- Third monthly “America’s Most Wanted“ list points to education-related websites
- AVAST virus lab tells students to protect their computers when returning to school
- Upgrading pre-installed antivirus trialware is an unnecessary expense
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, September 8, 2010 - As students prepare to return to school across the globe, AVAST Software, providers of the AVAST Antivirus program, features infected education-related websites in its third monthly “America’s Most Wanted” list. AVAST points out that downloading antivirus and anti-spyware software can go a long way to protect the investments made in new computers for the coming school year.
As the new school year begins for students, many will find themselves scouring the web to keep updated on the latest trends in school fashion, supplies, learning tools and more. Following is a sampling of the most infected education-related websites1:
- educationalinfo.com
- edwebdirect.com
- greenfieldspublicschool.com
- kingfahdschool.com
- knowledge-source.com
- learnonline.mihanblog.com
- school-backpack.com
- schooldna.com
- tutorialshot.com
”With the new school year, many students will acquire new computers and getting a certified antivirus and anti-spyware software is a key step in protecting this investment,” said Ondrej Vlcek, Chief Technical Officer at AVAST Software. “It is fact of life that education is not immune from the danger of malicious and hijacked websites. The real lesson to be learned is that all computer users need to be protected from malware and viruses.”
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