Microsoft Defender, Avast, AVG turned against Windows to permanently delete files
Tweet Microsoft Defender, AVG, Avast, and more, were found vulnerable to a new zero-day security exploit through which harmless files, …
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Microsoft Defender gets outperformed easily by rivals Avast, AVG, and Avira in latest test
Tweet AV-Comparatives has released its latest July-August 2022 anti-virus program assessment report which shows Microsoft Defender has been worse off …
Avast launches Ransomware Shield to fight growing threats to businesses
Tweet Avast has launched the Ransomware Shield for business users. It protects files and folders from being edited by unauthorized …
UK’s CMA provisionally clears NortonLifeLock’s acquisition of Avast
Tweet The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally given the go ahead of the acquisition of Avast by NortonLifeLock. …
Avast acquires Piriform, developer of popular system-cleaning tool CCleaner
Tweet Cyber security software maker Avast has acquired Piriform, the developer of CCleaner, a popular system-cleaning program. The company will …