4 ways you can protect yourself against the rising wave of ransomware

Avast breaks it down for you. All the info, tools, and advice you need to defend yourself against the increasingly common malware known as ransomware.

30 Jun 2017 min read

Petya-based ransomware using EternalBlue to infect computers around the world

Petya-based ransomware is spreading and infecting computers around the world.

27 Jun 2017 min read

Avast releases free decryption tool for EncrypTile ransomware

Avast now offers ransomware victims 20 free decryption tools to help them get their files back.

14 Jun 2017 min read

WannaCry WannaBe targeting Android smartphones

Cybercriminals are using a copycat version of WannaCry ransomware to target Android users in China.

7 Jun 2017 min read

Patching could have minimized WannaCry impact, now worst ransomware outbreak in history

WannaCry ransomware, expected to cost up to $4 billion, could have been drastically curtailed with automated patching.

5 Jun 2017 min read

Avast blocked WannaCry ransomware more than 1 million times in 150 countries worldwide

Avast’s zero-day protection defended more than a million potential WannaCry victims. But on any given day, we block 100 times that many attacks, of all kinds.

3 Jun 2017 min read

Avast releases free decryption tool for XData ransomware

Avast releases a new ransomware decryption tool for XData ransomware.

31 May 2017 min read

Avast releases free decryptor tool for AES_NI ransomware

Avast releases new ransomware decryption tool for the AES_NI ransomware.

29 May 2017 min read

Avast releases free decryptor tool for BTCWare ransomware

Avast releases a new ransomware decryptor tool for the BTC ransomware.

24 May 2017 min read

Avast Wi-Fi Inspector can tell you if your PC is vulnerable to WannaCry

Avast Wi-Fi Inspector scan alerts users if their PC or another PC on their network is vulnerable to being exploited by WannaCry or Adylkuzz.

19 May 2017 min read

WannaCry update: The worst ransomware outbreak in history

Avast update on WannaCry: who was affected, who was targeted, how to remove it, and more.

16 May 2017 min read

WannaCry ransomware that infected Telefonica and NHS hospitals is spreading aggressively, with over 50,000 attacks so far today

Avast protects you from WannaCry ransomware that infected NHS and Telefonica.

12 May 2017 min read

Avast joins No More Ransom project as associate partner

Avast joins No More Ransom as an associate partner to help ransomware victims decrypt their files.

4 Apr 2017 min read
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