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- Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?
- Earlier this month, Symantec's product manager David Hall dismissed free security software as equal alternative to the paid versions, and also described Microsoft's free "Microsoft Security Essentials" as "a stripped down version of the OneCare product Microsoft pulled from retail shelves". Needless to say that such statements...
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Safe'n'Sec Personal Pro + Rootkit Detector + Anti-Virus Scanner 3.470 (Windows)
- The product includes Safe’n’Sec Pro basic version, Rootkit Detector module and an option of programs and documents scanning for known viruses presence with Dr.Web antivirus scanner. In addition to basic Safe’n’Sec Pro options (computer protection form new viruses, worms, Trojans, Spyware, hacker attacks) Dr.Web antivirus scanner allows detecting files infected...
- Software downloads 2007-12-07
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- Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus 4.8.1367 (Windows)
- Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit package. Avast includes the following components: On demand scanner with skinnable simple interface, just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button; On access...
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- 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...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Plus 2009.04.14.59 (Windows)
- Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Plus includes anti-virus, anti-malware, a vulnerability scanner and personal firewall. Find and fix rootkits, spyware, trojans, virus and malware infections. The webshield protects you from infection while surfing the Internet. The suite also includes many other useful tools: usb flash rescue disk creation, history cleaner, disk...
- Software downloads 2009-10-25
- Anti-Virus Descargar 1.5 (Windows)
- Anti-virus Descargar offers comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, Trojans and dialers. It checks and protects all the relevant system areas of your computer. This application detects over 20,000 viruses variants and also offers full scan memory active processes. Anti-virus Descargar used to detect and remove major viruses. It is not...
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- ProtectMac AntiVirus 1.1.1 (Mac)
- The next generation security product for Mac OS X, designed to keep you safe from viruses and spyware. ProtectMac AntiVirus allows you to scan any area of your Mac or network for both Macintosh and non-Macintosh malware. The user-friendly, graphical interface enables you to perform user scans, set up...
- Software downloads 2009-10-07
- Scut AntiVirus On-Demand 1.6 (Windows)
- Scut antivirus engine is our new approach on software security. An AntiVirus engine built from scratch at Novus Ordo lab. and integrated in Scut Antivirus on-demand scanner for now and in future products which shall appear in a very short time. Unlike its competitors, which have years of experience due...
- Software downloads 2009-10-05
- MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples
- According to recent tests conducted by AV-Test.org aiming to measure the performance of Microsoft's Security Essentials, the freeware application achieved 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples including viruses, bots, trojan horses, backdoors and Internet worms, also achieving 90.95% detection rate for 14,222 adware/spyware samples it was tested against. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Report: Final version of free Microsoft Security Essentials to ship September 29
- Do we really need another security software on Windows 7?Hi!If I install MSE on Windows 7, do I really need to install another security software on Windows 7?Thanks!yes...It's called Linux and that will cure all windoze security threats forever.Yes and...while introducing 8 year old kernel faults on its own.No, but...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 6.7.1 (Windows)
- Outpost Security Suite Pro is a robust Internet security solution that proactively protects SOHO users against a broad range of current and future threats ranging from malware to hackers to identity compromise. The program features an award-winning firewall, fast and reliable anti-malware, a unique Host Protection module, web and transaction...
- Software downloads 2009-09-24
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- The Game of the Name Malware Naming, Shape Shifters and Sympathetic Magic
- Once upon a time, one infection by specific malware looked much like another infection, to an antivirus scanner if not to the naked eye. Even back then, virus naming wasn't very consistent between vendors, but at least virus encyclopaedias and third-party resources like vgrep made it generally straightforward to map...
- White papers 2009-09-14
- Intego VirusBarrier X5 10.5.10 (Mac)
- VirusBarrier X5 is the acclaimed antivirus for Mac that is simple, fast and non-intrusive. VirusBarrier X5 protects Macs from viruses by examining all the files that are read or written, as well as watching for suspicious activity that may be the sign of viruses acting on applications or other files....
- Software downloads 2009-09-14
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Innobate AntiVirus Basic 1.0 (Windows)
- Innobate AntiVirus Basic provides on-access, on-demand resident shield against virus, worms, trojans, and malware. Also provides on-demand scanning on all of your computers drives. This commercial version of Innobate AntiVirus Basic has an improved scanner engine, and on demand scanning of files is faster, when scanning your drives for malware....
- Software downloads 2009-09-09
- Simple Machine Protect 1.9.4 (Windows)
- Simple Machine Protect is portable antivirus software for your Windows Operating System, built to remove certain variant of virus, worm, trojan, and spyware from your computer. Simple Machine Protect was designed to be a simple, open source antivirus scanner.
- Software downloads 2009-09-07
- Panda Antivirus Command-Line Scanner 9.5.1 (Windows)
- Panda Antivirus Command-Line Scanner PAVCL is the anti-malware and heuristic engine from Panda. PAVCL includes the following features: * Scanning & disinfection of virus, spyware, rootkits; * Scanning insie compressed and runtime packed files. * Boot sector scanning and disinfection. * Advanced Genetic Heuristic engine. * Raw low-level scanning of...
- Software downloads 2009-09-03
- Avast Professional Edition 4.8.1351 (Windows)
- Avast 4 Professional Edition is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit software package for corporate and advanced home use. Avast Professional Edition includes an on demand scanner with two user interfaces, a skinnable simple interface: just select what you want to scan and in...
- Software downloads 2009-08-20
- Protea AntiVirus Tools, Avast Version 2.09.272 (Windows)
- Protea AntiVirus Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino scans and cleans automatically the message body, attached files, rich text fields and OLE objects in Domino mail, keeps Domino bases virus-free. Virus detection is handled by Avast! AntiVirus and others. Scanning occurs in real-time, cleaning e-mail traffic of Lotus Domino without slowing...
- Software downloads 2009-07-24
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