Mozilla has removed four extensions from Avast and AVG from the Firefox addon site over concerns that they were tracking a user's activity as they are browsed the web. When Avast and AVG antivirus is ...

We always recommend keeping your extension list light, because you never know when something might try to siphon data from your browser—especially more data than it should be able to access. That’s ...

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If you currently use the Avast Online Security, AVG Online Security, Avast SafePrice, or AVG SafePrice extensions in your browser of choice, stop. Avast has been found to be harvesting user data, ...

Once upon a time, you couldn't go living a normal Internet-connected life without an anti-virus software of some kind. While the threat and effects of malware haven't really gone down, the quality of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mozilla has allowed Avast and AVG's extensions back on the Firefox addon store after Avast ...

Security vendor Avast has identified malware hidden in at least 25 third-party Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions. These extensions are associated with big-name sites including Instagram and ...

AVG owner Avast also just so happens to own a clickstream-data service called Jumpshot but claims that 'privacy is our top priority'... Mozilla has re-admitted Avast and AVG browser extensions to its ...

In recent weeks, Adblock Plus creator Wladimir Palant detailed how four browser extensions from Avast and AVG “upload detailed browsing profiles of their users.” Google this evening removed three of ...

Avast has been harvesting user data, according to Wladimir Palant, creator of the Adblock Plus extension, prompting Mozilla and Opera to remove all four extensions from their add-on sites. When the ...

Mozilla has allowed the AVG and Avast Online Security extensions back into their addons site after the extensions reduced the amount of tracking data being sent to Avast's and AVG's servers. The AVG ...