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Avast FTC Fine: Antivirus Vendor Fined $16.5M For Data Sale
Avast, the famous antivirus software company, has been hit by a $16.5 million fine by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Avast FTC fine was imposed after the FTC revealed that it ...
Avast Hit With $16.5 Million Fine for Selling Customer Data
Avast Software will pay a $16.5 million fine to settle a federal complaint accusing the antivirus vendor of collecting users’ browsing data over six years and selling it to advertising companies without ...
500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining
Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. But Norton 360 isn't alone ...
Remembering Vince Steckler 1958 – 2021 | Avast | Blog
It is with deep sadness that I must share that Vince Steckler, our former CEO, my predecessor and mentor, dear friend and Avastian legend, passed away in a tragic car accident on ...
Retadup Botnet Killed by Cops – 1 Million PCs Saved
Last week, in a little-noticed announcement, French Police disclosed they’d disrupted a large malware command-and-control infrastructure, remotely disinfecting the PCs that connected to the C&C servers ...
Trojanized Android firmware & how to check Android apps for unencrypted data
Trojanized firmware found in 141 low-cost Android devices, and checking whether Android apps send unencrypted data ...
