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- Windows Security Center changes trigger warnings
- Windows Security Center changes trigger warningsI have yet to see this problem on Windows 7 RC1. NTNTOLD NEWS!Very Old News!stale news, like bread, hard to swallowyeah, like 3-4 months old. seen some time ago on my Vista system.AdrianIs that your screenshot? What is the other button up in the titlebar?Came...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Old News!, Windows Security Center, AVG, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- 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
- 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
- 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 and Rising signatures update detects Windows files as malware
- AVG and Rising signatures update detects Windows files as malwareAnd why would they not?Many Windows files are indeed malware, Rootkits, and spyware. Anything Microsoft places on a PERSONAL computer to control or manipulate the computer or the PERSON, and furnishing zero benefit to or approval of the user person, is...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, malware, Windows File, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, virus, antivirus
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- AVG and Rising signatures update detects Windows files as malware
- Yesterday, a signatures update pushed by AVG falsely labeled a critical Windows file as a banker malware, prompting the company to quickly fix the issue and issue a workaround, following end users complaints at its support forums. AVG's false positive causing downtime for Windows users is happening...
- Tags: Malware, Virus, AVG, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- CNET Download.com not so 'spyware-free'
- CNET Download.com not so 'spyware-free'Anyone else notice the irony of the name?"Anti-virus defender"? Doesn't that mean it defends against anti-virus products? ;-)
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, not-so, spyware
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- AVG Antivirus 8
- AVG Antivirus 8I should have heeded your warning about customer service!I used AVG Free for years, so I figured I should pony up the $50 for the paid version. I downloaded and installed it on Oct. 23, 2008, and spent the next nine days unsuccessfully attempting to run a...
- Tags: AVG, AVG Antivirus 8, AVG AntiVirus
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScannerTime to lock down WindowsIn the days of Windows XP, the need for an active virus scanner was a no brainer. With Vista, a user can now easily lock down the system by using a limited user account and turning on DEP for all programs....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, AVG, LinkScanner, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner
- A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Whirlpool Corp., Search Result, Slashdot, AVG, LinkScanner, Web Site Development, Search, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- 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
- 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
- Concerned over Apple iPhone's third-party development and deployment model? Yep.
- Concerned over Apple iPhone's third-party development and deployment model? Yep.IE input exploit?AVG says that blogs home page uses an IE input exploit and locked the page out.Should we be concerned that you post a link to it?RE: Concerned over Apple iPhone's third-party development and deployment model? Yep.What blog?...
- Tags: INTERNET, Blogging, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., third-party development, Apple iPhone, deployment model, AVG
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- 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 Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)
- AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)Stupid questionHow is Paint.NET superior to Windows Paint? The blurb doesn't really say.RE: AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)The best there is - I killed Norton on my computer and all of my clients...
- Tags: Operating systems, NETWORKING, media player, AVG, essential Windows app, AVG Antivirus FREE EDITION, AVG AntiVirus, Windows App, Gallery, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+Windows
- A+dozen+free+%26+essential+apps+for+WindowsNot a very wide appeal to these toolsThere are only 2 or 3 mentioned here that most people would find useful, but still worth mentioning none the less.Reg Cleaners tend to scare meI like the idea of cleaning registries, but for some reason or another every time I attempt to...
- Tags: freeware, AVG
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Free alternatives to commercial software
- Free alternatives to commercial softwareFoxit reader as a replacement for Adobewww.foxitsoftware.comAny alternative to Real for Vista 64?Amazon uses Real to preview tracks but I won't install that in Windows. Any alternative?RE: Free alternatives . . .I have a couple . . .ZipGenius - an Excellent Winzip Alternative that handles just...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, CCleaner, Free Alternative, commercial software, software, Audacity, AVG
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- Friday Rant - Why is most security software rubbish?
- Friday Rant - Why is most security software rubbish?Don't use a suiteall you need is AV and anti-spywareAVG is freeSpyBot or Windows Defender are freeAVG and SpyBot can be set to run automaticallyDefender runs automaticallywhy make a big deal out of itAAgreedIn the past I have used Norton System Security...
- Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, security, security software, Friday Rant, AVG, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-26
- Kaspersky Lab eyes IPO, acquisitions
- Kaspersky Lab eyes IPO, acquisitionsWhy should I care?Since I won't support abusive monopoly, and malware authors don't target anything nut monopoly software, why ought I care?Yeah...Oh, and I noticed you left out grisoft/avg as a big player. AVG is a far superior product than Symantec, McAfee and the other one...
- Tags: SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., AVG, Kaspersky Lab, IPO, acquisition
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Technology Shakedown: McAfee's A/V software runs amok on Windows Vista's tray
- Technology Shakedown: McAfee's A/V software runs amok on Windows Vista's trayGiven your previous problems with this kit...... you might be best re-installing with different software (like a different A/V) and whilst I don't approve of the Linux idiots around here (Move to Linux! Move to Linux! (repeat [i]ad nauseum[/i])) I'm...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, A/V, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, AVG, McAffe, software
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
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