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CA Anti-Spyware 2009 LE 2009 (Windows)

Spyware can steal your credit card numbers and passwords. Switch your home page, or re-direct your web searches to unwanted sites. Display annoying ads, slow your PC to a crawl, or even control it remotely. CA Anti-Spyware protects against a wide range of spyware threats that can expose your confidential...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Anti-Spyware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-04-06

CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008

CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008Protection Against SpywareAnti-Spyware 2009 is the best spyware that I tried to protect my PC. It is an easy-to-use, no-frills anti spyware program with a fair set of features, including Real-Time Tracking, and good help support. I have bruoght it from cheapdownloadsoftware.com online store in...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Anti-Spyware 2008, CA Anti-Virus, CA Anti-Spyware, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008

CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008 holds the middle ground, neither improving nor declining with this year's offering. The code is leaner, resulting in faster scans; however, there are too few features here to warrant much excitement. Also, this is the only antivirus product we tested that attempted to download...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Kaspersky, Computer Associates International Inc., antivirus, CA Anti-Spyware 2008, CA Anti-Virus, CA Anti-Spyware

Product reviews 2007-10-12

CA Anti-Spyware 2007

CA formerly Computer Associates has rebranded itself and its antispyware product (formerly eTrust, and formerly PestPatrol before that) as, simply, CA Anti-Spyware. Unfortunately, rebranding seems to be all they've done, as the PestPatrol product was once one of the best antispyware applications on the market and now pales in comparison...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Anti-Spyware, CA Anti-spyware 2007, anti-spyware

Product reviews 2007-03-28

Additional Resources

Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files

ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...

Tags: Strategy, wireless, Acta, rights holder, shut-off, intellectual property

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Courts put DVD ripping on shaky ground

this is only on the broken USA copyright and court system.not every one lives in the united states of america...Was it ever really about combatting piracy?"It?s amazing how the focus has shifted from combating piracy to taking as much money as possible off customers."Considering how much they've been using DRM,...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, piracy

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Are Google's 'Caffeine' search results more like Bing's?

no caffeine neededGoggle's search is best.Trying to emulate the inferior results from M$ bang, is not the way to go.Total Disagree...You give Linux a bad name, you really do. Google would not be spending millions of dollars to revamp their search engine if they really thought Bing was a non-issue...

Tags: SEARCH, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., search result, Goggle, Google Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

10 bits of tech the back-to-school student should avoid

This is what they use at UoKBut have no idea of their infrastructure or how it works. http://www.bradfordnetworks.com/products/cm.htmlIt'll either be a software or hardware thingamajig - either way it's a third party solution to stop networks from being expanded in this way.I disagree...... about the wireless keyboard/mouse and the wireless...

Tags: Routers & switches, Keyboards, SECURITY, Network technology, Symantec Corp., router, laptop computer, wireless, monitor

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

CA antivirus trashing Windows system files

CA antivirus trashing Windows system filesCA malware problemI do not have this problem on my XP machine because I have Ubuntu dual booted and run Linux while online. I use my XP for my local computing needs.Therefore I do not need anti virus software.Had CA, had a similar problemI...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Computer Associates International Inc., antivirus, CA antiviru, virus, Windows System Files

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

UPDATE: CA antivirus trashing Windows system files

I tipster just pointed me to the CA support forums where there's a lot of chatter about CA Anti-Virus misidentifying key Windows system files as malware. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Antivirus, Computer Associates International Inc., Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-07-09

June malware report - something's phishy

June malware report - something's phishyJune malware reportIt would be very helpful if they would list which problems affect which of the popular operating systems and which were cross platform.ClickaNerd - Virus Removal Experts = FREE INFOWe constantly strive to stay up with the latest rootkit and how it functions....

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware report, malware

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

McAfee Avert Stinger 10.0.1.624 (Windows)

Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files,...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows, Stinger

Software downloads 2009-07-06

When Americans were well-trained

When Americans were well-trainedExpress RailI like the idea! There is nothing express or high speed about traveling by train today in America. In fact from Michigan where i live I can plan on up to 20 hours to the East with long layovers. I see no reason...

Tags: NYC, Express Rail

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business model

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business modelYou don't compete with the web?I was really surprised to hear this statement, "We do 8,000 word articles with full-page photographs. We don?t really compete with the Web the same way the book doesn?t compete with the Web." I'm sure you don't...

Tags: Channel management, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Strategy, Grievous, Wired Inc., Chris Anderson, Web, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Remote search and the invisible elephant

Remote search and the invisible elephantThis is all about pr0nJust what evidence would you find if you scanned people's home PCs? Would you be able to cross-check every file against a checksum list of confidential/secret files? Could you detect packaged and ready to deploy malware? Nope and nope. There is...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), INTERNET, Corporate communications, Desktops, file name, internet crime, P2P

Discussion threads 2009-01-28

Apple's ad spend almost a half-billion dollars

Apple's ad spend almost a half-billion dollarsRe:"Apple can spend a ton on ads and make a great product at the same time" Is Mobile Me included in your list of great Apple products?"Microsoft seems to do the complete opposite. Make bad ads and write bad programs...."What about Windows Server...

Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Verizon Wireless: Our employees breached Obama's cell phone records

Verizon Wireless: Our employees breached Obama's cell phone recordsGo ahead, putall your privae information on line with cloud computing. No one look....Hello? It happens everywhere. Everywhere.You do not think that humans by nature are an uncurious or uninquisative lot, do you?Such penalties are put into place as without the...

Tags: Obama, cell phone record, Verizon Wireless, leave, cell phone

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Adventures in CA Support Day 2

Adventures in CA Support Day 2At Least I'm Not AloneYour experience with CA's support website is the main reason my organization dropped their Internet Security Suite.There's no need to put up w/bad service.Try using a combination of best-of-breed applications to protect yourself: Grisoft's AVG and Checkpoint's ZoneAlarm. For maintaining...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows XP, Computer Associates International Inc., restore point

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

IBM sues brainiac looking to leap to Apple; Download the docs

IBM sues brainiac looking to leap to Apple; Download the docsDid he work in or will he work in California?If so, the non-compete is unenforceable. Even if not, he can point to the recent court case in Cali that found non-competes to be unenforceable.RE: IBM sues brainiac looking to leap...

Tags: IBM Corp., Apple Inc., doc

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

John Galt is dead or Linus shrugs

John Galt is dead or Linus shrugsLinux isn't a good example.It's expense reduction vs Unix for servers, funded by lower staffing costs.A better example is a product like OpenOffice.org, proprietary software given to a project as a desperation play because the former owner4 couldn't make a profit. And hopes...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Dana, Whole Community, John Galt, Ayn Rand, Objectivism, Linus

Discussion threads 2008-10-27