Avast’s Hilarious Mishap: When Cybersecurity Barks Up Its Own Tree!

When Avast’s antivirus SDK hiccupped, it mistook Google’s Quick Search Box for malware, causing a techno-comedy of errors on Chinese smartphones. It’s like a guard dog mistaking its tail for a burglar! Avast has since fixed the hilarious gaffe, but not before some Huawei, Honor, and Vivo users had a mini freak-out.

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Oh, the irony! Avast, the cybersecurity giant, recently had a bit of a foot-in-mouth incident when it mistakenly identified Google's Quick Search Box app as malware on certain Chinese smartphones. It's like a guard dog barking at its own tail, mistaking it for an intruder. Talk about an identity crisis! The issue seems to have been resolved now, but it sure gave some Huawei, Honor, and Vivo users quite the fright. So, next time your phone cries wolf, take it with a pinch of salt.

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