#avast — Public Fediverse posts
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Avast is preparing to transfer at least some of their GitHub repositories from the "avast" organization to the "gendigitalinc" organization.
https://github.com/avast/ioc/pull/73
I don't remember if GitHub automatically redirects links, so just wanted to put out an FYI in case people have stuff pointing to the old repositories.
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Avast is preparing to transfer at least some of their GitHub repositories from the "avast" organization to the "gendigitalinc" organization.
https://github.com/avast/ioc/pull/73
I don't remember if GitHub automatically redirects links, so just wanted to put out an FYI in case people have stuff pointing to the old repositories.
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Avast is preparing to transfer at least some of their GitHub repositories from the "avast" organization to the "gendigitalinc" organization.
https://github.com/avast/ioc/pull/73
I don't remember if GitHub automatically redirects links, so just wanted to put out an FYI in case people have stuff pointing to the old repositories.
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Avast is preparing to transfer at least some of their GitHub repositories from the "avast" organization to the "gendigitalinc" organization.
https://github.com/avast/ioc/pull/73
I don't remember if GitHub automatically redirects links, so just wanted to put out an FYI in case people have stuff pointing to the old repositories.
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Avast is preparing to transfer at least some of their GitHub repositories from the "avast" organization to the "gendigitalinc" organization.
https://github.com/avast/ioc/pull/73
I don't remember if GitHub automatically redirects links, so just wanted to put out an FYI in case people have stuff pointing to the old repositories.
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"Une arnaque au remboursement usurpe l'identité d'Avast pour récolter des informations de carte de crédit"
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https://www.malwarebytes.com/fr/blog/threat-intel/2026/02/refund-scam-impersonates-avast-to-harvest-credit-card-details -
Avast: [Pops up out of the blue every few days] "You're being tracked! Buy our subscription to stay protected"
YeahNah f*ck off avast with your fake (marketing) alerts. There really should be a law against this kind of fake "security issue, quick buy this!" scam, avast have become no better than other scammers..
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📢🪝Watch out as scammers are cloning Avast’s website to push fake €499 charges and steal credit card details using urgency tricks, live chat, and realistic payment checks.
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #Scam #Avast #Malware
Read: https://hackread.com/fake-avast-website-phishing-refund-scam/
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Hay para todos. En https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-342 #Cisa publican semanalmente un listado de #vulnerabilidades #CVE 📉 . #Avast #GitLab #IBMInformix #NVIDIA #LIBPNG #RedHat #Samsung #SynologyDSM #Vim , plugins de #WP. Estos son los que más me suenan entre los de #HighVulnerabilites . Recordad las actualizaciones son ✋ importantes.
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Hay para todos. En https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-342 #Cisa publican semanalmente un listado de #vulnerabilidades #CVE 📉 . #Avast #GitLab #IBMInformix #NVIDIA #LIBPNG #RedHat #Samsung #SynologyDSM #Vim , plugins de #WP. Estos son los que más me suenan entre los de #HighVulnerabilites . Recordad las actualizaciones son ✋ importantes.
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Reading the Czech decision a bit more (it’s a long text), it’s quite fascinating. It’s a second instance ruling, and the authority appears to have rejected Avast’s appeal in all points. Even more so: they are explaining to Avast that the privacy law doesn’t work the way Avast thinks it does.
Did Avast decide to represent themselves without proper legal advice? Did they hire incompetent lawyers? Did their lawyers just give up, seeing this case as hopeless? Beats me. But they seem to have acted similarly incompetent here as with their media response.
In particular, Avast tried to argue down the imposed fine based on the fact that the decision refers to a data collection period of “merely” two months. And they get the explanation that, as far as GDPR is concerned, violating the privacy of 100 million users on a single day would have already been sufficient. There is also the clarification that the data protection authorities aren’t as naive as to assume that violations only happened during these two months.
And they also didn’t like Avast’s “but no actual harm was done” defense:
“the harm caused to data subjects cannot be individually examined due to the large number of data subjects affected. As already stated, the privacy of data subjects has been compromised by the conduct of the Accused, and the effects on the rights of individual subjects may become apparent in the future. Furthermore, it cannot be safely stated that users have not been identified, nor that they are not already being targeted in any way based on knowledge of their preferences or behaviour.”
Now to the funny part: Avast accuses the data protection authority of damaging them by publishing a short announcement back in 2020. Mind you, the media shitstorm against Avast was already in full swing. And so the data protection authority simply states:
“the Charged Company’s shares on the Prague Stock Exchange had significantly fallen even before the press release was issued”
And on the claim that Avast should be excused because they didn’t know they were violating privacy laws:
“At this point, the Appellate Authority considers it necessary to recall that the Charged Company provides software designed to protect the privacy of its users. As a professional in the information and cyber field, the Charged Company is thereby also expected to be extremely knowledgeable in the field of data protection. The Accused was aware of the risks of data processing and of the difficulty of achieving complete anonymisation of data (especially in a rapidly evolving technological environment) but decided to monetise the data of its users in the abovementioned manner anyway.”
For some context: the first-instance decision fell in 2022. It looks like it might not have been triggered by my investigation at all but rather by a complaint a few months earlier. That seems to be the reason why they are talking about data collection between April and July 2019.
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Nice to see Avast being held liable for their data collection. After the Czech fine in May for the GDPR violation they are now also being fined by the FTC in the US.
Interesting fact here: according to the Czech decision Avast is continuing to claim that the data was properly anonymized and no personal data was being transferred to third parties. As I could document four years ago, these claims are definitely untrue.
It seems that the Czech data protection authority didn’t buy into these blanket claims either and requested detailed information on the data handling – which Avast failed to provide. They also seem to have read my blog. So their conclusions (like my original analysis) are largely based on the patent Avast filed. Which is already quite damning but not really as much as the real data which shows that the patented approach was severely misimplemented.
The FTC decision is far less detailed but also states: “The FTC further alleges that, in some cases, the data Avast shared with Jumpshot was not aggregated or fully anonymized before Jumpshot sold it, and in some cases, Jumpshot sold the data in a form that could have allowed third parties to link back browsing information to you or your devices.”
Now one might be inclined to ask: why does it matter? Avast has since been sold. So the people paying the fines now aren’t the ones responsible.
But I’d like to think that this controversy had a significant impact on the selling price. This was likely the reason why Avast was in such a hurry to shut down Jumpshot and to end this affair.
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Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)
Avast, a name known for its sec... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005605 #federaltradecommission #avastantivirus #browsingdata #jumpshot #security #privacy #biz #policy #avast #tech #ftc
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Avast écope d’une lourde amende, l’antivirus a vendu vos données de navigation.
Mal anonymisées, ces informations ont mis en danger la vie privée des internautes.
#Avast #antivirus #cybersecurity #FTC #Jumpshot #smartphone #PC
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Cybersecurity giants NortonLifeLock and Avast merge in $8.1B deal - US cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock has confirmed it is acquiring British rival A... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xooiJxVbqe0/ #computersecurity #nortonlifelock #czechrepublic #unitedstates #proofpoint #thomabravo #president #security #broadcom #freeware #jumpshot #software #symantec #arizona #avast #avira #m&a #ceo
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Wenn Unternehmen versprechen eure Daten zu anonymisierten, ist dem grundsätzlich nicht zu trauen, wie das Beispiel #Avast zeigt.
#Jumpshot #Datenkrake #Anonymisierung #Datenschutz
https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Wie-Avast-die-Daten-seiner-Kunden-verkaufte-4657290.html
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While Avast is planning to shut down Jumpshot, there is an ongoing #GDPR investigation into their practices. I wonder how this will go, according to Avast they are fully compliant... #Avast #Jumpshot #privacy
https://www.uoou.cz/en/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=200156&id=1896
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I got my hands on a sample of Jumpshot data. My analysis confirms what everybody already suspected: Avast failed anonymizing the data they sold, leaving plenty of personal data untouched. #Avast #Jumpshot #privacy
https://palant.de/2020/02/18/insights-from-avast/jumpshot-data-pitfalls-of-data-anonymization/
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Wait what??? Seriously???
Cybersecurity company Avast profits from violating users privacy.
They got caught and yet CEO Ondrej Vleck wants people to feel bad they have to shutdown their Jumpshot subsidiary?
#avast #jumpshot #cybersecurity #antivirus #antimalware #privacy #malware #protection
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Avast kills off Jumpshot, the subsidiary that sold all your Web data - Enlarge / An Avast Antivirus logo displayed on a smartphone. (credit: Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1649993 #avastantivirus #dataprivacy #jumpshot #privacy #policy #avast
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Avast shuts down marketing analytics subsidiary Jumpshot amid controversy over selling user data - Avast has made a huge business out of selling antivirus protection for computers and mobile devices,... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/y3l5Sxdhc54/ #security #jumpshot #privacy #europe #avast #tc
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Avast to shut Jumpshot after privacy concerns
Avast allegedly collected data on what many of its users did online and sent it to its unit, which then offered to sell the information to clients
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-avast-dataprotection-idUSKBN1ZT0R4
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There is a considerable body of evidence suggesting that #Jumpshot was selling data of #Avast users without any aggregation, despite Avast claiming the opposite. And their anonymization approach is inherently incomplete. https://palant.de/2020/01/27/avasts-broken-data-anonymization-approach/
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#Avast keeps stating that any data shared with #Jumpshot was "de-identified." Experts have been skeptical (in fact, I found a four years old quote from @gcluley on the matter) and I now found quite a bit of info suggesting that they were right. #privacy
https://palant.de/2020/01/27/avasts-broken-data-anonymization-approach/
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Avast expands Scam Guardian globally and rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/02/avast-scam-guardian-deepfake-guard/
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📬 Valve ließ Hacker monatelang Dota 2-Spieler mit Malware infizieren
#Gaming #Malware #Avast #Dota2 #Dota2Mods #Exploit #GoogleV8 #JavascriptEngine #MOBA #Modding #Steam #Valve https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/gaming/valve-liess-hacker-monatelang-dota-2-spieler-mit-malware-infizieren-265147.html -
CW: 10-Year Comparisons
In 1993, I owned a pressure-washing #business (Mashak Pressure Cleaning Service), with several #trucking company accounts, a great #reputation for #quality, and no shortage of work. I turned 20 that year.
In 2003, I was at #Portland State #University in #Oregon, having started uni a decade later than most, earning a BA in #English and a Master’s in #Education. I was also a landlord (#Plebeian Properties LLC) with flats that I kept reasonably low-priced. I turned 30 that year.
In 2013, I was helping a small #Marketing team make #Avast the global leader in consumer #security, evident in highest number of active #antivirus users. I turned 40 that year.
In 2023, I’m helping to build #Runecast, a truly remarkable security organization with roots in the #future, i. e. providing a #proactive approach where it’s needed most. I’ll turn 50 this year.
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New infosec products of the week: November 14, 2025 https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/14/new-infosec-products-of-the-week-november-14-2025/ #NokodSecurity #Firewalla #Action1 #Cyware #Avast #News
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Avast Releases Free Decryptor for Mallox Ransomware – Source: www.securityweek.com https://ciso2ciso.com/avast-releases-free-decryptor-for-mallox-ransomware-source-www-securityweek-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #CyberSecurityNews #Malware&Threats #securityweekcom #securityweek #ransomware #decryptor #Mallox #avast #Fargo
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Avast Releases Free Decryptor for Mallox Ransomware https://www.securityweek.com/avast-releases-free-decryptor-for-mallox-ransomware/ #Malware&Threats #Ransomware #decryptor #Mallox #Avast #Fargo
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Avast Releases Free Decryptor for Mallox Ransomware https://www.securityweek.com/avast-releases-free-decryptor-for-mallox-ransomware/ #Malware&Threats #Ransomware #decryptor #Mallox #Avast #Fargo
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Researchers Crack DoNex Ransomware Encryption with Flaw in Cryptographic Schema https://thecyberexpress.com/donex-ransomware-encryption-decryption/ #TheCyberExpressNews #CybersecurityNews #DoNexRansomware #TheCyberExpress #RansomwareNews #FirewallDaily #GijsRijnders #decryption #decrypt #Avast
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#Decrypted: #MafiaWare666 #Ransomware
#Avast releases a MafiaWare666 ransomware decryption tool.
MafiaWare666 is also known as JCrypt, RIP Lmao, BrutusptCrypt or Hades.
Source
https://decoded.avast.io/threatresearch/decrypted-mafiaware666-ransomware/ -
Ranking antywirusów na koniec 2025 roku. Kto daje 100% ochrony, a kto zawodzi?
Laboratorium AV-Comparatives opublikowało wyniki swoich najnowszych, kompleksowych testów oprogramowania zabezpieczającego.
Raporty zamykające rok 2025 przynoszą dobre wieści dla użytkowników darmowych rozwiązań (świetny wynik Microsoft Defender), ale też ostrzeżenie przed produktami, które generują rekordowe liczby fałszywych alarmów.
Najważniejszym sprawdzianem dla każdego pakietu ochronnego jest tzw. Real-World Protection Test. W edycji obejmującej okres od lipca do października 2025 roku badacze sprawdzili 19 popularnych programów na próbce 428 realnych zagrożeń (złośliwe strony, ataki drive-by download).
Elita ze skutecznością 100%
Bezbłędną skutecznością wykazały się trzy pakiety, które zablokowały absolutnie wszystkie próbki złośliwego oprogramowania (100% Protection Rate). Są to:
- Avast (Free Antivirus)
- AVG (AntiVirus Free)
- Norton (Antivirus Plus)
Tuż za nimi, z wynikiem 99,5%, uplasowała się silna grupa pościgowa, w której znalazły się m.in.: Kaspersky, ESET oraz Bitdefender (99,1%). Co istotne dla użytkowników systemu Windows – domyślny Microsoft Defender (standardowe oprogramowanie ochronne w systemie Microsoftu) również trafił do najwyższej kategorii „Advanced+”, osiągając solidne 99,1% skuteczności przy bardzo niskiej liczbie fałszywych alarmów.
Trend Micro i Malwarebytes z problemami
Wysoka wykrywalność to nie wszystko – liczy się też brak pomyłek. W tej kategorii najgorzej wypadł Trend Micro, który aż 75 razy błędnie oznaczył bezpieczne pliki lub strony jako zagrożenie. Słabo pod tym względem zaprezentowały się również Malwarebytes (42 fałszywe alarmy) oraz K7 (34 pomyłki). Z powodu tak dużej liczby błędów, produkty te zostały zdegradowane w rankingu końcowym do niższych kategorii certyfikacji, mimo przyzwoitej skuteczności wykrywania wirusów.
Ochrona zakupów: wykrywanie fałszywych sklepów
W kontekście zbliżających się Świąt, kluczowy jest test Fake Shops Detection 2025. Eksperci sprawdzali, czy antywirusy potrafią uchronić użytkownika przed wejściem na stronę udającą sklep internetowy, której celem jest kradzież danych karty kredytowej. Certyfikat potwierdzający skuteczność w tym obszarze otrzymała wąska grupa produktów:
- Avast Premium Security
- F-Secure Internet Security
- Kaspersky Premium
- Norton 360 Deluxe
Zaawansowane zagrożenia i Stalkerware
Dla najbardziej wymagających użytkowników przeprowadzono test Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), sprawdzający odporność na ataki celowane i bezplikowe. Tutaj rynek konsumencki prezentuje bardzo wysoki poziom – aż 7 z 8 testowanych produktów (w tym wersje darmowe Avast, AVG i Avira) otrzymało najwyższą ocenę „Advanced+”.
Równolegle, we współpracy z Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), przetestowano 13 aplikacji mobilnych na Androida pod kątem wykrywania oprogramowania szpiegującego (stalkerware). Raport zwraca uwagę na niepokojący trend rynkowy: sprawcy przemocy domowej coraz częściej porzucają aplikacje szpiegowskie na rzecz tanich lokalizatorów Bluetooth (jak AirTag i podobne), co stanowi nowe wyzwanie dla branży bezpieczeństwa.
Tylko 2% polskich małych firm jest gotowych na atak hakerów. Alarmujący raport Cisco
#avComparatives #avast #falszyweSklepyInternetowe #microsoftDefender #news #norton #rankingAntywirusow2025 #stalkerware #testyBezpieczenstwa
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Cybercrime’s constant rise is becoming everyone’s problem https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/18/cybercrime-attacks-tactics-video/ #cybersecurity #Bitdefender #cybercrime #HackerOne #Bolster #Video #Avast #Expel #video #Gen
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AV Comparatives crowns the best antivirus tools of 2025
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/av-comparatives-2025-antivirus-winners/
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How cybercriminals exploit psychological triggers in social engineering attacks https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/06/social-engineering-human-behavior/ #socialengineering #RealityDefender #cybersecurity #cybercrime #Proofpoint #SecureYeti #Don'tmiss #Zscaler #Fortra #Avast #News #tips
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Avast lança Scam Guardian: a nova arma gratuita com IA para combater burlas online
🔗 https://tugatech.com.pt/t74631-avast-lanca-scam-guardian-a-nova-arma-gratuita-com-ia-para-combater-burlas-online -
#Avast und #AVG: Kritische Sicherheitslücke stillschweigend behoben | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Avast-und-AVG-Kritische-Sicherheitsluecke-stillschweigend-behoben-11075740.html
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Avast and AVG: Critical Security Vulnerability Quietly Patched
In the virus scanners of Avast and AVG, attackers could escalate their privileges in the system. The manufacturer quietly distributed updates.
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Avast und AVG: Kritische Sicherheitslücke stillschweigend behoben
In den Virenscannern von Avast und AVG konnten Angreifer ihre Rechte im System ausweiten. Updates hat der Hersteller stillschweigend verteilt.
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Avast delivers AI-powered protection for Android and iOS https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/12/avast-scam-guardian-mobile-devices-protection/ #Industrynews #Avast #Gen
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Avast Premium Business Security Review: Full Remote Security Management for Company Computers
Avast Premium Business Security prioritizes the essentials to focus on what businesses need, enabling you to monitor and manage every company computer remotely and install protection as needed.
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/avast-premium-business-security
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"Enjoy the quiet..." while we plaster the FOURTH of these obnoxious notifications all across your screen!! 🙄
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All the sudden System Informer got removed by Avast doing a false positive as a PUP. Tried to reinstall but Avast stopped it saying the INSTALLER itself is IDP.Generic. What, the hell.
CC: @mrmasterkeyboard
Hashtags: #tech #technology #avast
