The first time I compiled and ran my program in dev console when I opened 
it my pc started lagging and it created a bunch of .tmp files on my desktop 
with names like trzFE47.tmp and my pc started lagging I had to turn off my 
pc I even checked the background processes with task manager for something 
suspicious but I found nothing so when I rebooted my pc I went to compile 
my .cpp program again avast gave me a warning saying suspicious item 
detected heres my code

Avast tends to think any program it hasn't seen before is "suspicious". 
Usually it "scans" the program, doesn't find anything and lets you carry on 
executing. With most anti-virus systems it's a good idea to add the folder 
you compile your code in to an exclusion list.

To test that your compiled file has a virus or not Just put your compiling 
folder in the exceptions of your antivirus and then right-click on that 
.exe file and scan with your antivirus. If it reports a virus then it is 
sure that you file contains a virus and if not it should say no viruses or 
malware found. Worked For Me:)

PRAGUE, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in 
digital security and privacy products, has discovered 21 adware gaming apps 
on Google's Play Store, and reported them to Google. Currently, 19 of the 
apps are still available on the Play Store, but Google is investigating the 
reports. Similarly to adware apps reported by Avast in June and in 
September, the adware is part of the HiddenAds family, displaying intrusive 
ads, and luring users into downloading the adware by posing as gaming apps. 
This time, for example, the apps promise to virtually "let your car fly 
across the road, trees, hills," to shoot criminals from a helicopter, or, 
for household enthusiasts, allow players to virtually iron their clothes. 
The apps have been downloaded about eight million times so far based on 
SensorTower, a mobile apps marketing intelligence and insights company, 
estimates.

Numerous user reviews on the Google Play Store mention the apps grabbed 
their attention through advertisements on YouTube, promising a different 
game than what the app ultimately offered. Following the download, 
advertisements started flooding their phones.

"Developers of adware are increasingly using social media channels, like 
regular marketers would. This time, users reported they were targeted with 
ads promoting the games on YouTube. In September we saw adware spread via 
TikTok. The popularity of these social networks make them an attractive 
advertising platform, also for cybercriminals, to target a younger 
audience," said Jakub Vvra, Threat Analyst at Avast. "While Google is doing 
everything possible to prevent HiddenAds from entering its Play Store, the 
malicious apps keep finding new ways to disguise their true purpose, thus 
slipping through to the platform and then to users' phones. Users need to 
be vigilant when downloading applications to their phones and are advised 
to check the applications' profile, reviews and to be mindful of extensive 
device permission requests."

The HiddenAds family is a Trojan disguised as a safe and useful application 
but instead serves intrusive ads outside of the app. These campaigns are 
repurposing existing gaming applications and add aggressive HiddenAds 
features to be displayed for users. Stealth features such as hiding their 
icons and having relevant looking advertisements make such adware difficult 
to identify and remove.

*How to recognize adware apps *Generally, adware is a type of malicious 
software that bombards a user with excessive ads in and outside of an app. 
Applications have many 5- and 1-star reviews. The reviews often cite low 
functionality and/or excessive ads, or are overly enthusiastic and 
positive. When clicking on the apps' developer account, adware developers 
tend to only have one app on Google Play, which can be suspicious. They do 
this in case their profiles are deleted, they do not lose multiple apps. By 
checking the permissions an app requests before installing and reading 
reviews, users can avoid falling victim to downloading any HiddenAds adware.

*About Avast:*Avast (LSE:AVST), a FTSE 100 company, is a global leader in 
digital security and privacy products. With over 435 million users online, 
Avast offers products under the Avast and AVG brands that protect people 
from threats on the internet and the evolving IoT threat landscape. The 
company's threat detection network is among the most advanced in the world, 
using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to detect 
and stop threats in real time. Avast digital security products for Mobile, 
PC or Mac are top-ranked and certified by VB100, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, 
SE Labs and others. Visit: www.avast.com.

Kaspersky is blocking all connection when avast secureline vpn is installed 
(only installed, not even turned on). I can not open any websites, cannot 
even connect to anything. This doesn't solve even if completely I close 
Avast vpn.

The permissions requested by this extension still grant it almost arbitrary 
access to all websites. But at least the only unused privilege on this list 
is management which gives it the ability to disable or uninstall other 
extensions.

Why this matters: when your browser requests example.securebrowser.com 
website over an unencrypted HTTP connection, it cannot be guaranteed that 
your browser is actually talking to an Avast web server. In fact, any 
response is guaranteed to come from a malicious web server because to such 
website exists.

One way you might get a response from such a malicious web server is 
connecting to a public WiFi. In principle, anyone connected to the same 
WiFi could redirect unencrypted web requests to their own malicious web 
server, inject an invisible request to example.securebrowser.com in a frame 
(which would also be handled by their malicious server) and gain the 
ability to message Privacy Guard extension. While not common, this kind of 
attack did happen in the wild.

This messaging interface can also be used to add exceptions for arbitrary 
domains. And while Privacy Guard options page is built using React.js which 
is normally safe against HTML injections, in one component they chose to 
use a feature with the apt name dangerouslySetInnerHTML. And that component 
is used among other things for displaying, you guessed it: domain 
exceptions.

You wonder what is going on? This extension processes some rules that it 
downloaded from 
_type=messaging,messaging_prefs&browser_version=126.0.25496.127 (with some 
more tracking parameters added). Yes, there is a lot of info here, so let 
me pick out one entry and explain it:

The engagement_trigger_all entry lists conditions that have all be true: 
you have to be on the New Tab page, and your search provider has to be 
Google. The engagement_trigger_any entry lists conditions where any one is 
sufficient: this particular rule should not have been triggered before, or 
it should have been triggered more than 2592000 seconds (30 days) ago. 
Finally, engagement_trigger_none lists conditions that should prevent this 
rule from applying. And if these conditions are met, the Messaging 
extension will inject a frame into the current tab to nag you about 
switching from Google to Bing:

Another rule will nag you every 30 days about enabling the Coupons 
extension, also a cash cow for Avast. There will be a nag to buy the PRO 
version for users opening a Private Browsing window. And there is more, 
depending on the parameters sent when downloading these rules probably much 
more.

Not quite, there are far more parties involved here. Looking only at 
www.avast.com, there is for example OneTrust who are responsible for the 
cookie banners. Google, Adobe, hotjar, qualtrics and mpulse are doing 
analytics (a.k.a. user tracking). A Trustpilot widget is also present. 
There is some number of web hosting providers involved (definitely Amazon, 
likely others as well) and at least two content delivery networks (Akamai 
and Cloudflare).

At this point, the Appellate Authority considers it necessary to recall 
that the Charged Company provides software designed to protect the privacy 
of its users. As a professional in the information and cyber field, the 
Charged Company is thereby also expected to be extremely knowledgeable in 
the field of data protection.

Stumbled across this site and it seems like all the common anti-virus 
software companies have a little bit of a problem? I saw the Mcafee, avast, 
bitdefender, kaspersky, it covers almost all of the security company I 
know.Is the author interested in doing ESET related content?

*The Coppermind has spoilers for all of Brandon's published works. 
Information about books that have not yet been released, like Stormlight 5, 
is allowed only on meta-pages for the books themselves. For more details, 
see our spoiler policy. To view an earlier version of the wiki without 
spoilers for a book, go to the Time Machine!*

Prior to her Ascension, Koravellium was a dragon;[4] however, she seems to 
prefer human form when interacting with others as a Shard. When speaking 
with people, she typically takes on the appearance of a dark-skinned woman 
with a matronly build, a round face and a full head of black, 
tightly-curling hair. She wears a sweeping brown dress that seems to meld 
into the undergrowth, and has a voice described as sounding like tumbling 
stones.[5][6]

Koravellium is calculating and cautious, preferring to set things up from 
the background than taking action directly, likely thanks to having 
front-row view of what happens to Shards that do fight Odium head-on.[5] 
She is deeply private and secretive, retreating from people and hiding her 
plans and thoughts from them. This leads to some thinking that she has 
given up on humanity at large, while in reality she is hiding and 
planning.[7][8] When she does interact with people, she is rather curt and 
self-assured, leaving no room for discussion or doubts, though she can be 
considerate when need be.[5]

She can, however, be kind. She cared deeply for Tanavast, and mourned his 
passing.[7] She isn't opposed to teaching other Shards how to use their 
powers, either. It seems this can be used to fool her, though at the 
moment, it's unclear how deeply her schemes run.[6]

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