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- Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?
- No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...
- Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
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- Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.415 (Windows)
- Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with...
- Tags: Virus Protection, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Virus, Avira, Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- New iPhone worm found in the wild
- But I thought Apple OS X was immune from ALL such things. nt...When you jailbreak your iPhoneyou give it the ability to run things other the "Apple Only" software.Any I thought Zdnet was immune to trolling?Just kidding. I knew it wasn't.I don't think that Apple ever claimed their OS...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Operating systems, iPhone platform, Apple iPhone, worm, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Logitech Harmony 700
- When Logitech released the Harmony One in early 2008, it instantly became one of our favorite universal remotes to date. But at $250, it wasn't exactly an impulse buy for the average consumer. With the Harmony 700, however, Logitech has delivered a model that offers the bulk of the...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, setup process, Logitech, Harmony 700
- Product reviews 2009-11-18
- RER WMV Converter 3.7.2 (Windows)
- RER WMV Converter is outstanding WMV conversion software for you to convert almost any video format to WMV and convert WMV to all popular video/audio formats, such as MP4, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG, MPG, VOB, AVI, FLV, H.264, MJPEG, MP3, WMA, with unimaginable fast speed and high quality. with the...
- Tags: WMV, Microsoft Windows, Video, H.264, RER Soft, RER WMV Converter, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- RER VOB Converter 3.7.2 (Windows)
- RER VOB Converter is outstanding VOB conversion software for you to convert almost any video format to VOB and convert VOB to all popular video/audio formats, such as MP4, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG, MPG, VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, FLV, H.264, MJPEG, MP3, with unimaginable fast speed and high quality. with...
- Tags: FLV, WMV, AVI, MPEG, Microsoft Windows, Video, H.264, RER Soft, RER VOB Converter, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- RER MPEG Converter 3.7.2 (Windows)
- RER MPEG Converter is powerful MPEG conversion software for you to convert almost any video format to MPEG-1/2, MPEG, MPG and convert MPEG-1/2/4 to all popular video formats, such as MP4, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, FLV, H.264, MJPEG, MP3, with unimaginable fast speed and high quality. with...
- Tags: FLV, WMV, MPEG, Microsoft Windows, Video, RER Soft, RER MPEG Converter, Digital Video, Digital Media, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- RER MKV Converter 3.7.2 (Windows)
- RER MKV Converter is outstanding MKV conversion software for you to convert MKV to all popular video/audio formats, such as MP4, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG, MPG, VOB, AVI, WMV, FLV, H.264, MJPEG, TS, with unimaginable fast speed and high quality. with the simplest user-friendly interface, you can do the job...
- Tags: FLV, Archos, WMV, Microsoft Windows, Video, H.264, RER Soft, RER MKV Converter, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Friday Challenge: What's your take on OS/browser market share trends?
- Firefox is taking over...With Firefox the days of vendor lock-in withIE required are over, like banking sites theyare cross-platform as they should be.I use CentOS/Fedora/RHEL and use I am able todo all of my job functions and use any applicationI want without the fear of security holes andthreats from a...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Other Countries, Web browser, Friday Challenge, operating system, Mozilla Firefox, browser market share, security hole, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Worm inflicts Rick Astley wallpaper on jailbroken iPhones
- But... but... but... OS X is Unix! It is immune!Hmm, guess not.Now, let's list the "attacks" and then cue the double standards...1. iPhone must have the [b]worst[/b] security model out there because hackers only go after the low hanging fruit.2. I don't care [b]why[/b] no one attacks Windows Mobile, all...
- Tags: Smart phones, NonZealot, Apple iPhone, security
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- EyeConnect 1.6.4 (Mac)
- EyeConnect software enables your UPnP AV digital media device to stream EyeTV recordings, digital photos, music and movies from your Mac onto your TV or stereo. EyeConnect is based on the globally trusted Universal Plug and Play Audio/Video standard UPnP AV for the seamless sharing of digital content throughout your...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, UPnP, Elgato Systems LLC, EyeConnect 1.6.4, EyeConnect Software, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-08
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital SLR camera accessories
- OK shootLoved the picture of the camera holster!Presumably this Tombstone resident was going for a shoot at the OK Corral?HolsterBlackrapid's R Strap is another way to keep a camera or two to hand.The holster here looks to reduce the camera's tendency to bounce around as you're moving. If you...
- Tags: camera
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
- Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...
- Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down
- Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, invariant, software, Clearview, erroneous execution
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack
- For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- (Security in Windows 7)
- Why is MS such a ripoff?I think the whole security model used by Microsoft needs to change. My issues:- Why, after paying Microsoft hundreds of dollars for their OS do we all get prompted that our configuration is insecure and that we need to go purchase virus protection from...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Windows Defender, virus protection, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'
- The sites of these 'rogue security programs'Should be immediately shut down when they are found, by doing a DDoS attack if necessary.There is no reason to allow these bastards to shill their break-ware on the rest of us in the world.Getting worse...I've seen a hugh increase in infections from these...
- Tags: rogue security program, ad system, security program, Rogue security program, advertisement, ongoing threat, security, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode
- Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Mode, virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware
- Not much they can do.Not much they can do.Email was never designed for security, and it's HARD getting everybody on the same page with a solution that works, because basically every solution we know of pretty much requires everybody to use it. But, unfortunately, it's difficult convincing people running email...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Conficker.B Infection Alert, spam campaign, sample message, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
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