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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

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

AVG: Protecting You From Today's Rapidly Evolving, Web-Borne Threats

The challenge for personal and business computer users alike today, is to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving array of viruses, spyware, phishing scams and other threats collectively referred to as malware that can wreak havoc on their lives. This paper explains how AVG Technologies' products reduce the risk, by...

Tags: Threat, AVG Technologies, Cyberthreats, Phishing, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Spam, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2008-02-01

Protecting You From Today's Rapidly Evolving, Web-Borne Threats

The challenge for personal and business computer users alike today is to stay ahead of the rapidly evolving array of viruses, spyware, phishing scams and other threats collectively referred to as malware that can wreak havoc on their lives. This paper explains how AVG Technologies' products reduce the risk, by...

Tags: Threat, AVG Technologies, Cyberthreats, Phishing, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Spam, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2008-02-01

Additional Resources

AVG Free 8.0 Anti-Virus Definitions 2009-09-20 (Windows)

In order to provide the highest level of antivirus protection for users of AVG Free, AVG Technologies continuously develops information about new viruses. This information, as well as product improvements, is provided to the users of AVG Free in the form of Updates. Timely virus database updates are the critical...

Tags: Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Antivirus Protection, Virus, AVG Technologies USA, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Security

Software downloads 2009-10-07

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...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-13

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off today

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off todayLast I heard... *edited*OneCare had less false positives then all the other AV/AS software, and scored pretty high in tests.Assuming it's junk just because it's Microsoft kinda makes you look like a... fool.*Edited after realizing I had typed the...

Tags: Desktops, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Windows 7, public beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

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

Windows 7 RC1 made available for download

Windows 7 RC1 made available for downloadLike with the beta... Microsofts servers have crashed and burned.You would have thought they learned at thing or two from the release of the Beta...Well I'm off to try again.RE: Windows 7 RC1 made available for downloadAwesome! I can't wait to download this tonight....

Tags: UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 RC1, Microsoft Corp., RC1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

USAID.gov compromised, malware and exploits served

The Azerbaijan section at the United States Agency for International Development (azerbaijan.usaid.gov) has been compromised and is embedded with malware and exploits serving scripts approximately around the 1st of March. The malicious script is taking advantage of a series of redirects which are dynamically loading live exploits, or rogue security...

Tags: Malware, Cybercriminal, USAID.gov, Cn, Cn/check/check.php, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-03-06

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

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

We were disappointed with Kaspersky Internet Security 2009. While there are significant improvements to the anti-malicious-software engine in Kaspersky Internet Security 2009--it is faster--we only saw evidence of that during the file scan test. In our application and boot tests, the numbers were actually worse than last year. This highlights...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Kaspersky, KIS 2009, Kaspersky Internet security 2009, Kaspersky Internet Security, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2008-11-14

News to know: CES preview, Google tracks flu, NebuAd sued, Ad porn blocker

 Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: CES 2009 Preview: All quiet on the gadget front Sean Portnoy: Third-quarter HDTV sales pace slows, plasmas show new signs of life ...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Video, Beta, Matthew Miller, Corporate Communications, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009

Despite winning our Editors' Choice award two years in a row, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 did not impress us enough to extend that run another year. Granted, there are significant improvements to the anti-malicious-software engine in KAV 2009; it is faster, although we only saw evidence of that during the file...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, KAV 2009, Kaspersky

Product reviews 2008-08-01

Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?

Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...

Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?

The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.  Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer.  AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.  This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...

Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools

Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting ToolsVery InformativeThanks Ed.1 question: My machine performs fineit is fast and reliable, I have had no major or even minor issues, 0 BSOD since it arrived last October. Do I still download the latest drivers. There is a bios update available. I always...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), acer, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-05-06

Console gaming will "die in the next 5 to 10 years"

Console gaming will "die in the next 5 to 10 years"I would lead to agreeing that it will enddoes anybody remember before the Wii and the xbox360 and the PS3 how much trouble nintendo was in and that PC games were taking over? the comment that console gaming is...

Tags: Games, game, console, Console gaming, PC

Discussion threads 2008-03-30

AVG Antivirus 8

The biggest news with AVG Anti-Virus 8 is that it includes Linkscanner, a technology that actively blocks malicious content from Web sites that may have been hijacked or otherwise compromised. Also, antivirus, antispyware, and antirootkit preventions have been combined into one product. The new drive-by download protection combined with AVG's...

Tags: Scanners, Web site development, Viruses and worms, Update Now, Computer Scanner, AVG, AVG Anti-Virus 8, AVG Anti-Virus

Product reviews 2008-03-11

Warner Bros. to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusively

Warner Bros. to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusivelyclarificationHD DVD is a good technology, but I think Blu-Ray will win in the end because of the higher capacity. Initially both technologies were viable, but in the end, mass consumerism dictates that the winners delivers more bang.Key phrase here...."XBOX 360 plays...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Sony Corp., Blu-ray disc

Discussion threads 2008-01-04