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- Antivirus firm: Google text ad Trojan detected
- Antivirus firm: Google text ad Trojan detectedFear the ad farmsI may trust a particular website by name, but what I don't trust at times is the advertisement tied to their pages. A coworkers antivirus stopped at least one vendor page's attempt to infect his PC whenever he navigated to...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, advertisement, Google Inc., trojan horse, Trojan Detected, antivirus, text advertisement, antivirus company
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- How cybercrime pays
- How cybercrime paysWowI wonder how much he earnedHardly a criminal... more like a misled kidLook at the story this way:This 20 year old kid works at a Internet cafe, simple job with lots of time. Surfs the web until he finds this hacker site with some trojans he can easily...
- Tags: Business ethics, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus company, antivirus, ethics, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-01-30
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- 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
- Windows Server 2008 R2 finally gets its day in the sun
- I'd like to know more....about when respective updates to SBS and EBS solutions will be coming.EBS, SBSHi. stay tuned for the next post. you aren't going to like the non answer. MJEasy Migration from Windows Server would be greatThat would be the best feature!!!!Use RHEL or somethingPeople do not understand...
- Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Mission-Critical Services, server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- 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
- SIMCommander AntiVirus Analyzer 3.1.4 (Windows)
- SIMCommander K-SOC Analyzer uses a new approach to analyze virus information from different point products and expands the existing AntiVirus visibility in a dashboard. The K-SOC Analyzer dashboard is a high-level snapshot of your AntiVirus activity that can quickly and easily visualize the AntiVirus status of your network relative to...
- Tags: Antivirus, Virus Infection, Microsoft Windows, Virus, SIMCommander, SIMCommander K-SOC Analyzer, K-SOC Analyzer, K-SOC Analyzer Dashboard, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- 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
- Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus software
- According to a recently published SEC cease-and-desist order, the Commission has recently fined Commonwealth Financial Network $100,000, for not mandating antivirus software on the computers of its representatives, leading to a security incident which took place in November 2008, allowing the cybercriminal behind the attack to place eighteen unauthorized purchase...
- Tags: Software, Electronic Banking, Antivirus Software, Commonwealth Financial Network, Banking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Zone Alarm Extreme Security 2010
- Best known for its ZoneAlarm firewall, Check Point Software also publishes two full-featured security suites. ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2010 gives users a robust firewall, antivirus and antispyware, and parental control package for $49.95, while ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 adds Web browsing protection, system tune-up tools, backup options, and anti-phishing technology...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows 7, SECURITY, ZoneAlarm, firewall
- Product reviews 2009-10-08
- UserGate Proxy & Firewall 5.2 (Windows)
- UserGate is a complex solution for sharing Internet access among employees in your company, making traffic calculations, and protecting your local network against malicious activity and software, such as hacker attacks, viruses and Trojans. UserGate is a flexible yet very powerful program that can be used in small- and mid-sized...
- Tags: Internet Access, Firewall, Network, Microsoft Windows, Entensys, UserGate, BrightCloud Service, User Statistic, Internet, Networking, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon
- Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...
- Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- SocialToo gives social networkers a false sense of security
- False SenseI think there is an innate false sense of security with social media after the initial exposure and use of a platform (FB, TWTR, LinkedIn etc.).Anything that adds an additional layer of "false sense" needs to be brought in the light, as you did... good post.If SocialToo "GETS IT"...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SocialToo, false sense, social networker, networker, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- 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
- Citizens Financial sued for insufficient E-Banking security
- If a fraudulent transaction ever takes place on one of your bank accounts due to their compromise, who's to blame - the bank, for not providing you as a customer with state-of-the-art security mechanisms that could have prevented it, or you, as a customer whose insecure online behavior led to...
- Tags: Bank, Citizens LLC, Electronic Banking, Financial, Two-factor Authentication, Online Banking, Banking, Security Administration, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- Wall Street still worrying over netbook impact on Microsoft's Windows 7 sales
- Now if I could pay $15/year to keep Windows running .... I would be happy and MS would have a "steady" yearly cash stream. Unfortunately, the current setup is, "pay me now, enjoy later maybe".With the pay me now scheme, there is no incentive to keep me happy once...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, sales, netbook, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Snow Leopard's malware protection only scans for two Trojans
- The much hyped built-in malware protection into Apple's Snow Leopard upgrade appears to be nothing more than a XProtect.plist file containing five signatures for two of the most popular Mac OS X trojans - OSX.RSPlug and OSX.Iservice. Intego, the company that originally reported the new feature, has...
- Tags: Trojan Horse, Malware, Apple Inc., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Are Google's 'Caffeine' search results more like Bing's?
- no caffeine neededGoggle's search is best.Trying to emulate the inferior results from M$ bang, is not the way to go.Total Disagree...You give Linux a bad name, you really do. Google would not be spending millions of dollars to revamp their search engine if they really thought Bing was a non-issue...
- Tags: SEARCH, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., search result, Goggle, Google Inc., Bing
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Absolute Software downplays BIOS rootkit claims
- Following a flood of calls from customers, the company behind the LoJack anti-theft service which researchers from Core Security Technologies recently portrait as a security threat, issued a statement downplaying the researchers' claims. According to the statement, LoJack is neither a rootkit, nor does it behave in...
- Tags: Absolute Software, Anti-theft, Malware, LoJack, Conficker, BIOS, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Rootkits, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Components, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- Security software maker PC Tools enters Mac market with antivirus utility
- PC Tools on Wednesday released iAntiVirus, that offers both real-time and scanning protection, the company said. The software is offered as a free download and $29 for an individual license. by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, PC Tools, Security, Viruses And Worms, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
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