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- Malware
- MALicious softWARE Software designed to destroy, aggravate and otherwise make life unhappy. See crimeware, virus, worm, logic bomb, macro virus and Trojan.
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- IObit Security 360 1.30 (Windows)
- IObit Security 360 is a free malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes the deepest infections, and protects your PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers. With the unique "Dual-Core" engine and the heuristic malware detection, IObit Security 360 detects the most complex...
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Windows, IObit, IObit Security 360, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Live Webcast: Web Attacks: How Hackers Create and Spread Malware
- The web has become the key vector for online attacks and even trusted websites are no longer safe. With hackers continually changing tactics, the majority of businesses are left unprotected against modern web-based malware. Businesses can no longer get by with just protecting their email and endpoint systems. ...
- Tags: Web, Webcast, Sophos Plc., Malware, Hacker, Attack, Channel Management, Security, Marketing
- Webcasts 2009-11-16
- The Cleaner 2010 6.2.0.2019 (Windows)
- The Cleaner is designed to protect, prevent and recover your system from malicious software malware attacks including Trojans, Spyware, Adware, Fraudware and all manner of harmful programs. We use varied methods to protect your system from malware. The Cleaner can detect and remove malware that is often missed by anti-virus...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Windows, MooSoft Development, Cleaner, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware
- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts
- Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, font, Microsoft Windows, malware attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, Windows7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts
- It's only a matter of time before malicious hackers start exploiting a critical Windows vulnerability via booby-trapped Web pages or Office Word or PowerPoint documents. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., Font, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Secure-Me 2.4 (Windows)
- The Secure-Me program offers customers security as a service SAAS as it secures internet browsing from the latest web threats, protecting users' privacy and preventing identity theft. Once installed, Secure-Me offers a secure browser that encrypts all internet traffic leaving from or coming to the user's machine, accelerates the user's...
- Tags: Web, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Network Intercept, Internet, Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Identity Theft, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- SecureIT Free 200901020 (Windows)
- SecureIT Free is a free Internet Security Suite that help keep your computer safe from virus, spyware, and other malicious threats while online. The new SecureIT 2009 version includes improved protection from the latest threats, simple and easy to use interface, and enhanced hourly updates ensuring your computer is constantly...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Virus, SecurityCoverage, SecureIT Free, SecureIT 2009 Version, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, Spyware
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- A-squared Free 4.5.0.21a (Windows)
- Scans your computer for malicious software Malware, including Trojan Horses, Dialers, Worms, Spyware, and Adware. A-squared Free is specialized in finding and removing them securely. The disk scan checks all files on your system disks for Malware. The scanner scans for Spyware Traces.
- Tags: Disk, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Emsi Software, A-squared Free, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Microsoft patches Windows worm holes, drive-by download flaws
- One of the Windows vulnerabilities could expose users to drive-by malware attacks via the browser. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Flaw, Window, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Counting vulnerabilities is pointless
- Suddenly it doesn't matter any more? Vulnerability count is an indication of software qualityIt goes directly to the process the vendor went through to root out vulnerabilities before shipping. At least if you compare products with the same general purpose and which receives the same amount of scrutiny.Time to fix...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, risk period
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- RRT - Sergiwa Antiviral Toolkit 5.0.0.12 (Windows)
- Sergiwa Antiviral Toolkit is a set of handy tools that scan, remove malware and re-enables all what a virus had previously disabled System Restrictions and gives you back the control over your own computer. Sergiwa Antiviral Toolkit beside the heuristic scanner, it includes a traditional scanner and remover for malware....
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Windows, iSergiwa Software, Sergiwa Antiviral Toolkit, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner 5.0.3 (Mac)
- Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner is an award winning general purpose tool for Mac OS X. sLCC makes system maintenance simple with an easy point and click interface to many OS X functions. Novice and expert users alike will appreciate the powerful toolset sLCC provides. Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner is installed...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Tool, Northern Softworks, Maintainenance Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner, sLCC Engine, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition 1.0 (Windows)
- Panda Cloud Antivirus is the first free cloud-based antivirus thin-client. It consists of a lightweight antivirus agent that is connected in real-time to PandaLabs' Collective Intelligence servers to protect faster against the newest malware variants while barely impacting PC performance. Thanks to Panda Security's Collective Intelligence malware and goodware online...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Collective Intelligence, Panda Security, Panda Cloud Antivirus, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- 8 out of 10 malware samples tested on Windows 7 with default UAC user access control settings don't trigger a warning. by Dancho Danchev
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Windows 7, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Which antivirus is best at removing malware?
- Run a Linux distro or a MacIt is funny, when you 'weld' a web_browserinto an operating system and viruses/worms/malware/trojans and spyware come in from outside sources it is amazing how insecureit makes an Operating System.Say what you will, Linux distro's power theInternet with Bind dns, dhcp, routers/switchesand they do not...
- Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, MSE, antivirus, operating system, malware, Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Which antivirus is best at removing malware?
- According to a comparative review of sixteen antivirus solutions, only a few were successful at completely removing the malware they were tested against. by Dancho Danchev
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- OneClick Spyware Expert 1.17.1 (Windows)
- OneClick spyware expert is an easy-to-use and effective anti-spyware scanner. It uses modern sophisticated anti-malware techniques and can reveal even most complicated types of viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers, spyware, and malware. Using advanced heuristic technologies Spyware expert can detect and remove malware that even the most well-known anti-virus and...
- Tags: Expert, Malware, Microsoft Windows, OneClick Spyware Expert, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Rootkits, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Malwarebytes accuses rival of software theft
- Malwarebytes claims IObit stole from its database of malware samples that its software uses to detect malware on customer computers. Malwarebytes is accusing China-based computer security firm IObit of intellectual property theft, but IObit denied the allegations and said there were problems with its malware submission site....
- Tags: Software, Malware, Malwarebytes, IObit, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Viruses And Worms, Security, Management, copyright, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-03
- Scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
- Twitter users warned about direct messages that said: "I make money online with google. i learned how here [link]." Facebook users were getting a bogus link from a friend. Twitter and Facebook users were getting hit with scams on Monday. Twitter users warned about direct messages...
- Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-02
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