In October 2019, Jaya Baloo joined Avast as their Chief Information Security Officer. [29] In April 2020, Avast released a new secure, private mobile web browser for Android based on …

Avast Secure Browser (formerly Avast! SafeZone) is an Avast Software web browser included for optional installation in the Avast Antivirus installer since 2016, but it is also available on its …

AVG was a cybersecurity software company founded in 1991 and it merged into Avast following an acquisition in 2017. It typically offers freeware, earning revenues from advertisers and from …

Sep 12, 2022 · UBS and J.P. Morgan Cazenove are serving as financial advisors to Avast and White & Case LLP is serving as its legal advisor. For more information, please visit …

Sep 12, 2022 · Prague, Czech Republic, September 12, 2022 — NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK), a global leader in Cyber Safety, today announced it has completed its previously …

Aug 11, 2021 · NortonLifeLock and Avast are merging in a deal worth more than $8 billion. The deal will see NortonLifelock acquire all of Avast’s shares, and create a much larger cyber …

Nov 7, 2022 · NortonLifeLock has settled on a new company name after merging with antivirus provider Avast two months ago: Gen. The full name is actually Gen Digital.

6 days ago · In 2021, Avast, which Kučera chaired Avast from 2006 to 2014, agreed to merge with cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock. Kučera is one of the biggest watch collectors in Czechia; he …

Jan 16, 2025 · Avast's acquisition details Avast got acquired by NortonLifeLock on Aug 10, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $8.6B. It was facilitated by Evercore, UBS and J P Morgan. Click …

Apr 17, 2020 · Avast’s new secure, private mobile web browser for Android traces its roots to the company’s previously unreported acquisition of Seattle startup Tenta last year. The antivirus …

In August 2021, NortonLifelock agreed to merge with Czech cybersecurity software company Avast. The UK Competition and Markets Authority formally cleared the $8.1 billion merger on …

Feb 22, 2024 · But according to the FTC, from 2014 to 2020, guess who was tracking consumers’ browser information and then selling it to more than 100 other companies through an affiliate …

Sep 12, 2022 · TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK), a global leader in Cyber Safety, today announced it has completed its …

Jul 19, 2017 · Avast, today's largest vendor of security software, has acquired Piriform, a UK-based company that is behind many successful desktop and mobile apps, such as CCleaner, …

Dec 30, 2024 · In 2013, Avast acquired Jumpshot, a company that aggregated “anonymous” user data and sold that data to online businesses. Jumpshot’s public information was very vague, …

Nov 13, 2024 · Avast is a privately-held company, with its headquarters located in Prague, Czech Republic. While the company has a significant presence in the United States, with offices in …

Dec 9, 2019 · Avast, the multibillion-dollar Czech security company, doesn’t just make money from protecting its 400 million users’ information. It also profits in part because of sales of users’ …

Oct 7, 2023 · Avast Secure Browser is a Chromium-based browser that focuses on user accessibility along with maximum security. Panopticlick, a browser testing tool developed by …

In January 2020, multiple news sources reported that Avast Antivirus, through a subsidiary, was selling the browsing history of Avast Free product users.

Jan 27, 2020 · Nevertheless, Avast's Jumpshot division can still collect your browser histories through Avast's main antivirus applications on desktop and mobile. This include AVG antivirus, …