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The evolution of Avast Evo-Gen: Using machine learning to protect hundreds of millions of users

4 June 2018 min read

Spectre continues: Did we all trade speed for security?

Why patching especially matters in a post Meltdown and Spectre world.

24 May 2018 min read

Hacking iLO — take a moment to secure your servers

Ransomware attacks are as common as they are easy to produce. And we all must play a role in stopping them.

16 May 2018 min read

Botception with Necurs: Botnet distributes script with bot capabilities

VBScript allows threat actors to steal personal data and make victims vulnerable to keyloggers, banking malware and ransomware

4 May 2018 min read

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

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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

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

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The Parallax articles

Why GDPR is good for security and the economy

MAY 23, 2018

Fragmentation likely to hinder Android P’s security chops

MAY 18, 2018

Threat Research

Fighting malware with machine learning

Spectre continues: Did we all trade speed for security?

Hacking iLO — take a moment to secure your servers

Botception with Necurs: Botnet distributes script with bot capabilities

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

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Fighting malware with machine learning

Spectre continues: Did we all trade speed for security?

Hacking iLO — take a moment to secure your servers

Botception with Necurs: Botnet distributes script with bot capabilities

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

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Don’t forget to reboot your router | Avast

Botception with Necurs: Botnet distributes script with bot capabilities | Avast Threat Labs

Cambridge Analytica shuts down and ransomware victims pay up | Avast

How to protect your Android device from a ransomware attack | Avast

Greedy cybercriminals host malware on GitHub | Avast Threat Labs

The Parallax articles

Why GDPR is good for security and the economy

Fragmentation likely to hinder Android P’s security chops

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