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"Avast's core mission is to make the world a safer place by protecting the security and privacy of every customer. Our commitment to being a privacy-by-design technology provider was behind our acquisition of leading private mobile browser Tenta, whose technology has contributed to the development of our new Avast Secure Browser for Android. We know that our customers care deeply about security and privacy and want to be in control of their own personal data without compromising the quality of their online interactions. Our goal is to be the first all-in-one browser to secure our users’ privacy along with a frictionless secure browsing experience. Adding support for mobile is another milestone in our journey towards this long-term goal." In early March, Avast Threat Lab researchers found that the increasing use of mobile devices around the globe is fueling the growth of mobile-related malware. To date, 131 COVID-19 related apps have been detected as malicious through Avast’s apklab.io platform as cybercriminals look to exploit the pandemic using social engineering tactics. According to statistics gathered by the Avast researchers between October and December 2019, adware (software that hijacks user devices to spam them with malicious ads) is responsible for 72% of mobile malware, with the remaining 28% of threats linked to banking trojans, fake apps, lockers and downloaders. “There is still a perception among many consumers that on mobile, internet and browser-based threats do not exist”, said Curtiss. “This is not the case. Mobile is a lucrative platform for cybercriminals because of

Is disabled by default to avoid false positive detections. Scan logsAvast scan logs contain details of events detected during a scan. By default, Avast creates scan logs each time you run a scan. Avast scan logs are stored in the following location:C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast\reportScan log settings apply to all scans in Avast Antivirus. The following options are available:Delete scan logs (enabled by default): Allows Avast to delete scan logs after a specified time period.Delete scan logs older than: Specify after how long Avast deletes scan logs.Delete temporary scan logs (enabled by default): Allows Avast to delete temporary scan logs after a specified time period.Delete temporary scan logs older than: Specify after how long Avast deletes temporary scan logs.Clear scan history: Click Perform to immediately delete all currently stored scan logs. Core ShieldsBehavior ShieldBehavior Shield monitors programs installed on your PC for suspicious behavior that may indicate the presence of malicious code. Configure how Behavior Shield deals with suspicious program behavior by selecting one of the following options from the drop-down menu:Always ask: Avast asks what you want to do with a detected threat before any action is taken.Automatically move detected threats to Quarantine: Threats that behave similarly to known threats listed on the Avast virus definitions database are moved to Quarantine, where they cannot harm your system.Automatically move known threats to Quarantine (enabled by default): Threats that are listed on the Avast virus definitions database are moved to Quarantine, where they cannot harm your system. File ShieldFile Shield actively scans all programs and files on your hard drive as they are opened, run, modified, and saved. Avast Geek settings allow you to specify which action File Shield performs when it detects a threat (virus, potentially unwanted program, potentially unwanted tool, or suspicious object). For each individual threat type, select an action from the drop-down menu:Fix automatically (selected by default): Run a sequence of actions (repair file; if not possible, then move to Quarantine; if not possible, then delete).Move to Quarantine: Send the threat to Quarantine, where it cannot harm your system.Repair: Remove only malicious code attached to an otherwise safe file — this is not possible for files that are entirely malware.Abort connection: If Avast detects that you are connected to a URL, game, or device that contains malware, the connection is stopped automatically.Ask: Avast asks what you want to do with a detected threat before any action is taken.Delete: Permanently

Remove the file from your computer.Nothing: No action is taken during the scan; the threat is listed in your scan results and you can decide what to do later. The following options allow you to further configure File Shield behavior:You can additionally configure report file settings individually for File Shield.Mail ShieldMail Shield scans for threats in your incoming and outgoing email messages. Avast Geek settings allow you to specify which action Avast Antivirus performs when Mail Shield detects a threat (virus, potentially unwanted program, potentially unwanted tool, or suspicious object). For each threat type, select an action from the drop-down menu:Auto (selected by default): Run a sequence of actions (repair file; if not possible, then move to Quarantine; if not possible, then delete)Ask: Avast asks what you want to do with a detected threat before any action is taken.Nothing: No action is taken during the scan; the threat is listed in your scan results and you can decide what to do later.Move to Quarantine: Send the threat to Quarantine, where it cannot harm your system.Repair: Remove only malicious code attached to an otherwise safe file; this is not possible for files that are entirely malware.Delete: Permanently remove the file from your computer. The following options allow you to further configure Mail Shield behavior:Show a notification window when an action is taken (enabled by default): You receive a notification from Avast each time Mail Shield detects a threat.Scan archived messages when opening: Scans archived messages every time they are opened.Scan SSL connections (enabled by default): Enables scanning of emails sent or received using SSL/TLS encrypted connection. If disabled, only emails sent or received via unsecured connections are scanned. Export a Mail Shield certificateClick Perform to export a Mail Shield certificate from Avast Antivirus. This is useful for troubleshooting error messages about invalid server certificates from third party email clients, such as Mozilla Thunderbird.Port settingsIf Avast fails to intercept a malicious email or you notice that you are not receiving certain emails, you may need to correct the defined port numbers. Avast Geek allows you to edit the port numbers according to your email service provider or mail server configuration.If you do not know the port numbers that your mail service uses, contact your email provider or network administrator, or refer to the settings section of your email client.You can additionally configure report file settings individually for Mail Shield.Web ShieldWeb Shield actively