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by Paul Lilly - Thu, Sep 18, 2014

Tinba Trojan Targets U.S. Bank Customers With Browser Exploit

Avast, makers of the self-titled free antivirus software (along with paid Internet security suites), has discovered that the "Tinba Banker" Trojan is back in circulation, and this time it's targeting more than two dozen financial institutions in the United States. There are some big names among them, including Bank of... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Jul 09, 2014

Avast Report Claims Wiping Your Android Phone Doesn’t Completely Erase Personal Data

It's standard practice to factory restore an Android device before flipping it on eBay or Craigslist, but the amount of recoverable data you leave behind might shock you. Those nude selfies that were only intended for your special friend? They're on there, and so is a wealth of other personal information that security... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Aug 28, 2013

Study Finds Americans are Most Apt to Lose Their Smartphone, Consequences Heavier for Women

The typical smartphone contains a wealth of information, including contacts, photos, text messages, and more. They also serve as portals to cloud services, so you can imagine how stressful it would be to misplace one of these devices. Plus, they're expensive to replace. Be that as it may, security outfit Avast claims... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Apr 30, 2013

Avast Acquires Secure.me, Facebook's Top Security App

Avast, makers of the popular free antivirus software of the same name, today announced that it has acquired Secure.me, a privacy protection company that's mostly focused on social network security and helping users to keep sensitive information private. Secure.me's Facebook security app, which uses sophisticated algorithms to analyze and alert... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Nov 05, 2012

AVAST Survey Predicts Presidential Election Winner, Thumbs Nose at Gallup

There have been countless polls that have tried to predict who is ahead in the Presidential race, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, but AVAST Software thinks it has them all beat. Yes, that AVAST Software, the same one that makes security software, including a popular free antivirus program named after itself. What's AVAST... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Oct 16, 2012

Avast Connects with Facebook to Thwart Malware Infected Link Sharing

Security outfit Avast Software has partnered with Facebook to share its Virus Lab data with the social networking service. In doing so, Facebook now has access to Avast's real-time cloud database, which it will use to block malware from being shared unwittingly by its users. When you click on a link within Facebook... Read more...

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