In the last few years, Avast, the developer of the same-name antivirus for PCs and mobile devices, sells data of its users to third parties (read the detailed investigation here). Even the large IT companies, including Microsoft and Google, buy such information.Many tech-magazines, which conducted own investigations, accused Avast of selling users’ data. Even the
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Kaspersky is one of the biggest names in the world of antivirus protection. The company (and the product) has been around for more than two decades (since 1997) and is internationally known and respected. Their antivirus solutions are in high demand not only in Russia (where the company was founded) but also in the United
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  In the last few years, Avast, the developer of the same-name antivirus for PCs and mobile devices, has been selling data of its users to third parties (read the detailed investigation here). Even the largest IT companies, including Microsoft and Google, buy such information.Many tech magazines, which conducted their investigations, accused Avast of selling
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Malicious programs or malware can considerably affect your device’s performance and delete some essential files. If you detected the issue, you should react fast so that there are no massive adverse outcomes. Today, one can use some robust antivirus software to tackle a problem and forget about malware. Being infected with a virus or getting
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Do you still use Windows 8.1 on your computer? Although Microsoft highly improved its Windows 10, the 8.1 version is still extremely popular. So the computer security and the protection of user data has always been and will always be vital. After the release of Windows 8.1, millions of users around the globe had to
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A recent investigation has shown that Avast, a well-known online protection brand, has violated user privacy by selling its data to many companies through its other service, Jumpshot. We have studied the event, what data was collected, and the reactions from both sides.  Avast Company Avast Antivirus is one of the most popular Internet security
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In the most recent report, OPSWAT shared a list of the leading antimalware software and vendors. This company is known for collecting data and sharing it with the public. They’ve been doing it for more than five years. According to the October 2019 report, Symantec and ESET are the leaders of the race, while McAfee
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In the last few years, Avast, the developer of the same-name antivirus for PCs and mobile devices, sells data of its users to third parties (read the detailed investigation here). Even the large IT companies, including Microsoft and Google, buy such information. Many tech-magazines, which conducted own investigations, accused Avast of selling users’ data. Even
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If you’re an active antivirus user, then you’ve come across the “IDP.Generic” definition once or twice. It’s widely used by modern-day security suites and indicates that the (potentially) malicious code was detected/blocked by the Identity Protection module.  In this post, we’ll talk about this threat’s definition in more detail and share a practical guide on
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