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How to make the most of sensitive data shield in an Avast antivirus?

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Avast antivirus comes up with a sensitive data shield feature that helps in scanning and protecting your sensitive data against unauthorized access and virus-attacks. Available only in Avast Premier and Avast Internet Security, Avast sensitive data shield also enables you to control the applications and the users that can access those applications. To scan your data using this feature, follow these steps:  1. Open the Avast Premier or Avast Internet Security 2. Click Scan to initiate the scanning process a. The process will scan the complete hard disk, every document, and files that include sensitive data such as your personal information 3. Time of the scanning depends on the number of files available on your device 4. Click Stop Scan if you no longer want to scan the files on your device The main functionality of this feature is also to initiate the smart scan, which can be enabled by following this path: Protection -> Antivirus...

Does Avast let you adjust the sensitivity of Anti-spam?

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To have an anti-spam feature is necessary as you may get in risk through an unknown email. There are hackers who send spam mails or phishing links to extract your personal information and other purposes. Spam closes and clutters your account or email and it is used to phish for sensitive data or lures you to malicious sites that can transmit files loaded with virus to your computer. Hackers use spamming method to attract you through malicious sites or create financial scams. To protect you from such big frauds, Avast has made Anti-spam filters and relevant attributes for any spam in your email application. This anti-spam setting offers you all the required protection and you do not have to waste your time to keep your inbox clean and safe. With Avast Support , you ensure the safety of you mailing accounts. Avast has presented features that are more intelligent to its subscribed users. You can adjust the sensitivity of Anti-spam filter. However, it is possible for some users t...

Kaspersky Lab virus scans the Smartphones in Asia

Kaspersky Lab researchers have come up detecting the new Android virus in Asia, which is responsible for distributing a Domain Name System (DNS) seizing and selecting smartphones. In 2018, the researcher has suspected the malware in almost 150 user networks, between February and April, mostly in South Korea, Bangladesh, and Japan but possibly there are many more victims. This campaign was entitled as Roaming Mantis that stays highly active and is outlined in such a way to steal the user information that includes the credentials to offering the attackers with the full control over the particular Android devices.Researchers think that the cybercriminal groups those are behind this operation are looking for the financial profit. Kaspersky activation ’s detection has pointed out that the attackers who are behind this malware are looking up for the vulnerable routers for the agreement and the distribution through a simple but very useful trick of seizing those infected router’s DN...

Steps to Unlock your Device locked by AVG Antivirus for Android

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Now-a-days, the users prefer to save their data or information to their Android devices instead of storing these over laptops or PCs. As a result of this, the users are becoming very much concerned regarding the security of their Android devices. To provide as ease to the Android users, the AVG has included the feature of ‘Anti-theft’ to its product i.e. AVG Antivirus for Android. By utilizing the feature of Anti-Theft, the users may offer protection to their mobile data as well as locate the device, if it has been lost or stolen. Apart from this, the users may upgrade their AVG Antivirus for Android subscription for securing their Android device with advanced Anti-Theft feature. This advanced Anti-Theft captures the image of the intruder whenever the wrong PIN is entered to the Android Device, to unlock it. Despite of having such amazing benefits of Anti-Theft, sometimes the users may face some common issues while unlocking their Android device that has been locked by AVG Antiv...

How to Register the AVG Products Purchased through Retail Stores?

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AVG Antivirus (AVG stands for Anti-Virus Guard) is one of the top antivirus programs developed by AVG Technologies for offering a protective guard to its users against the online threats. The online threats like viruses, spyware or other cyber attacks may cause harm the users’ device of different platforms (Android, Mac, or Windows) in several ways. Thus, to protect the device, the users need to download the AVG antivirus on it. All the AVG( Avg.com/Retail ) products could be downloaded either by using the online (i.e. over the internet connection) or the offline method (i.e. purchase it through retail stores).  Regardless of the method utilized by the users for downloading the AVG products to the device, they need to register the AVG product using the unique code included inside the purchased online of offline pack. The registration process plays a significant role because the users are not able to download or activate the AVG services to their devices, until the purchased AV...

How to Renew the License of the Kaspersky Antivirus?

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Kaspersky Antivirus (generally abbreviated as KAV) is one of the antivirus software specially designed by the Kaspersky Lab to offer a layer of protection to the users’ devices against the malware. Apart from the malware protection, the Kaspersky activation antivirus includes some other advanced features like real-time scanning, detection/ removal of viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, and malicious tools. All the Kaspersky Antivirus products are made available its users in trial as well as paid versions that remain valid for a particular period of time. After the validity time period gets completed, the license of the Kaspersky Antivirus gets expired and thus, the users need to renew it for continuing the protection to their devices against the malware. In the below information, I am introducing the stepwise procedure to renew the license of the Kaspersky Antivirus.  Steps to renew the License of the Kaspersky Antivirus: By following the steps detailed below, the users could ...

How to Recover the AVG Activation License Key?

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AVG Antivirus (the abbreviated form of Anti-Virus Guard) is one of the best antiviruses developed by AVG Technologies, a subsidiary of Avast Software. All the AVG( avg.com/retail ) antivirus products are made available to its users in trial as well as paid versions. Although the users can provide the layer of protection against the online threats by using the trial version of the AVG Antivirus but, this trial version will get expired after a particular period of time. As a result of this, the users need to purchase the AVG antivirus license by using either the online (i.e. over the internet connection) or the offline method (i.e. by accessing the nearby retail shops), for continuing the protection to their devices and data. Sometimes the users may accidentally delete the mail retrieved on their email address having the AVG Activation License Key required for the AVG activation and registration. Thus in the below information, I am going to detail the simplest method to recover the A...