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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Avast-iYogi Poor support or scam?

Brian Krebs on Security investigates, be sure to check the comments:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/aghast-at-avasts-iyogi-support/
Posted by TeMerc at 11:26 PM No comments:
Labels: Anti-Virus, Avast, iYogi, Scams, Technical Support
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