Avast Wins Product of the Year

Independent lab AV-Comparatives awards Avast Free Antivirus #1 in cybersecurity for 2018.

7 Feb 2019 min read

The 7 rules of safety for kids online

Teach your children well...with these safety tips for a digital world.

5 Feb 2019 min read

15 years of likes — happy birthday, Facebook!

Precocious and confident, Facebook is a lot like other 15-year-olds.

5 Feb 2019 min read

YouTube scams and Android schemes

This week the bad guys use Android, abuse YouTube, target Macs, and steal credit card info.

1 Feb 2019 min read

Auto-update with new Avast Cleanup Premium

Our new Software Updater automatically keeps over 50 of the world’s most popular apps up-to-date on your PC.

31 Jan 2019 min read

Apple gives Facebook the angry face

Apple has disrupted internal operations at the social media giant’s headquarters by stopping critical apps using the Apple Developer Enterprise Program — will it do the same to Google next?

31 Jan 2019 min read

Major vulnerability found in ES File Explorer

The program developer has issued a fix, and users should update immediately.

30 Jan 2019 min read

Are you ready to make security a top priority?

Mark your calendar for these industry events and learn how.

29 Jan 2019 min read

5 hardware facts you didn’t know — The Avast PC Report, part 2

Is your hardware older than average? Learn these 5 surprising truths.

29 Jan 2019 min read

Hackers target SMBs in supply chain to US Power Grid

Hackers have learned that to aim for the big guys, they need to compromise the little guys.

29 Jan 2019 min read

Let’s bring privacy back

It’s time to encourage businesses to adopt the New Privacy Code of Conduct to protect users

28 Jan 2019 min read

A scam, a scheme, a breach, and...wow, some GOOD news!

Adware bundles laced with ransomware, your license plate could be online, new phishing scheme uses voicemail, and cybersecurity superheroes do good work.

28 Jan 2019 min read

Gamers and gaming security

Rack up all of guest blogger Kevin Townsend’s good points as he explains how online gamers have to outsmart hackers...in addition to their opponents.

25 Jan 2019 min read
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