AVAST Software, maker of the most trusted security in the world, easily retrieved personal data from used smartphones sold online, despite consumers deleting their data. From the used devices, AVAST was able to recover more than 40,000 personal photos, emails, text messages, and in some cases the identities of the sellers. AVAST advises consumers interested in selling their used Android device to install the free avast! Anti-Theft app and then use the thorough wipe feature to permanently delete and overwrite all files on the device.”]