breach.

A recent report from Avast has revealed that the typical person has 952 photos on their devices at any given time, of which as many as 22 percent are bad quality - either blurry, dark or duplicate images.

In an inexplicable move, the Microsoft support forums have decided to add a "blacklist" of developments not accepted in Windows 10 to the CCleaner platform, an application that is responsible for optimizing the operating system. Developed by Piriform, the parent company Avast has its own anti-virus software, some users have reported that they have sometimes encountered issue in opening Avast on Windows. This post will introduce some methods.

HMA, a division of global security providers Avast, have launched the latest version of the well-known VPN.

Digital security company Avast have released information that suggests certain brands of GPS trackers may be susceptible to hackers, potentially exposing children and elderly people to risk.

Many consumers are aware of cookies that track web activity, and their use is fairly well-regulated. But online fingerprinting (also called device fingerprinting) is not as well understood. We believe mainstream media is vastly underestimating how prevalent it is.

Internet security providers Avast have released a report, in conjunction with Stanford University, that looks at the growing adoption of IoT and connected devices in homes around the world, and how this is exposing home networks to increased risk of cyber attack.

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Avast and Stanford University present findings from the largest empirical analysis of the state of IoT devices globally