1-855-619-5888 Cancel automatic renewal avast subscription

Avast software had developed Avast anti-virus software. The first version of this software came in 1988, and it has been increasing its popularity since then and is one of the best software available in the market. There are two ways of using this software, either you can use the normal version, or you can take the subscription. The subscribed users get some additional benefits as compared to the normal users, and it provides them with all the latest featured information related to Avast. But subscription message is also creating problems for the users by making window invisible. Most of the users don’t know that they have signed up for the auto-renewal as Avast don’t give any clue and charges for renewal amount without information. Sometimes you may not get notified to renew the subscription. Instead, it automatically renews the subscription without your consent. So if you want to disable the auto-renewal option , you can refer to the steps given below. You can also ring up Avast customer care number to get professional and technical assistance regarding the issue.

STEPS TO CANCEL AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF AVAST SUBSCRIPTION

• Step 1: Go to the official website of Avast http://my.avast.com/. You will see the login page over there
• Step 2: You will see the login option on the top right corner. Click on the login button.
• Step 3: Type your email id and password in the required fields
• Step 4: Click on the login button
• Step 5: You will see an option ‘your license’ on the page
• Step 6: Once you click it, you will see a list of some license
• Step 7: You will have to choose the Avast premier tab and select “Cancel auto-renewal”.
• Step 8: Now you will see another option “ Disable the Auto-renewal. Click it after reading all the terms and conditions, and you are done with the process.

Although the Avast subscription provides you many benefits but then there are some problems in it as well. The steps mentioned above are the brief information of how to cancel automatic renewal of Avast subscription, which created a lot of problems for the users. If you follow these steps carefully, you will be able to get rid of this subscription problem. But, if you still are facing any difficulty or problem, you can contact Avast customer support number and ask them to turn off the auto-renewal service. They do it easily by just asking your license number

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Russian hacker pleads guilty in ‘massive’ stock market cyberattack

Financial institutions and a news agency were used to artificially inflate the value of a stock

This week a Russian hacker pleaded guilty in what the U.S. Department of Justice called “a massive computer hacking campaign targeting U.S. financial institutions, brokerage firms, financial news publishers, and other companies.” 

The Southern District of New York case includes dramatic events in which Andrei Tyurin made “an effort to artificially inflate the price of certain stocks” and then “marketed the stocks in a deceptive and misleading manner” to customers whose contact information he stole from companies including an unnamed major financial news agency.    

“We are not talking about a typical data theft cybercrime. These are really elaborate plots that involve corporate espionage and the spreading of rumors and fake news.” – Avast Cybersecurity Evangelist Luis Corrons

Tyurin’s attorney, Florian Miedel, said in a statement sent to the Avast Blog that his client was “hired by the originators and brains of the scheme” and that he “played a limited role in this far-reaching conspiracy.”

The hacker was charged with other suspects, including Gery Shalon, whom the DOJ identified as operating various criminal enterprises. A DOJ spokeswoman told the Avast Blog that only Tyurin took a plea bargain deal. It is unclear how much he is cooperating with prosecutors. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February.     

This is not the first time hackers have attempted a large-scale hack of stocks and financial systems. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against nine defendants in a scheme to hack into the SEC’s computer system and newswire services. The threat that hackers pose to stock markets is believed to be a serious enough danger to national security that The Wall Street Journal reported in 2017 the Pentagon is working with white-hat, ethical hackers to protect against hacks of financial systems. 

Prosecutors said the scope of this operation was noteworthy. In 2016, Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, called the scheme “securities fraud on cybersteroids,” and said the group had perpetrated “the largest theft of personal information from U.S. financial institutions ever.”

The case: 

• Targeted major financial institutions, brokerage firms, and news agencies
• Included the theft of personal information from 100 million consumers
• Lasted three years, from 2012-2015

But nothing stood out as much as the lengths the criminals went to in manipulating the stock market. Some 2.5 million shares of an unnamed stock were used in the scheme, and a broad audience of subscribers to a financial news agency’s email were misled about its value. Prosecutors say the fraudulent emails were sent to a wide readership and hackers stole 10 million email addresses from the news agency. 

“This is a very interesting criminal case. We are not talking about a typical data theft cybercrime,” said Avast Cybersecurity Evangelist Luis Corrons. “These are really elaborate plots that involve corporate espionage and the spreading of rumors and fake news. And we only hear of the cases that are discovered. It’s unknown how many plots could be unfolding without anyone noticing.”

The DOJ said the “effort to artificially inflate the price of certain stocks publicly traded in the U.S.” and the other parts of the scheme rewarded the criminals with “hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit proceeds.”

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Iranian hackers host malicious ‘Hire Military Heroes’ site

Plus, attackers target Tibetan leadership with spyware, a phishing scam snaps up your Instagram credentials, and YouTube is hit with a massive wave of account hijacks

A new website titled Hire Military Heroes pretends to help U.S. veterans find jobs, but cybersecurity researchers have discovered it to be a malicious site run by an Iranian nation-state hacking group. Dark Reading reports the group is called Tortoiseshell, while some experts believe they are actually the infamous Imperial Kitten hacking group. The phony site prompts visitors to download an app, which is actually a malicious downloader that plants malware in the user’s system. The malware then collects a wealth of information about the victim’s network, including hardware details, system configuration, and other admin data. It is unclear how the group is sourcing or luring its victims, but the backdoor created by the malware allows the group to spy on American military veterans while gathering personal information about them. Avast Security Evangelist Luis Corrons says these actions may lead to further data theft. “These are social engineering tactics targeting a specific social group, probably to gather certain information they need to perform further attacks.”

This week’s stat 

The FAA predicts there will be between 1.3 million and 1.7 million hobby drones in the U.S. by 2023. Read more on drones. 

Dalai Lama team targeted with spyware

Using WhatsApp, a hacker group targeted Tibetan leadership with messages falsely claiming to be from nonprofit activist groups like Amnesty International. The messages contained malicious links that if clicked would infect their devices with spyware. Business Insider reports that over the past two years Tibetan officials, including some who work for the Dalai Lama, received messages from hackers. Some of the attackers posed as activists – and in one instance a New York Times reporter – who wanted to share photo and video evidence of human rights violations in China. A link the attackers sent purported to lead to this evidence, but actually downloaded spyware on their iOS or Android devices. Fortunately, none of the intended targets were compromised by the scam as all their devices had already been updated with the latest security protections that detected and neutralized the spyware. “In some regions and situations where certain people are likely to be targeted, users have to be extra careful,” said Avast’s Corrons. “Never click on links or open files that come from people you do not trust. And even messages that appear to come from trusted people should be scrutinized. Make sure the sender  actually sent the message.” 

This week’s quote

“When you can fully recover a company’s IT infrastructure after a devastating fire, that says a lot about proactive service.” – Frank Zamarelli, Salem Computer Center, on helping a grain mill after a disaster. Read more on SMB cybersecurity.

Instagram users targeted with phony copyright notice

Researchers are warning Instagram users of a new phishing scam that falsely threatens account suspension due to copyright infringement. According to Bleeping Computer, users are presented with a fake, albeit official-looking, notice claiming that copyrighted material was found in their Instagram posts and that they have 24 hours to dispute the charge before their account is suspended. The fraudulent notice baits users to click a “Copyright Objection Form” button which directs them to the phishing landing page. There, they are prompted to enter their login credentials which are sent to the attackers. Experts warn that even savvy users may fall for the scam because the attackers took pains to make their message look legitimate, using official Instagram colors and font, an HTTPS certificate that provides the green padlock in the browser address bar, and a domain name that features the words “instagram” and “copyright infringement.” 

This week’s ‘must-read’ on The Avast Blog

Do you know what a botnet is? Can you define the word phishing? What is a banking Trojan? The terms are in the news. Master them with our vocabulary-building post.

Multiple YouTube accounts hijacked and renamed

A ZDNet investigation uncovered a massive wave of YouTube account hijacks over the past week. Many of the targeted accounts were high-profile channels in the YouTube car community, but other categories were also hit. The attackers lured YouTube creators to phishing sites where their account credentials were harvested. Then they hacked into the accounts, assigning new owners and changing the channel’s vanity URL. This led YouTube creators to fear their channel had been deleted, while the attackers made off with their audience of subscribers. In some cases, the attackers bypassed two-factor authentication protocols, leading experts to suspect the attackers’ arsenal is equipped with a sophisticated toolkit. ZDNet believes the attackers will endeavor to sell the hijacked channels quickly before the subscribers catch on and unsubscribe, rendering the accounts worthless.

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