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- AVG Internet Security 8.5.374 (Windows)
- AVG Internet Security is complete security protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers, and spam. Compatible with Windows Vista, AVG Internet Security is light on system resources, unobtrusive with no aggravating pop-ups. The powerful AVG Resident Shield provides maximum protection by...
- Tags: Protection, Credit Card, AVG Technologies USA, AVG Internet Security, AVG Resident Shield, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Sales Channel, Microsoft Windows, Financial Services, Security, Viruses And Worms, Sales, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-21
- AVG Internet Security 8.0
- AVG Internet Security 8.0Software RequestAVG's actual performance, on the other hand, was quite good. Anti-Virus correctly identified and quarantined each of several viruses and spyware we had put in place. Real-time scanning was quick and didn't noticeably slow down Web surfing. Automated updates to the definition files took little time...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, AVG, AVG Internet Security 8.0, AVG Internet Security
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- AVG Internet Security 8.0
- AVG Internet Security 8.0 has many new features including Linkscanner technology, which AVG Technologies acquired with its recent acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs. Overall, the product falls flat as an Internet security suite. Missing from the suite is adequate antiphishing protection beyond e-mail blocking. AVG Internet Security 8.0...
- Tags: Phishing, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, Update Now, Next IT, Computer Scanner, AVG Technologies, AVG Internet Security, AVG Internet Security 8.0, AVG
- Product reviews 2008-03-05
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- Will Microsoft Security Essentials (Morro) dent commercial antivirus sales?
- Will Microsoft Security Essentials Morro dent commercial antivirus sales?Microsoft doesn't conjure up "security" in my mind ...... but Ed Bott has an interesting article describing a study that shows OneCare and apparently Morro uses the same engine and definitions scored among the top of the tested products.That opened up the...
- Tags: AVG Free, MSE, Avira, antivirus, Security Software, OneCare, AVG, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?
- How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?Question re: crucial measure ...[i]And on the crucial measure of delivering the fewest false positives, Microsoft stood far ahead of the pack, delivering the fewest false positives of any program tested.[/i]By false positive, do you mean files that tested positive in the AV as...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, free antivirus software, Microsoft Corp., antivirus software, OneCare, software
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Free AV from Microsoft: It's about time
- Free AV from Microsoft: It's about timeNo thank you"Morro will work by routing all of a users Internet traffic to a Microsoft datacenter"Umm, no. There are way too many privacy implications here.thats scary i know Microsoft will say how safe and Anonymous this would be, but currently I already...
- Tags: Rootkits, Data centers, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Free AV, Morro, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering
- Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offeringSimplicityNifty! (Weird how this had cross my mind this morning after we finished our migration to SBS 2008 and suddenly there's a Reuters article today.)Really, all I would like to see is something like how Windows Defender is today--remarkably silent,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Morro antiviru, Microsoft Ready, Google Inc., Morro, beta, Symantec Corp., antivirus
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
- Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe filesThey should....Default to show all extensions and give people the ability to hide them if they prefer, not sure why they would, but the option would be there. This is a good point to make and I hope...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, UAC, security
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computers
- Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computersMicrosoft and Symantec products do not yet detect this Trojan!!!We can only wonder how many more viruses are spreading undetected right now.RE: Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computersSo it a case of lazy admins who don't want to patch. If they got off their...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, SECURITY, trojan horse, operating system, BotNet, Microsoft Windows, netbook, Web browser, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Making sense of the latest Conficker update
- Making sense of the latest Conficker updateBe VigilantSince it is apparent that Conficker is a 'rootkit' there is all the more reason to scan your systems using a tool which reads your Windows partitions in an 'off-line' manner.I describe such a tool here:http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2009/04/a-must-have-security-tool-bitdefender-rescue-cd-for-unicies.htmlAlso, admins can scan subnets collectively in a...
- Tags: Piracy, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Conficker Update, latest Conficker update, Making Sense, Microsoft Corp., Conficker Worm
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload
- Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payloadSo basically......anyone who patched back in October and who doesn't install dodgy files is still OK?Which seems to be about 99%+ of Windows users.This thing is a walk in the parkcompared to the new w32.Virut.nbn variationsit's game over as soon as you catch itnastiest thing...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Patches, SECURITY, Conficker, payload
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
- AVG Internet Security Network Edition 8.5.287a1483 (Windows)
- Comprehensive protection for your business. Focus on your business and minimize IT resource requirements.Centrally controlled security protection against all of the most common Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware and spam combined with desktop firewall protection against intrusions and hacking.
- Tags: Protection, Microsoft Windows, AVG Technologies USA, Firewalls, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Network Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-04-09
- AVG Internet Security SBS Edition 8.5.287a1483 (Windows)
- Centrally controlled desktop and server protection against all of the most common Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware combined with desktop anti-spam and firewall protection. Ideal protection for small businesses.
- Tags: Protection, Microsoft Windows, AVG Technologies USA, Firewalls, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Network Security, Desktops, Networking, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-09
- AVG: Protecting Your Computer From Tomorrow's Threats Today
- Security used to be a straightforward matter. E-mail was the primary attack vector and simply installing an anti-virus product and exercising caution when opening attachments mitigated the majority of threats. When a system did become infected, the consequences were not usually particularly dire; inconvenience and data loss were the most...
- Tags: Antivirus, Threat, Attack Vector, Computer, AVG Technologies, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2009-04-02
- McAfee fails the Conficker test
- McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...
- Tags: McAffee, VIPRE, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Microsoft
- MicrosoftDamned if you do...Damned if you don't ntWow. Vista is too secure and in-your-face. So Microsoft changes UAC in response to the mountain of user feedback so you can tweak it in Windows 7 and now it's not secure enough.Mind boggling stupidity when it comes to 'default' settingsevery version of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Construction, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-04
- What
- WhatExplaining IT behavior, what we're missingJust a guess but I think it has a lot to do with what you've talked about earlier, the social dimension to all of this. I would add that there's a cultural factor.Having been a part of the Windows world where I occasionally visit, I...
- Tags: Operating systems, Unix, UNIX Security, modality, PC, developer, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- Securing the Windows 7 beta
- Securing the Windows 7 betaAvast x64Works already in the x64 Beta of Windows 7. There may be bugs I haven't encountered yet, but so far flawlessly. Well I guess I don't know that it's "working" as I may just be lucky and haven't needed it to block anything yet, but...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Beta, Securing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-01-16
- News to know: Yahoo's Bartz, Genachowski, Sony's loss, Chrome for Mac
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins Sam Diaz: Ya-hoooo: There's a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Government, Software, Internet, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?
- Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?The recommendation to use an alternative browser is based on......the existence of an exploit for which a patch is not available as of the time I write this. It is not being given because IE is insecure. I would hope this same advice were given...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
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