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- Avira AntiVir Premium 9.0.452 (Windows)
- Avira AntiVir Premium enhances the comprehensive protection of the Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus with important security and configuration functions and protects you against viruses, worms, Trojans, ad/spyware, dialers, bots and dangerous downloads.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Avira, Avira AntiVir Premium, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.407 (Windows)
- Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with...
- Tags: Virus Protection, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Virus, Avira, Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-08-05
- Avira Premium Security Suite 9.0.0.381 (Windows)
- Avira Premium Security Suite protects you in a very comprehensive way against the dangers of the Internet. It offers you numerous additional features over the virus protection offered in the AntiVir Premium Edition. In addition to AntiVir Premium, the Suite includes an integrated firewall that wards off attacks such as...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Microsoft Windows, Attack, Avira, Avira Premium Security Suite, Backups, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Software downloads 2009-08-05
- 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
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- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
- Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...
- Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'
- The sites of these 'rogue security programs'Should be immediately shut down when they are found, by doing a DDoS attack if necessary.There is no reason to allow these bastards to shill their break-ware on the rest of us in the world.Getting worse...I've seen a hugh increase in infections from these...
- Tags: rogue security program, ad system, security program, Rogue security program, advertisement, ongoing threat, security, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials
- Live OneCareI put Live OneCare on my Vista computer when Vista was new and cranky after my some of my crash problems traced back to the anti-virus I'd installed. I found Live OneCare to work well and be very light on the foot print. No doubt but I'll...
- Tags: Internet Security Suite, Norton Co., MSE, Live OneCare, security, detection rate, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Report: Final version of free Microsoft Security Essentials to ship September 29
- Do we really need another security software on Windows 7?Hi!If I install MSE on Windows 7, do I really need to install another security software on Windows 7?Thanks!yes...It's called Linux and that will cure all windoze security threats forever.Yes and...while introducing 8 year old kernel faults on its own.No, but...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Koobface, FCS, MSE, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?
- Free for business use?Interesting... According to this table, MCE can be used in servers (2008 R2) and, since there is nothing in contrary, it seems that is also free for use by businesses - most of the other free offerings (Avast, AVG...) are only free for non-commercial use.RE: Microsoft Security...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., MSE, Windows User, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- 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
- Vulnerable Adobe Flash shipped with Snow Leopard
- That's all fine and goodbut Apple OSX is based on tried and tested UNIX and is immune to such vulnerabilities. Magic dust is able to discover exploits before they get a chance to spring into action.Unix was designed with security in mind and every object is securable with extremely high...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- MIDs and netbooks - half the size, half the experience - Solomon type design
- Personally - not really interested in smaller than a netbook."With AJAX, and HTML 5 coming, the Internet experience will require ever more power."Somehow I doubt that that will really take more power than video.But if it doesn't do video - yeah, it's underpowered.Frankly, though, I really don't want to go...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Solomon Corp., netbook, video, HTML 5
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Immunet Protect 1.0.14 (Windows)
- Immunet Protect is free, light weight, cloud based Anti-Virus software which uses new approaches to provide malware protection. It is designed to work alongside Symantec, AVG, Avira and Mcafee to provide significantly improved detection rates in those products. You can also install it alone. Immunet works by providing its own...
- Tags: Community, Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Immunet, Immunet Protect, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-08-18
- ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps
- ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight appsMissed two but maybe they aren't popularIf you are including Gimp, then how about Google Apps Picasa. This is an excellent free photo organizing program. Google has even put out a Linux beta of this handy program.http://picasa.google.comGoogle Sketchup - a highly...
- Tags: Linux, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Paint.net, Notepad++, lightweight app, Top 25, ZDNet-reader, Zotero, TextPad
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- 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
- Vendors being pushed into cloud, kicking and screaming?
- Vendors being pushed into cloud, kicking and screaming?The problem is...Being dragged and forced into a new technology will ultimately lead to massive reforms later. You will see a few Fortune 500 companies lose control of their data and sue the stuffing out of the cloud vendor. All of a sudden...
- Tags: Virtualization, Strategy, SECURITY, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- 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
- A conversation with Trend Micro's Eva Chen
- A conversation with Trend Micro's Eva ChenTrend Micro Has a low detection of Malware threats-Subpar protectionIn certified Lab tests Trend Micro Internet Security 2009 failed to detect Polymorphic Malware icsa Labs, and had a dismal detection rate of 69% In recent [2009] Testing (a decent Antivirus/Antimalware program catches at least...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Trend Micro Inc., malware
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- Quickfire Deal: Apple 13-in. MacBook for only $799
- Quickfire Deal: Apple 13-in. MacBook for only $799and you STILL OVERPAID for that MacEven at $799 - the wimpy 2gb of ram and a 120gb hard drive pale in comparison to Windows offerings at the same price. To quote another Mactard on ZDNet - "120gb hard drive? Hey...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, screen size, Quickfire Deal, laptop computer, Apple Inc., hard drive
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning
- Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaningLOL!That's a good April Fools joke right there!A wise choice!You can't go wrong with it! If Loverock recommends it then it must be good.I'll stick with my Antivirus XP 2009, thanks.I'm KIDDING! :pVery Poor RecommendationsCommercial Anti-virus: You recommend ESET NOD32 and...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, clamAV, Conficker, antivirus, Clam AV, early Spring, Norton 360, good excuse, actualy, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-03-27
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