2020-01-28
Avast accused of selling consumer data through subsidiary – News
Anti-virus software Avast stands accused of harvesting its customer data & selling it. Reports: PCGamer, DigitalTrends.
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2019-05-29
‘EaseUS’ scans & recovers lost data on a host of device types – Promoted Post
EaseUS is a partition recovery tool aimed at recovering data from files & folders that might have been accidentally deleted, or incorrectly saved, or corrupted by a virus or other defector.
2019-04-05
Not anti-virus but anti-malware – #Startups
Malware includes viruses, ransomware, worms, rootkits, & spyware – all designed to steal or delete your sensitive data, hijack your PC, & monitor your personal & private activity.
2018-06-20
VirusTotal launches ‘VirusTotal Monitor’ to tackle software ‘false positives’
The service claims to tackle a major headache of developers – that of their software being mistakenly marked as ‘malware’, leading to a lot of heartburn, not to mention waste of time & effort.
2018-05-14
New malware fishing saved credentials in Chrome, Firefox browsers: report – News
‘Vega Stealer’ targets Marketing/Advertising/Public Relations & Retail/Manufacturing industries & tries to steal the saved credentials & credit cards.
2018-01-17
Most powerful Android malware found – News
Another never-before-seen feature is the ability to steal WhatsApp messages. This, it does, by abusing the Android Accessibility Service that’s designed to help users who have disabilities or who may temporarily be unable to fully interact with a device.