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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: Vlk on September 22, 2011, 05:11:59 PM

Title: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Vlk on September 22, 2011, 05:11:59 PM: Read more about it here: https://blog.avast.com/2011/09/22/avast-acquires-itagents/

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Vlk
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: DavidR on September 22, 2011, 05:24:17 PM: Does this mean avast is a step closer to releasing its own android AV solution (not just this anti-theft feature) ?
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: CraigB on September 22, 2011, 05:28:11 PM: Quote from: DavidR on September 22, 2011, 05:24:17 PM
Does this mean avast is a step closer to releasing its own android AV solution (not just this anti-theft feature) ?
I was about to ask the exact same thing, plus will this be a separate program or incorperated into the av when its released ?
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Vlk on September 22, 2011, 05:52:33 PM: Both standalone and integrated.
The launch of the Avast Android product is scheduled for Q4 2011.

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Vlk
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: CraigB on September 22, 2011, 05:56:11 PM: Quote from: Vlk on September 22, 2011, 05:52:33 PM
Both standalone and integrated.
The launch of the Avast Android product is scheduled for Q4 2011.

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Vlk
Thankyou :)
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: DavidR on September 22, 2011, 06:21:06 PM: Thanks for the update.
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Lisandro on September 23, 2011, 03:18:31 AM: Vlk, any possibility of a movement toward Blackberrys?
I've asked that on the blog, but probably here is a better place for it.
Thanks.
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Vlk on September 23, 2011, 09:08:08 AM: Quote from: Tech on September 23, 2011, 03:18:31 AM
Vlk, any possibility of a movement toward Blackberrys?
I've asked that on the blog, but probably here is a better place for it.
Thanks.

Sorry, nothing for BlackBerry under development now...

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Vlk
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Lisandro on September 23, 2011, 01:55:21 PM: Quote from: Vlk on September 23, 2011, 09:08:08 AM
Sorry, nothing for BlackBerry under development now...
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Vlk
:'( (but thanks for the answer).
There is some Zeus variants that infect Blackberrys... :'(
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Hermite15 on September 23, 2011, 09:39:41 PM: not even asking about iOS, as it's not needed here ;)
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: bob3160 on September 23, 2011, 11:57:46 PM: Vlk,
Is there a time frame for the release and will there be a free version ???
Title: Re: AVAST acquires mobile security app developer ITAgents, the makers of TheftAware
Post by: Dwarden on September 24, 2011, 03:46:49 AM: so Theftware hides in system even after being reformated/reset? interesting, i wonder if malware uses that too ;)