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Beware of this popular free antivirus: now it collects more data than ever

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There are certain types of software in which its developers should be more careful, the least in terms of  security and privacy  .  Specifically, we refer, for example, to antivirus solutions, where a good number of proposals come into play, including Avast, which we will talk about now. In fact, this is one of the most popular antivirus in recent years, although it has also been involved in some recent controversies.  To give us an idea of ​​all this, it was recently learned that the  security program  had collected and sold user data to third parties through its  Jumpshot  subsidiary  .  Following reports that revealed all of this, the software has ceased operations of this aforementioned subsidiary and has filed an apology. Also Read:  content://com.android.browser.home/ The controversies with the Avast antivirus, do not stop Obviously, this is quite serious, since in theory users blindly trust the  antivirus software that protects their computers  .  Well, after this controversy of