Update: Turns out that MegaSync is not an official client created by .nz after all. While I cannot say anything about the client for Apple's iOS operating system, the native client for Windows has just launched semi-officially (meaning there is no official word yet on the Mega blog that it is available). First to launch was the official Android application, with the promise that official Mega clients for iOS and Windows would follow in September. Mega launched as a web-only service initially, but has expanded its reach by launching applications for various operating systems. In fact, it did surpass established services such as Rapidshare on its way to the top, and while there are still some services out there that are more popular, Mediafire comes to mind for instance, it is on a good way to compete with those services on an eye-to-eye level. But avast keeps recognizing the MEGASync application as a virus.The file hosting service Mega has seen an incredible rise in popularity ever since it launched in the beginning of 2013.

Two weeks ago I tried to redownload the MEGASync app and chrome recognized the installer as a virus aswell and I had to give extra permission for it to be downloaded (basically it blocked the file at the end of the download until I gave Chrome permission to keep it.) This has been fixed though (do not know if the fix came from a chrome update or a MEGASync installer update as chrome updates silently and I did not check MEGASync version numbers). Lately (about a month) avast keeps identifying the MEGASync app as a virus and blocks it from running. Also I had MEGASync Windows app on my computer for a year and half. In fact I used to have a virus that only avast managed to remove and that's why I stayed with it. I have avast installed on my computer for about 2-3 years now and had no problems.

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