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In the last few months we have been flooded with reports about vulnerability and exploits on Internet connected devices such as routers, house automation devices (light switches), Point of Sale (POS) devices. Let’s briefly review what has happened in this time:   AVM’s Fritz.Box   The sources in the media report that the patches that AVM, […]

In an email with the subject “Important Kickstarter Security Notice” sent to all customers, the CEO of  the company announced that on Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014, law enforcement officials contacted Kickstarter and alerted them that hackers had sought and gained unauthorized access to some of customers’ data. How come that the law enforcement contacts the company to […]

Virus Bulletin has published the “VB 100% Comparative review on Windows 8.1” and we are happy to announce that Avira Free Antivirus and Avira Professional Security have received the Virus Bulletin 100% award.   There is not much to say about the results, except that they are flawless – 100% detection, 0 false positive and a […]

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and many users, especially men, will be tempted to do some quick shopping or profile checking. Here are a few tips to stay safe when you are in a hurry to shop, chat or research: 1. If a price is too good to be true, most of the time, it is not […]

Google is generating most of its revenue with Advertisements. On the settings page it says: Ads enable free web services and content. This might be true, but sometimes the ads are just annoying. Here is what you can change in the way Google delivers ads and tracks your behavior on the web. (click to enlarge) From […]

Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. Safer Internet Day 2014 is celebrated today, 11. February 2014. The strapline for the campaign is “Let’s create a better […]

AVM, the producer of the well-known home router FRITZ!Box, has issued a security advisory and contacted all users of the cloud service MyFRITZ! to warn them about a potential fraudulent use of telephone services connecting through FRITZ!Box routers.   (click to enlarge) According to AVM, it appears that attackers are connecting to the router on the external […]

Avira Free Android Security app earned a perfect score and a “Certified” rating from AV-TEST. Avira Free Android Security scored a perfect 13 out of 13 points in AV-TEST’s January 2014 Android Mobile Security Test, which reviewed 30 different products on their performance, detection rates, protection from malware and overall product usability. Avira Free Android Security automatically scans the user’s […]

We released this week the Update 2 of the Avira Free Mac Security for MacOSX 10.8 and 10.9. This update adds a long awaited feature: turn real-time protection ON and OFF. The functionality is available from the tray bar   and the programs bar     In order to protect your security better, it is required […]