Sl@pSh0ck™ Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Having over 100 million users has its downside—it means that users searching for Avast are also a prime target of scammers as well as legitimate companies trying to piggy-back on our name recognition. Every day we receive complaints from people that have been scammed. Some have been scammed into paying to download a free copy of Avast. Others have been tricked into buying a product they thought was Avast but was not. This happens in many different ways but at the core is the greatest scourge of the internet—socially engineered scams and deceptions. Thieves and even legitimate companies are masters at taking advantage of people’s natural penchant to trust others. Some scams are quite blatant and most of us would consider them theft or cheating. Others are much less obvious and may even be considered zealous marketing and selling. One finds such deceptions in search results, on download sites, and even in internet domain names.Continue Reading: Avast Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 The link (Avast blog that is) didn't work for me but I did try the domain in question (www.avast.eu) and it does redirect to Avira which is pretty lame if not despicable. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 :lol: Shame on Avira, I guess some people will do anything to make a buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sl@pSh0ck™ Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 link fixed ... tnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESET Freak Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Shame on you, Avira! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 A sad, sad world we live in :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiro Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 win :lmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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