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The folks at Avast are really proud to announce in a blog post that Macintosh computers running the beta version of avast! Free Antivirus for Mac have not been infected by the Flashback Trojan.Jiri Sejtko, director of AVAST Virus Lab operations, says “We’ve confirmed our app’s detection abilities fo... |
24 April 2012
08:52 GMT |
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After revealing some time ago that it combats websites that trick users into signing up for products that come with hidden costs, by cataloging them as being malicious, Avast now gets a helping hand from the European Union’s new “Button Law.” Germany is the first country to adopt it and hopefully, o... |
17 April 2012
08:39 GMT |
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With 150 million active users and over 200 million registered accounts, the popularity of avast! software is completely undeniable. About a month ago, the company released version 7 of their security suite, integrating innovative features for the free edition. Cloud-based file reputation service and streamlined upda... |
23 March 2012
05:51 GMT |
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AVAST CEO Vince Steckler has announced on the company blog that they have removed iYogi support service from their website.
The grounds for this decision are the recent reports that iYogi employees would pitch premium support packages to users calling in to get support for Avast Free, by scamming them into believing... |
16 March 2012
11:15 GMT |
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A number of websites that offer software trick unsuspecting users into installing toolbars and other unwanted applications. Avast revealed its intentions of appointing downloads originating from these types of sites as being malware. Last week the German government issued a law against the Internet scammers that dup... |
8 March 2012
08:36 GMT |
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avast! 7 stable has been launched about a week ago, but the developer announced yesterday a new build for this version. The latest revision number is 7.0.1412 and it deals with issues detected on the previous build, such as autosandboxing BSODs or UI crashes.
Other problems have also been fixed in this release and t... |
2 March 2012
09:56 GMT |
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We mentioned yesterday, when we announced the RC, that the wait for the stable version for avast! 7 would be quite short. The developer already tied all loose ends and came up with build 7.0.1407, which introduces cloud-based reputation scanning and streaming updates, remote assistance feature and expo... |
24 February 2012
04:36 GMT |
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avast! 7 moved very fast from beta to RC development stage and this rapid progress is due to the fact that the company plans to launch the stable version sooner than you might expect. They will also present the new features at the upcoming RSA conference in San Francisco next week.
The current release candidate, 7.0... |
23 February 2012
05:02 GMT |
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A new build for avast! 7 public beta has been released, with several fixes and improvements. The most recent release is 7.0.1399 and reports say that the sounds are now functioning correctly on Windows 7 and pages are displayed correctly in Internet Explorer 9 with Web Rep enabled.
Another notable fix in the latest ... |
17 February 2012
07:56 GMT |
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Avast products need no introduction, as reaching the 190 million registered users mark, touted in a press release at the end of January, speaks volumes of its popularity. Out of these, 149 million are active. The same document shows that last year the user base grew by 49 million registrants. The new version, though... |
9 February 2012
12:49 GMT |
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The stable version for avast! 7 is getting closer to a release as the public beta milestone has been reached by the developer. The new build introduces a set of features, UI changes and support for Windows 8. Apart from the new installer and the new looks, avast! 7 also brings to the table cloud-based FileRep (file ... |
9 February 2012
07:20 GMT |
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avast! has had this product in the works for a while now and they managed to get it out of beta yesterday. Avast Mobile Security focuses on more security aspects than protection against malware. It has been developed to be stealthy, to offer remote-access features and keep your droid safe from malware.
Despite the i... |
22 December 2011
05:58 GMT |
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The official release of the latest line of avast! products has been announced. The list of the most important changes in the new version, 6.0.1367, has not been modified at all, except for a line vaguely informing of “various other security and stability related fixes”.
However, there were reports about ... |
29 November 2011
04:26 GMT |
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All avast! editions have been updated to a new beta version, although the Czech developer has not announced the move officially just yet. The official release is planned for the next days. However, you can download the latest beta for avast! Free, Pro and Internet Security, as the company’s CTO, Ondřej Vlček, ... |
12 November 2011
06:17 GMT |
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According to an analysis performed by Czech antivirus vendor AVAST Software one in every ten users is running an unpatched version of Adobe Reader.The company's test base is large and very diverse, avast! Free Antivirus being one of the most popular antivirus products in the world with over 131 million active us... |
13 July 2011
11:51 GMT |
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Avast plans to start offering backup and password management solutions to its customers in a few months and has partnered with Mozy and Roboform to do it.The Czech-based software developer is already a big player on the security market thanks to its avast! Free Antivirus product which is installed on an estimated 130... |
27 June 2011
10:49 GMT |
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Apple’s recent announcements have done well to muffle the hype surrounding the Mac Defender threat targeting Macs. However, we got a chance to talk with the people at Avast, who recently released a free Mac antivirus, and we’re eager to share their thoughts with you, just to turn away from la glare of WWD... |
8 June 2011
09:35 GMT |
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Malware is getting more complex with every day, so having a security solution on your system should never be optional. We’ve got 10 licenses for avast! Internet Security to give away, and your chance to nab one is only as good as your comment in the section below. Internet Security from AVAST is the top of the... |
4 June 2011
10:51 GMT |
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AVAST Software, the company behind one of the most popular Windows antivirus solutions, has just launched a beta version of its upcoming free antivirus product for Mac OS X.avast! Free Antivirus for Windows has over 160 million registered users and almost 130 active ones; that's unique installations that ha... |
1 June 2011
12:32 GMT |
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Researchers from Czech security vendor AVAST warn of a new technique used by PDF exploits to evade antivirus detection. It relies on encoding the malicious code as an image object.AVAST first encountered this technique in a malicious PDF file a month ago and has seen it used in limited, but also targeted, attacks sin... |
22 April 2011
12:55 GMT |
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Testing involving the next major iteration of the Windows iteration is scheduled to start later this spring for AVAST Software, chief technology officer Ondřej Vlček revealed exclusively for Softpedia. Our very own Lucian Constantin met with Vlček earlier this month for a chat on avast! 6 (and much much more), and s... |
18 March 2011
04:22 GMT |
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Softpedia has scored an interview with Mr. Ondřej Vlček, chief technology officer at AVAST Software, and learned that the software vendor is planning the release of a free antivirus solution for Mac OS X amid a growing concern regarding malware targeting the Apple user base.
The interview covers a number of import... |
15 March 2011
05:17 GMT |
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AVAST Software's upcoming anti-malware offerings will offer users the option to create a secure virtual desktop that can be used to perform sensitive tasks without worrying about infections on the host system.AVAST is actively working towards releasing version 6.0 of its product line and since it develops one of... |
19 February 2011
04:24 GMT |
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Czech antivirus vendor AVAST Software warns of a increasing number of AutoRun infection attempts, a trend that is likely to continue this month.According to data gathered by the company from its user base, one in eight malware attacks, out of the 700,000 recorded during the last week of October, came from USB devices... |
3 November 2010
14:20 GMT |
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AVAST Software has partnered with traffic reputation and email filtering vendor Mailshell, to integrate its anti-spam and anti-phishing engines into avast! Internet Security.Mailshell is an OEM provider of email filtering technology, who's list of partners includes security vendors like McAfee, ESET, AVG, Norman... |
25 October 2010
12:20 GMT |
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Security companies seem to be very 'hot' for investors at the moment. Avast Software has just announced that it has received a significant investment, in the amount of $100 million, from venture capital firm Summit Partners. The investor will receive a minority stake in the Czech security software company. ... |
23 August 2010
12:55 GMT |
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Attacks on Mac OS X will increase, as the threat landscape will shift away from Windows and focus on platforms that have a smaller market share, believes one of the top security experts from AVAST Software. In a recent interview with Softpedia, Ondrej Vlcek CTO AVAST Software, noted that although Mac OS X continues t... |
9 August 2010
11:18 GMT |
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Google has updated the list of programs it offers users in its Google Pack bundle in several countries and now features the free Avast antivirus software replacing the older security software included. The move was rather predictable as Avast has been offering to install Google Chrome along with the antivirus progra... |
19 January 2010
08:29 GMT |
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ALWIL Software has released details about avast! 5, the upcoming version of its quite popular antivirus. According to the company, the new iteration, planned for release in October, will feature significant improvements in detection and protection capabilities, as well as user experience. The product is set to ship ... |
23 July 2009
09:37 GMT |
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Avast Antivirus, the popular antivirus application which currently has millions of users in almost every corner of the world, may cause an unexpected behavior of your Windows operating system if certain conditions are met. According to a blog post on the Avast forum, users of older versions of the antivirus may encou... |
13 May 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Avast Antivirus, one of the most popular antivirus names on the market, which also comes in a freeware version, just got updated, the new release including multiple fixes meant to correct glitches found in the previous edition. The 4.8.1195, available in both Home and Professional flavors, comes with a pretty long ch... |
13 May 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Avast Antivirus and uTorrent have only a few things in common: they are extremely popular among their segments of users even if one of them is an antivirus solution while the other is a BitTorrent client. Moreover, both of them are free, which obviously raises their popularity among the users looking for such softwar... |
29 April 2008
04:52 GMT |
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Avast is quite a popular antivirus especially thanks to its freeware license which allows consumers to take advantage of its remarkable features without paying for them. And this happens in a market dominated by top security products such as Kaspersky Antivirus and Norton Antivirus, which require users to buy a licen... |
31 March 2008
05:18 GMT |
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We all love free goodies and if the freeware license comes with an antivirus technology, it's a dream coming true. Avast Antivirus is probably one of the best alternatives for the traditional and expensive antivirus solutions, because it is available for free for all the users. An old quote says that if you want... |
5 December 2007
06:30 GMT |
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Although it was first only a rumor, it's official this time: the Avast forum was hacked and some dangerous files were attached in order to install malware on visitors' computers. It appears that some of the antiviruses detected the problem but some of the unprotected users may have their computers infected.... |
8 November 2007
09:44 GMT |
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