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- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Panda Security, PAVCL, Rootkits, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-09-03
- Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks
- Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooksWindows 7 = crippled. Just use LinuxWhy buy an OS with all of these artificial restraints? This is what closed source gets you, a compromised product.Won't Run on ARM Netbook AnywayARM processor based netbooks are about to hit the market...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Starter Edition, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- University Boosts PC Security, Manageability to Support Growth in Online Learning
- Liberty University is growing rapidly, especially in the technology-heavy online-learning sector. To support that growth, the university needed to upgrade the security and manageability of its personal computers. A key part of that upgrade has been the shift from McAfee antivirus software to Microsoft Forefront Client Security. The university gets...
- Tags: PC, Online Learning, University, Microsoft Corp., Liberty University, E-learning, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Review: iolo System Mechanic
- There's always an arms race when it comes to the jack of all trades system tool: registry cleaner, anti-spyware, defragmenter, settings control panel. Some ZDNet readers, including myself, default to a combination of the free but popular CCleaner, Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy and an antivirus program. ...
- Tags: Hard Drive, System Mechanic, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- Targeted malware attack against U.S schools intercepted
- Timing is everything, and from a cybercriminal's perspective, a new school year means segmenting their email databases to launch a targeted attack welcoming everyone back online. According to MessageLabs Intelligence : "Starting in early September, MessageLabs intercepted a targeted, email-borne malware attack on US schools and government organizations, a...
- Tags: Malware, Social Engineering, Attack, E-mail, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?
- Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?You mean Apple Macs aren't affected?Fascinating. This has been 'known about for some time', Windows 2K affected, XP is affected, Vista partially affected, Apple Mac NOT affected. Imagine that, yet another security drop off which only affects Microsoft Windows. Vista, the OS...
- Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BIOS, Operating systems, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, MBR
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?
- The latest rootkit in the wild hides on your hard drive's boot sector and is starting to infect Windows PCs, according to security researchers. And the real kicker: The rootkit can't be detected by most antivirus applications. Symantec has been tracking the latest rootkit--Trojan.Mebroot--and...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., SANS Institute, Trojan.Mebroot Kernel, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- 5 apps I can't live without in Leopard
- 5 apps I can't live without in LeopardI believe I can answer for most on this oneWhat are the first applications that you installed in Leopard? First and most importantly, Windows, of course. Second, Microsoft Office. That question was too easy. ;)Archive and InstallI also did an archive and...
- Tags: Apple Safari, OSX, Quicksilver, Leopard
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling saga
- MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling sagaFirefox Folks this is fixed in current verion 2.0.0.7ntBS -- it's a FireFox bug.MS has investigated the whole story thoroughly, and it's someone else's problem.RE: MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling sagaIt's been Microsoft's modus for years. If...
- Tags: Web browsers, Groupware, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., URI, MS Outlook flaw, flaw, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, new twist, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Windows Vista - Proceed with Confidence (or tread carefully?)
- It seems that Microsoft doesn't want customers to wait any longer to upgrade to Windows Vista. The message coming in from Redmond is "Do it! Do it NOW!"Try to integrate a Vista box into an existing hardware/software ecosystem and it's a throw of the dice as to whether it's all...
- Tags: Vista, Trends, Thoughts, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- Fixiter 4.1.18.232 (Windows)
- Fixiter detects and deletes all dangerous or unnecessary files out of your system very carefully and without losing necessary information that can destroy PC function. It will find and repair any files which could be repaired. Otherwise they will be moved to quarantine or a report helping you to understand...
- Tags: PC, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Plug-in, Security System, Fixiter
- Software downloads 2007-05-22
- Gates: 40 million Vista copies sold
- Gates: 40 million Vista copies soldYes, other companies like Symantecand their bloatload of protective software get to carve out some consumer cash as well. And then, there's PC gaming. But if the numbers hold out as true, it's more sales than the haters want and still not a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-15
- Killing the crapware problem on PCs
- Killing the crapware problem on PCsGroove could be dangerousGeorge says: "Groove is something that comes with Office 2007 and I haven't figured out how to disable that yet without having it automatically come back though it doesn't seem to be causing any problems."From my understanding Groove is for peer to...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, Groupware, Microsoft Windows 98, PC, video, crapware problem, Groove Networks Inc., advertisement, PC industry
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from the Apple and the NSA
- Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from the Apple and the NSAApple Rocks!whooohooo I'm #1!Password Assistant to the rescueArticle states: "Those best practices include all those password usage tips that IT users forget almost daily."Apple's Password Assistant to the rescue. It's available from System Preferences, when you're changing or creating...
- Tags: Apple Inc., password, NSA, LaunchServices
- Discussion threads 2007-03-22
- Politicians press for antispyware law yet again
- Politicians press for antispyware law yet againSpy ware bites!I agree , the spyware is out of control and i have every reason to belive that it is linked with spamming as well, if we kill the spyware i think we will get rid of a lot of spam as well."unnecessarily...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spy-ware, Computer #1, spyware, computer, anti-spyware
- Discussion threads 2007-03-15
- Microsoft sets Vista meeting with security companies
- Microsoft sets Vista meeting with security companiesMicrosoft sets Vista meeting with security companiesMicrosoft should go into the meeeting and then say "PSYCHE!! We were just kidding about making the changes for you. We secured the kernel enough and are not going to make it insecure just so you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., kernel, security company, Microsoft Windows Vista, kernal, security
- Discussion threads 2006-10-18
- Counting the cost of counterfeiting
- Counting the cost of counterfeitingWhat is the problem with making money?Advertisering-based revenue is great for certain products, but imagine your windows desktop covered in advertisement? What to browse your work-folder? Oh look, I can also buy Viagra. Wow, that would get annoying fast.I'm tired of the idea...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., piracy
- Discussion threads 2006-05-22
- Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public
- Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made publicSue the jerkwho published the exploit code before a patch was released. I don't care what product is vulnerable, Windows, Mac, open source, proprietary, whatever. There is NO EXCUSE for going public with exploit code before giving the vendor a reasonable chance to...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, open source, exploit, history file, Mozilla Firefox, security, denial of service
- Discussion threads 2005-12-08
- Latest Sober threatens e-mail gateways
- Latest Sober threatens e-mail gatewaysStupidityAnyone who opens an attached ZIP folder deserves what they get...MCSEs working Thanksgiving...Our ISA Servers are "locked and loaded" to protect us. I was going to give everyone off tomorrow but my rep said it would be a good move to show my power by making...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, e-mail, e-mail gateway
- Discussion threads 2005-11-23
- 31% of Western European SMBs will increase their IT budgets
- During 2004, the majority of the IS budget of Western European small and medium businesses was absorbed by internal overheads such as personnel and facilities expenses (51%). Only 20.2% of the total IS budget was dedicated to new IT initiatives, confirming SMBs' moderate investments during 2004, IDC says. 31% of...
- Tags: IS Budget, small and medium business
- Blog posts 2005-11-15
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