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Avast releases free decryptor for DoNex ransomware and past variants
Antivirus company Avast have discovered a weakness in the cryptographic scheme of the DoNex ransomware family and released a decryptor so victims can recover their files for free.
- July 08, 2024
- 02:51 PM
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FTC to ban Avast from selling browsing data for advertising purposes
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will order Avast to pay $16.5 million and ban the company from selling the users' web browsing data or licensing it for advertising purposes.
- February 22, 2024
- 11:48 AM
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Avast confirms it tagged Google app as malware on Android phones
Czech cybersecurity company Avast confirmed that its antivirus SDK has been flagging a Google Android app as malware on Huawei, Vivo, and Honor smartphones since Saturday.
- October 31, 2023
- 04:23 PM
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Free Akira ransomware decryptor helps recover your files
Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can help victims recover their data without paying the crooks any money.
- June 30, 2023
- 12:45 PM
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Avast releases free BianLian ransomware decryptor
Security software company Avast has released a free decrypter for the BianLian ransomware strain to help victims of the malware restore their files without paying a ransom.
- January 16, 2023
- 07:14 AM
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Free decryptor released for TargetCompany ransomware victims
Czech cybersecurity software firm Avast has released a decryption utility to help TargetCompany ransomware victims recover their files for free.
- February 07, 2022
- 12:08 PM
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Free decryptor released for Atom Silo and LockFile ransomware
Avast has just released a decryption tool that will help AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware victims recover some of their files for free, without having to pay a ransom.
- October 27, 2021
- 02:35 PM
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Babuk ransomware decryptor released to recover files for free
Czech cybersecurity software firm Avast has created and released a decryption tool to help Babuk ransomware victims recover their files for free.
- October 27, 2021
- 11:52 AM
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Avast fixes bug blocking programs from starting in Windows 10
A bug has been fixed in AVG and Avast security applications that set registry keys that blocked applications from running in Windows 10.
- June 13, 2020
- 02:47 PM
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Recent Windows 10 updates block programs from running
Since the release of the Windows 10 1903/1909 KB4535996 and Windows 10 2004 KB4557957 cumulative updates, Windows users have been reporting that they receive errors that programs are missing when they attempt to launch them.
- June 12, 2020
- 01:50 PM
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Avast Shuts Down Jumpshot After Getting Caught Selling User's Data
Avast has announced that they are shutting down their Jumpshot subsidiary that was selling user data collected by Avast's antivirus software products.
- January 30, 2020
- 09:58 AM
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Avast and AVG Firefox Extensions Added Back to Mozilla Addons Site
Mozilla has allowed the AVG and Avast Online Security extensions back into their addons site after the extensions reduced the amount of tracking data being sent to Avast's and AVG's servers.
- December 22, 2019
- 12:51 PM
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Avast and AVG Firefox Extensions Pulled from Mozilla Addons Site
Mozilla has removed four extensions from Avast and AVG from the Firefox addon site over concerns that they were tracking a user's activity as they are browsed the web.
- December 03, 2019
- 09:15 AM
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Windows 10 Upgrades Blocked if Using Old Versions of AVG, Avast
If you are using older versions of Avast or AVG Antivirus, Microsoft has placed a compatibility hold that will prevent you from upgrading to Windows 10 1903 or Windows 10 1909 until you upgrade to a newer version of the antivirus software.
- November 23, 2019
- 03:32 PM
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Hackers Breach Avast Antivirus Network Through Insecure VPN Profile
Hackers accessed the internal network of Czech cybersecurity company Avast, likely aiming for a supply chain attack targeting CCleaner. Detected on September 25, intrusion attempts started since May 14.
- October 21, 2019
- 08:44 AM
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New Astaroth Trojan Variant Exploits Anti-Malware Software to Steal Info
A new Astaroth Trojan campaign targeting Brazil and European countries is currently exploiting the Avast antivirus and security software developed by GAS Tecnologia to steal information and load malicious modules.
- February 13, 2019
- 08:00 AM
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Mozilla Halts Firefox 65 Rollout Due to Insecure Certificate Errors
Mozilla has halted the automatic updates to Firefox 65 as users are unable to browse web sites due to certificate errors. These errors are being caused by conflicts between various antivirus program's HTTPS scanning and Firefox 65.
- February 01, 2019
- 12:12 PM
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Avast Users Having Internet Issues & Malwarebytes Conflicts After Upgrade
This week users of Avast's antivirus product have reported Internet problems after performing an upgrade of a product. If users also have Malwarebytes installed, reports are coming in that Avast is causing conflicts with that program as well.
- September 02, 2018
- 12:22 PM
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Bitdefender Disables Anti-Exploit Monitoring in Chrome After Google Policy Change
Chrome has started displaying alerts that suggest users remove programs that are considered incompatible applications with Chrome because they inject code into the browser's processes. In order to resolve these issues Bitdefender has decided to no longer monitor newer versions of Chrome with their anti-exploit technology.
- August 24, 2018
- 10:05 AM
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Avast Shares New Info on 2017 CCleaner Incident: Possible 3rd Stage Payload
Avast has revealed new details about the 2017 CCleaner hack. Speaking at a conference in Mexico, the company's researchers said they uncovered new evidence to suggest that the hackers who breached CCleaner's infrastructure were preparing to deploy a third malware strain on infected computers.
- March 09, 2018
- 10:49 AM
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