Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS
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Antivirus bloatware may be killing your (not so old) Windows PC
Plus, a list of tools to fully uninstall AV software
Facepalm: Security software is supposed to be the good guy. But when it's outdated, bloated, or running in duplicate, it can cripple performance as effectively as the threats it's meant to stop. On a machine that's only a few years old, a bad slowdown might look like a hardware problem, but knowing your software can mean the difference between a system you can patch and one you abandon entirely.
Avast Free Antivirus: Testing its features and learning about the six layers of protection
We installed the latest version of Avast Free Antivirus, how good is it?
Avast fined $16.5 million by FTC for selling user browsing data to advertisers
Avast harvested customers' data while promising them privacy
Avast working on fix after CCleaner uninstall also removed other programs
The problem only occurs in certain circumstances
NortonLifeLock to acquire Avast for $8 billion
Combined company to stay in both Arizona and Prague
Free games including GTA V have infected 222,000 PCs with cryptojacking malware
Making over $2 million for the hackers behind it
Researchers identify 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with millions of users
Remove any you might have installed
Windows Defender is flagging CCleaner as a Potentially Unwanted Application
Microsoft doesn't like bundled software
Avast axes marketing subsidiary following public outcry about selling user data to third parties
CEO says it's the right thing to do, but the plunging stock was probably key
Avast's free antivirus solution tracks users online to mine data for companies like Microsoft, Pepsi, and Google
It turns out free security solutions may come at the cost of all your browsing data
Avast and French police stop cryptomining worm, disinfect 850,000 computers
A win for the good guys
CCleaner may be installing Avast anti-virus without your permission
Avast is acting more like the malware it's supposed to defend against
CCleaner update removed following outcry over privacy concerns
More problems for the popular system-cleaning tool
Avast reveals how attackers compromised CCleaner last year
It all started with re-used passwords
Avast launches open-source decompiler for machine code
Improved tools for reverse engineering malware
CCleaner attack targeted large technology and communication companies
This wasn't your run-of-the-mill malware attack
Avast acquires Piriform, the maker of CCleaner and Speccy
A year after it acquired AVG Technologies
