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Recent findings from CCleaner APT investigation reveal that attackers entered the Piriform network via TeamViewer

Unrelated to the CCleaner attack, Avast also found ShadowPad samples active in South Korea and Russia, logging a financial transaction

17 April 2018 min read

Minecraft players exposed to malicious code in modified “skins”

Close to 50,000 Minecraft accounts infected with malware designed to reformat hard-drives and more.

17 April 2018 min read

New Monero mining malware discovered in Google Play

Avast researchers detect covert malware affecting multiple apps

15 March 2018 min read

Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub

Cryptocurrency mining malware, which also installs a malicious Chrome extension, hosted on GitHub for anyone to download.

13 March 2018 min read

Avast tracks down Tempting Cedar Spyware

Social engineering used to trick Facebook users into downloading Advanced Persistent Threat disguised as Kik Messenger app.

21 February 2018 min read

Botnet at large: Avast blocks Smominru miner

The cryptominer botnet attacked over half a million Windows servers and computers so far...but that number is growing.

2 February 2018 min read

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Meltdown and Spectre: Yes, your device is likely vulnerable

“Meltdown” and “Spectre” are major vulnerabilities affecting almost every computer in the world.

5 January 2018 min read

New version of mobile malware Catelites possibly linked to Cron cyber gang

New malware targets accounts at over 2,200 financial institutions

20 December 2017 min read

Avast open-sources its machine-code decompiler

After seven years of development, Avast open-sources its machine-code decompiler for platform-independent analysis of executable files.

12 December 2017 min read

Mobile banking Trojan sneaks into Google Play targeting Wells Fargo, Chase and Citibank customers

Malicious mobile BankBot Trojan injected into everyday apps, taking advantage of unknowing users whose banking apps could be compromised

20 November 2017 min read

The dark side of IoT devices

IoT devices offer so much convenience yet pose so much risk.

16 October 2017 min read

Is your browser getting exploited for cryptocurrency mining?

Beware of websites with cryptominer embedded as it could impact your computer speed while you lend your CPU resources to help mine cryptocurrency.

13 October 2017 min read

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Threat Research

Recent findings from CCleaner APT investigation reveal that attackers entered the Piriform network via TeamViewer

Minecraft players exposed to malicious code in modified “skins”

New Monero mining malware discovered in Google Play

Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub

Avast tracks down Tempting Cedar Spyware

Botnet at large: Avast blocks Smominru miner

Meltdown and Spectre: Yes, your device is likely vulnerable

New version of mobile malware Catelites possibly linked to Cron cyber gang

Avast open-sources its machine-code decompiler

Mobile banking Trojan sneaks into Google Play targeting Wells Fargo, Chase and Citibank customers

The dark side of IoT devices

Is your browser getting exploited for cryptocurrency mining?

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Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub | Avast Threat Labs

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Private Browsing & Online Privacy | Avast Essential Guide

Avast Smart Life protects the growing number of IoT devices in your home

Cryptocurrency wallet scams found on Google Play

The Parallax articles

Meltdown and Spectre: What they are, and what to do

Why biometric tech like Face ID needs a secret partner

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Threat Research

Recent findings from CCleaner APT investigation reveal that attackers entered the Piriform network via TeamViewer

Minecraft players exposed to malicious code in modified “skins”

New Monero mining malware discovered in Google Play

Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub

Avast tracks down Tempting Cedar Spyware

Botnet at large: Avast blocks Smominru miner

Meltdown and Spectre: Yes, your device is likely vulnerable

New version of mobile malware Catelites possibly linked to Cron cyber gang

Avast open-sources its machine-code decompiler

Mobile banking Trojan sneaks into Google Play targeting Wells Fargo, Chase and Citibank customers

The dark side of IoT devices

Is your browser getting exploited for cryptocurrency mining?

Subscribe to our newsletter

Most popular

Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub | Avast Threat Labs

Managing SMB endpoint protection without an IT department | Avast Business

Private Browsing & Online Privacy | Avast Essential Guide

Avast Smart Life protects the growing number of IoT devices in your home

Cryptocurrency wallet scams found on Google Play

The Parallax articles

Meltdown and Spectre: What they are, and what to do

Why biometric tech like Face ID needs a secret partner

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