How malware and vulnerabilities get their names

You may have wondered where Cryptolocker or Heartbleed came from, and why. And does every virus and vulnerability get a name?

25 Nov 2016 min read

Showrooming this shopping season? Protect yourself with a VPN.

This shopping season protect yourself with a VPN when using public Wi-Fi hotspots.

24 Nov 2016 min read

Block unwanted calls on your iPhone

New Avast Call Blocker app blocks telemarketing and unsolicited phone calls from your iPhone.

23 Nov 2016 min read

Kevin Chapman joins as new SMB General Manager

Kevin Chapman, Avast's new GM of our SMB business unit, will drive results for our Avast business customers and channel partners.

22 Nov 2016 min read

Your Android could be sending messages to China

A pre-installed backdoor on more than 700 Android devices transmits data to a server in China every 72 hours.

18 Nov 2016 min read

An in-depth look at the technology behind CyberCapture

Avast CTO and executive vice president Ondrej Vlcek explains CyberCapture's advanced malware detection methods used in every Avast product.

17 Nov 2016 min read

Tips to stay safe while shopping online this holiday season

Shopping online is one of the reasons why we love the internet. Keep your online shopping safe and private with our safe shopping tips.

17 Nov 2016 min read

A new era for politics and information security

The one irrefutable lesson from Hillary Clinton’s defeat is that modern systems require modern security measures.

11 Nov 2016 min read

Investigation of regular high load on unused machines every 7 hours

Regular high load every 7 hours: Finding out how Linux measures load value.

8 Nov 2016 min read

Hacking an election is more than breaking in to a machine

Since any digital system can be hacked, the assumption has to be that electronic voting in US elections is already compromised.

2 Nov 2016 min read

Android Trojan GM Bot is evolving and targeting more than 50 banks worldwide

GM Bot has targeted hundreds of thousands of mobile users in the last quarter.

31 Oct 2016 min read

Hucky ransomware: A Hungarian Locky wannabe

Avast Threat Labs has discovered a new Hungarian ransomware sample that is imitating Locky.

25 Oct 2016 min read

DDoS attack on Dyn took down the bulk of the internet on Friday

While you were refreshing tabs and restarting apps, big things were taking place behind the scenes of this notable attack.

24 Oct 2016 min read
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