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Fake Android photo apps booted off Google Play
Cybersecurity researchers identified dozens of fake apps on the Google Play Store intended solely for malicious purposes. The apps posed as Android photo enhancers, some claiming to beautify photos as they… Continue reading Fake Android Apps and Phony YouTube Stars | Avast
New year, new release: Our first 2019 product update of Avast Cleanup Premium for PC comes with a new Software Updater feature. This article explains why you need it and why you cannot trust Windows or any other third-party software makers to update th… Continue reading New Updater Helps World’s Most Popular Software | Avast
Citing a breach of agreement, Apple has revoked its distribution certificate from Facebook, abruptly powering down all apps using the intra-company iOS app distribution service. This does not mean that the Facebook app will stop working on your iPhone,… Continue reading Apple Pulls Service from Facebook | Avast
Recently, an interesting vulnerability was discovered by French security researcher, Elliot Alderson, in the Android app ES File Explorer (version 4.1.9.7.4 and below). ES File Explorer is a file manager, which has been downloaded more than 100,000,000… Continue reading Critical Flaw Found in ES File Explorer | Avast
Our study continues: In our last blog covering the 2019 Avast PC Report, we glanced at the most important developments in the software space — for example, what types of software and Windows versions users have installed and how outdated both are… Continue reading Avast PC Report 2019 Reveals Hardware Trends | Avast
Staying ahead of threats and ensuring strong security protection within your budget are among the biggest challenges for today’s IT professionals. Good thing our Avast Business team has you covered. Starting this month, you can check out our solu… Continue reading See Avast Business at an Event Near You | Avast Business
Supply chain attacks may not be new, but they are evolving, thanks to smarter malware and more insidious tactics. Today’s reality is that there is a mounting magnitude of supply chain cyberattacks that are taking down small businesses, large ente… Continue reading Hackers Target SMBs That Support US Power Grid | Avast
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg infamously declared that privacy “is no longer a social norm” in 2010, he was merely parroting a corporate imperative that Google had long since established. That same year, then-Google CEO Eric Schmidt… Continue reading It’s Time for a New Privacy Code of Conduct | Avast
Beware this ransomware adware
Pursuing information on a malicious encryptor, cybersecurity researchers stumbled upon a ransomware/adware bundle scheme. Several seedy online shops selling “cracked” software — that is, software that has… Continue reading Scams, Schemes, and Good News for a Change | Avast