Tag: Avast
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The Taxman’s Shadow: Blackmoon Trojan Hijacks IT Tools to Spy on Indian Taxpayers
Fabricated notifications impersonating the Income Tax Department of India have emerged as the facade for a sophisticated malware campaign, culminating in the deployment of the Blackmoon banking trojan. This offensive specifically targets the Indian populace, facilitating the clandestine installation of a multi-stage remote access apparatus, ostensibly orchestrated for the purposes of a cyber-espionage operation. According…
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Avast Slapped with $14.8 Million GDPR Fine
The Czech cybersecurity firm Avast has been fined $14.8 million for violating the GDPR. The fine was imposed by the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection (ÚOOÚ) following an investigation into the activities of Avast’s Czech subsidiary, Jumpshot. The ÚOOÚ found that in 2019, Avast processed the personal data of its antivirus users and browser…
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NortonLifeLock to buy Avast at $7.2 billion
The well-known security software developer NortonLifeLock is currently considering a merger with Avast, which is an established security software manufacturer from the Czech Republic headquartered in the UK. Norton was originally a subsidiary of Symantec, a well-known security software developer. After Symantec’s reputation went bankrupt, the company sold most of its business to other peers.…
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Microsoft prevents AVAST/AVG users from upgrading Windows 10 v1909
As Microsoft has widely released small updates for Windows 10 Version 1909, more and more compatibility issues such as software and drivers have also been discovered. For example, both the Realtek Bluetooth drivers and the Qualcomm wireless network card driver have compatibility issues, so users must first resolve the compatibility issue before upgrading the new…
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Avast will discontinue to support Windows XP & Vista on January 1, 2019
Avast announced today that its anti-virus software will no longer support Windows XP and Vista systems. The new version is only compatible with Windows 7 and higher. In the blog post released today, the company said it will not continue to update anti-virus products on Windows XP and Vista systems on January 1, 2019, but…