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NortonLifeLock swallows Avast in $11 billion deal
Will have 500 million users worldwide.
Aug 11 2021 10:48AM
NortonLifeLock in talks to buy Avast
Could be finalised this month.
Jul 15 2021 6:44AM
Scammers abuse app store subscriptions to rake in millions
Watch out for costly 'fleeceware'.
Mar 25 2021 7:36AM
Avast boosted by work-from-home trend
Helping it to meet financial expectations.
Mar 4 2021 12:59AM
Avast nudges up full-year outlook after work-from-home boost
Adds 640,000 paying customers.
Aug 13 2020 10:55AM
Avast disables vulnerability that left 400 million users open to abuse
Unsafe Javascript interpreter begone.
Mar 12 2020 5:25PM
Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot
Privacy scandal news saw share price fall off a cliff.
Jan 31 2020 10:25AM
New IoT botnet infects wide range of devices
Stealthy Torii a level above Mirai and Qbot copycats.
Sep 28 2018 5:41AM
Anti-virus maker Avast plans to float
Could value freemium company at over $5 billion.
Apr 13 2018 6:18AM
Avast-spread CCleaner malware targeted tech companies
Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Samsung, Vodafone on hit list.
Sep 22 2017 8:30AM
Security vendor Avast distributed malware-infested utility
CCleaner 5.33 hacked.
Sep 19 2017 6:19AM
Tech firms scramble for fixes after CIA hacking dump
Security vendors call for better access to mobile devices.
Mar 9 2017 6:23AM
Security products endanger customers through poor TLS interception
Introduce Logjam, POODLE, CRIME and other vulnerabilities.
Feb 8 2017 12:15PM
Avast to buy AVG for $1.7 billion
Combined user bases to enrich threat data collection.
Jul 8 2016 6:55AM
China continues blocking of foreign tech companies
Avast anti-virus latest to be shut out.
Mar 3 2015 5:53AM
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Antivirus vendor Avast suffers data breach
Community forum taken offline.
May 27 2014 3:31PM
Avast premium support sold like fake AV
Operators hawked AV to fix non-existence problems.
Mar 19 2012 8:17AM
Avast updates anti-virus product
Updates free product.
Feb 27 2012 8:23AM
NOD32 misses exec-only malware?
Researcher claims NOD32 flaw remains unsolved after tip-off.
Nov 9 2011 3:55PM
Thousands of WordPress sites sucked into BlackHole
Exploits aging TimThumb vulnerability.
Nov 1 2011 2:56PM
