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Linux flaw puts 80% of Android devices at risk

Linux flaw affects 1.4 billion Android devicesLinux flaw affects about 1.4 billion Android devices

The newly discovered Linux flaw allows hackers to carry out attacks on Android users using a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Transport Layer Security  (TLS) Protocol Downgrade Attack. In layman’s terms – a hacker could spy on you and your data. In more technical terms, a cybercrook can potentially degrade, or negotiate a lower version of TLS, between the client and server.

AV-Comparatives test reveals that Avast Free Antivirus detects zero false positives

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The results of the July 2016 Whole Product Dynamic Real-World Protection Test from AV-Comparatives are in, and we’re excited to spread the word.

In describing its Real-World Protection Test, AV-Comparatives states the following on its website:

“Our Real-World Protection Test is currently the most comprehensive and complex test available, using a large number of test cases. This year, we are running this test under Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP1 with up-to-date third-party software (such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Java, etc.).“