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NetQin Mobile, one of the world's leading mobile security software developers, unveiled its Android security solution, NetQin Anti-virus 4.2 Beta. The free application is compatible with smartphones running on the Android 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 platforms.NetQin is an important mobile security software developer that h... |
11 November 2010
08:44 GMT |
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An exclusive interview scored by Softpedia with Sophos’ senior technology consultant, Graham Cluley, reveals an expert’s opinion on the threat level faced by Mac users today.“Clearly Mac users need to protect against malware, but many of them are currently not running any anti-virus,” Cluley t... |
8 November 2010
05:55 GMT |
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There has been an awful lot of security talk lately, concerning both the iPhone and the Mac. Coupled with Kasperski’s recent release of its Anti-Virus solution for Mac OS X, and now an updated ClamXav virus checker on the loose, we’d say there is little time left before Apple can no longer rub security in... |
9 November 2009
09:27 GMT |
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In order to protect Windows PCs on mixed networks more effectively, Kaspersky Lab has released Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac OS X. The new product has access to the company’s global antivirus database that includes information on more than 20 million malicious programs for several different platforms. “K... |
6 November 2009
04:01 GMT |
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For a while now, NVIDIA, the Santa Clara, California-based designer of graphics processing units, has been expressing its intentions of enabling a wider range of applications to take advantage of the massively parallel architecture of its line of GPUs. At this time, CUDA is one of NVIDIA's main priorities, as th... |
7 October 2009
09:34 GMT |
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After an engine signature update from 31.6.6672 to 33.3.7051, the CA eTrust anti-virus went completely mad and started to display numerous false positive infections with StdWin32. This was later fixed by CA with an emergency update, 34.0.6674, and written instructions on the company's customer support web page.A... |
13 August 2009
09:07 GMT |
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They should have called it Ad-Aware 2009 but instead they named it Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition. In case you have not counted the years, it's been 10 since Lavasoft released their leading anti-spyware product. The same Free, Plus and Pro versions have been released this year but they come under a different wrapp... |
20 January 2009
06:01 GMT |
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I know, I know, this is the season to be jolly and we should not think about viruses, trojans and worms but somebody has to do it. So, I’ll get my hands dirty and try to enumerate a short list of pieces of advice to follow if you want your Mac to stay healthy, fast and malware free.Many of you will think that I... |
1 January 2009
12:01 GMT |
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The world of computer protection software is about to expand with one product. Helix is its name and its field of activity is protection against computer viruses. The developer is Lavasoft, the creator of the world's most popular anti-spyware software, Ad-Aware. Anti-Virus Helix comes with a 30-day trial period... |
15 December 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Internet users are no longer so naive as to open files that come from unknown senders and with the promise of revealing celebrities in compromising situations. However, they still open emails that seem to have been sent by their bosses or business partners, without taking any precaution or verifying who really is beh... |
1 August 2008
05:19 GMT |
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iAntiVirus, PC Tools' anti-virus and anti-spyware application specifically crafted for the Mac, has reached its second beta stage. Available as a free download, the software comes in the light of various reports of exploit security holes and poor security practices with Mac software. The paid version offers full... |
1 July 2008
05:22 GMT |
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TechWorld reported today that a new type of malware that could be impossible to detect by the anti-virus technologies currently on the market has been developed by security researchers and will be demonstrated at the Black Hat security event scheduled for August in Las Vegas. The same source adds that the new rootki... |
13 May 2008
09:41 GMT |
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Now, a lot of people think they're actually safe, but they clearly aren't. In this material, I will try to cover what being safe on the web actually means and also try to explain how some people only have a false impression of security. Now, if you've read my articles until now, then you've probab... |
2 October 2007
03:09 GMT |
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You can't always tell which is the best anti-virus for your machine, as all the vendors will claim they deliver top-notch solutions, that they are leaders on the market and all that. Also, you often get facts stating that in some test a certain anti-virus ranked first, but they rarely state what competition they... |
1 October 2007
03:41 GMT |
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F-Secure is a corporation that, through its products, protects both consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats. One of their AV products, F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 7.x, has been disclosed to have a vulnerability.This flaw could be exploited by malware to bypass the scanning func... |
27 September 2007
10:17 GMT |
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Have you ever been really annoyed by a virus? There are some threats that are really pesky and you can't get rid of them. And by this, I mean that you can't make them go away using the AV. I'm going to give you a little tutorial about one way to eliminate them, if you're running Windows. Here'... |
26 September 2007
03:40 GMT |
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I was reading the press on the web when I stumbled upon an article on the future of anti-viruses and whether they do have a future or not. For a moment I asked myself the same question - do they have a future? Sure they do! As long as cyber-threats exist, so will AVs. It's just about evolution. And if you don�... |
20 September 2007
08:41 GMT |
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Hackers have stolen graphics from VIRUSfighter's website and have made a malware that pretends to be the AV. When being infected with it, the user will receive a prompt claiming that an infection has been detected and that they have to pay to get it quarantined. This is not ransomware, as nothing actually happen... |
11 September 2007
04:00 GMT |
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If you want to surf the Internet and stay secure, you need to deploy the services of a firewall and the ones of an anti-virus. You need the firewall to keep others from entering your machine and you need the AV to neutralize any possible threats on your PC.When I said that you might not need an AV of firewall, I cert... |
6 September 2007
03:06 GMT |
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Yesterday I wrote a material about a free anti-spyware that was Vista compatible, and now, here's any anti-virus to go with it! It's the AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.5.485a1117! Not only Vista compatible, but works on older versions of Windows as well. You can safely download it from our site, by clicking this lin... |
5 September 2007
06:33 GMT |
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BitDefender has just been tested by security experts and it detected 99.51% of malware! This is a huge percent, these guys are getting close to perfection! Way to go, BitDefender!I still cannot believe it, they were close to 100% and they were tested by Germany's AV-test, so this is great. The other 29 anti-viru... |
31 August 2007
06:31 GMT |
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What's the best type of AV? And how do I protect myself? These are common questions these days so I'm going to rant about this a little bit so that people can get a better idea on how things stand...Anti-viruses have two approaches on malware. One is for them to know the threat by its signature. How do they... |
29 August 2007
09:10 GMT |
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Sure, having an anti-virus is very important, these days, but what's even more important is making sure it works properly! What good is it to have a security software installed if you can't get the best out of it? And what I'm going to say in the following paragraphs is not something hard to accomplish... |
28 August 2007
09:02 GMT |
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This has got to be the worst case scenario ever! I have never seen such hacker geniality before. Malware creators have recently designed a new type of trojan called Prg. We all know trojans can't do much to a computer, and neither does this one, but it's great at stealing data. The really impressive part is... |
20 August 2007
05:33 GMT |
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Sourcefire has been renowned for its network security products and for the information management systems as well. They've been on the IPS (Intrusion Prevention Services) market for about 3 years now, since they first introduced their "3D" (discover, determine and defend) software product suite. They also provid... |
17 August 2007
10:36 GMT |
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The need for mobile phone software protection has never been greater than now, as malicious applications have turned to this new and unprotected environment. Anti Virus Guard (AVG) from Grisoft aims at this target, that needs efficient protection from the growing threats.The fact that mobile phones did not come with ... |
13 June 2007
08:01 GMT |
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Microsoft quietly introduced an upgrade to Windows Live OneCare. Made available concomitantly with Windows Vista at the end of January 2007, OneCare represents Microsoft's baby steps into the security industry. And while going head to head against house-hold names such as Symantec, McAfee, Sophos and Kaspersky, ... |
4 June 2007
02:50 GMT |
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Delivering you with an idea of what is the worst anti-virus solution for Windows Vista is a tad of an unorthodox approach, I'll give you that much. Generally speaking, the rankings are constructed the other way around, outlining the best solutions to offer you protection. Well, this article will present you with... |
25 May 2007
05:31 GMT |
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In a piece posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 10th, an anonymous reader writes: "In the overlooked case between Blizzard and MDY Industries, [ADAMRK=1]the creator of the WoWGlider bot, Blizzard is arguing that using any programs in conjunction with the World of Warcraft constitutes copyright violation. Apparently ac... |
11 April 2007
05:32 GMT |
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I thought long and hard about the title to this article. And this is the most comprehensive illustration of my conclusion after reading some blog posts authored by Gina Narkunas, Microsoft Lead Product Manager and Jimmy Kuo of the Microsoft Security Research & Response team. Both address recent reports that the anti-... |
16 March 2007
12:51 GMT |
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