Avast, one of our past favorite desktop antivirus applications, is acquiring one of it’s biggest rivals, AVG Technologies, for $1.3 billion in cash. The deal will give Avast access to hundreds of ...

Antivirus vendor Avast Software has agreed to buy rival AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion in cash. The deal will give Avast access to over 400 million “endpoints,” or devices running its and AVG’s ...

A year after closing its acquisition of AVG to consolidate two anti-virus giants, Avast is now relaunching its business portfolio to integrate the two technology portfolios and rolling out a new ...

Security giant Avast has announced it intends to acquire fellow Czech-based antivirus software maker AVG for a purchase price of $25.00 per share in cash — resulting in a transaction that will total ...

Antivirus software firm Avast Software will purchase AVG Technologies, a competitor, the companies announced on Thursday. Subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, the combined company created ...

If you are using older versions of Avast or AVG Antivirus, Microsoft has placed a compatibility hold that will prevent you from upgrading to Windows 10 1903 or Windows 10 1909 until you upgrade to a ...

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Anti-virus software maker AVG Technologies has been acquired by Avast Software for $1.3bn. Netherlands-based AVG was originally founded in the Czech Republic where Avast was also founded. Avast will ...

Ever since the creation of computers, the threat of computer hackers has existed. Today there are a number of antivirus options, but which one is the best? Thankfully, users don't even have to pay to ...

The deal will have Avast paying $25 per share for AVG. It's been approved by the boards of both companies and AVG is advising its shareholders to approve it. The deal is expected to take several ...

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