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avast! antivirus 2.74 (Mac)

avast! antivirus Mac Edition has the same ICSA Certified scan engine as all avast! antivirus products, offering best-in-class protection against the latest and legacy virus, malware, trojan and spyware risks. Virus definitions and scanning capabilities are updated extremely often (sometime several times per day, depending on current threats), so you...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Avast!, Virus, Avast! Antivirus Mac Edition, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-02-10

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Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning

Some of you have probably heard about Conficker.C, the computer virus/worm that is set to activate on April 1st.  Conficker.C exploits a particular vulnerability in Windows that was announced in October of 2008 which allows code to be remotely executed. Nobody exactly knows what Conficker.C is supposed to do on...

Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Conficker.C, Chances, CLAMAV, CCleaner, WinDirStat, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-27

The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC

Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-22

The sorry state of security software

The sorry state of security softwareSeems like the nightmare continues...I really wonder why people tolerate this crap. Really, is this the land of masochist ? Sure seems that way from these reports and what I have seen over the years.Oh well, on a positive note, looks like Vista is getting...

Tags: Viruses and worms, security software, Webroot Software Inc., security, Microsoft Windows, MSFT, Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-22

Anti-virus heavyweights missing from Vista-certified list

Anti-virus heavyweights missing from Vista-certified listBig Company Complacency...They think they got you hooked because of their name. I'm not letting it happen any more.When I moved to Vista, instead of reinstalling the bloated Symantec AntiVirus, I purchased NOD32.The only question I have now is why I didn't do it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows Vista, AVG, antivirus, Symantec Corp., Kaspersky, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-22

Worm spreads through Symantec AV hole

Worm spreads through Symantec AV holeSo.... I need to hurry up with that ReviewI have talked to a few people that are more at what we would call average users. They get on the computer, they surf, they email. After telling them about AV Gateways and how...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Zone Labs Inc., PC, Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-28

Is security software a protection racket?

Is security software a protection racket?They can't give it away for freeThey would get sued for anti-trust faster then I can type this sentence.What I wish the big box shops would start to do is bundle AVG or another free-for-home use Antivirus, instead of the 90 trial of Symantec. ...

Tags: Operating systems, Windhose, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, software, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-02-14

Bug spotted in Symantec antivirus

Bug spotted in Symantec antivirusCheeseForget about your kids inserting a grilled cheese sandwich into the VCR; this is the digital age! Make sure they haven't picked up any nasty buffer overruns at school.Lemme guess...This bug that was spotted, we've probably all spotted it before.It's the label on the box and/or...

Tags: SECURITY, security software, Symantec Corp., Symantec AntiVirus, software, antivirus

Discussion threads 2005-10-05