{"id":8520,"date":"2025-02-24T20:01:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T20:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:01:56","slug":"millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#8217;s why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission, the regulatory agency announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 3.7 million consumers who bought the software from Avast between August 2014 and January 2020 can expect emails to arrive in their inboxes this week or next notifying them of their eligibility to apply for compensation, the FTC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/02\/ftc-announces-refund-claims-process-avast-customers-impacted-deceptive-privacy-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/consumer-alerts\/2024\/02\/software-provider-avast-will-pay-165-million-compromising-consumers-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to<\/a>\u00a0regulators, Avast for years collected information on customers through its antivirus software and browser extensions including data on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>religious beliefs<\/li>\n<li>health concerns<\/li>\n<li>political leanings<\/li>\n<li>locations<\/li>\n<li>financial status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Avast claimed its software would protect user privacy by blocking third-party tracking, but sold the their information without people&#8217;s consent to more than 100 third-parties through a subsidiary called Jumpshot, the FTC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/02\/ftc-order-will-ban-avast-selling-browsing-data-advertising-purposes-require-it-pay-165-million-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">alleged<\/a> in 2024. Starting Monday, the agency will send email notices to nearly 3.7 million people who may qualify for a refund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eligible consumers can file a claim online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/enforcement\/refunds\/avast-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.ftc.gov\/Avast<\/a>. If you get an email with a claim number, you can apply for a payment online at \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avastsettlement.com\/File-a-Claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.avastsettlement.com\/file-a-claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those who need help filing a claim can call the refund administrator at 1-866-290-0165. To be eligible, consumers must file a claim by June 5. Payments will depend on factors including how many people file a claim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Payments are expected to be mailed in 2026, according to the FTC. Avast did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kate-gibson\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kate Gibson<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Kate Gibson is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch in New York, where she covers business and consumer finance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/avast-antivirus-refund-ftc-what-to-know\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#039;s why. - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Millions of customers who bought Avast&amp;#039;s antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#039;s why. - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Millions of customers who bought Avast&amp;#039;s antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8\" \/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"998\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\"},\"headline\":\"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#8217;s why.\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\"},\"wordCount\":277,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Top Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\",\"name\":\"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here's why. - World News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"Millions of customers who bought Avast&amp;#039;s antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#8217;s why.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"description\":\"World News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"width\":581,\"height\":581,\"caption\":\"World News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\",\"name\":\"News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here's why. - World News","description":"Millions of customers who bought Avast&amp;#039;s antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here's why. - World News","og_description":"Millions of customers who bought Avast&amp;#039;s antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.","og_url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/","og_site_name":"World News","article_published_time":"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8","type":"","width":"","height":""},{"url":"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8","width":1920,"height":998,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/"},"author":{"name":"News","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2"},"headline":"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#8217;s why.","datePublished":"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/"},"wordCount":277,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","articleSection":["Top Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/","name":"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here's why. - World News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-24T20:01:56+00:00","description":"Millions of customers who bought Avast&amp;#039;s antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/millions-of-avast-antivirus-software-customers-are-getting-a-refund-heres-why\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Millions of Avast antivirus software customers are getting a refund. Here&#8217;s why."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","name":"World News","description":"World News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization","name":"World News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","width":581,"height":581,"caption":"World News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2","name":"News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","medium":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1","medium_large":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1","large":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1","1536x1536":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1536&resize=1536,1536&ssl=1","2048x2048":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=2048&resize=2048,2048&ssl=1","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=392&resize=392,272&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=390&resize=390,205&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=130&resize=130,90&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=800&resize=800,445&ssl=1","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1400&resize=1400,600&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-block-extra-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1155&resize=1155,480&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=600&resize=600,417&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=285&resize=285,450&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-medium-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=575&resize=575,198&ssl=1"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"News","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Top Stories"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":25,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=1200&resize=1200,630&ssl=1",1200,630,false],"medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1",300,300,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/08\/01\/7c8fa82a-299e-4e18-8cbd-1c3d48348160\/thumbnail\/1200x630\/681aec1f9dc21fbf2bdc9bfa1152e660\/ap24213619324791.jpg?v=92227900034ff3f71f73220352edd0f8&w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1",150,150,false]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"News","author_link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-32\">Top Stories<\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}