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McAfee Internet Security 2009

McAfee Internet Security 2009Beware of Automatic renewal on your credit cardIt's expensive, heavy, it takes up lots of PC memory and resources.It'll waist lots of your time with all notifications, subscriptions, warrnings, renewals, updates, reminders and what not.Be aware that McAfee will automatically renew your licence. It was not...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security 2009, McAfee Internet Security

Discussion threads 2009-01-24

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Here are a few of ZDNet's favorite items from the past week, including Nikon Coolpix S60, McAfee Internet Security 2009, and a wireless classic Nintendo-style controller. by CNET News.com

Tags: McAfee Internet Security, Photograph, Wi-Fi, Wireless, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-11-17

McAfee Internet Security 2009

At first glance, McAfee Internet Security 2009 appears not much different from last year's offering, a truth that masks some improvements in programming under the hood. In our tests, we found McAfee Internet Security 2009 to be as fast as the much improved Norton Internet Security 2009. What McAfee adds...

Tags: Phishing, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security 2009, McAfee Internet Security

Product reviews 2008-11-12

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a patriot notebook, ATI 3D graphics card, the ibiza Rhapsody, and McAfee's Internet Security Suite 2008. by CNET News.com

Tags: McAfee Internet Security, Photograph, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-12-01

McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 - complete package

At first glance, McAfee Internet Security 2008 appears not much different from last year's offering. But with a decisive change in the competitive landscape (i.e. Symantec's skip and stumble), McAfee's suite comes out looking much better this year. Whereas McAfee VirusScan 2008 looks and feels like warmed-over last year's product,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Network security, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., McAfee Internet Security

Product reviews 2007-11-26

McAfee Internet Security Suite

McAfee's Internet Security Suite 2007 is what the vendor calls its "eight products in one" application. Included are antivirus, antispyware, antispam, antiphishing, and firewall protection; PC performance enhancement; and parental controls. There's also a special rootkit-detection scanner known as McAfee X-ray for Windows. But McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 doesn't...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security, McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007

Product reviews 2007-01-17

EarthLink tool hunts down spyware

EarthLink tool hunts down spywareI use McAfee Internet Security Suite...I use McAfee Internet Security Suite to do all the things to secure my laptop from hackers, spyware programs, unacceptable cookie files, viruses, etc.Here's my security index:Overall: 10Anti-Virus: 10Firewall Plus: 10Privacy Service: 10SpamKiller: 10Virus Scan: Protecting...Personal Firewall Plus: Protecting...Privacy Service: Protecting...SpamKiller:...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Spam, Verizon Communications Inc., EarthLink Inc., McAfee Internet Security, spyware, McAfee Inc., Ad-aware, SpyBot, tool

Discussion threads 2004-01-14

Additional Resources

Countries engaging in Cyber Cold War

Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War", amassing "cyber weapons", conducting espionage and testing networks in preparation for using the internet to conduct war, reports McAfee. Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War", amassing "cyber weapons", conducting espionage and testing networks...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Espionage, Internet, war, McAfee, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-11-17

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

Comcast to send infected PC alerts

Will they send infected Mac alerts, too?Just wonderin', you know?I hope they do it rightA good 5-6 years ago, I got e-mail from my ISP saying my computer was infected.I went and checked every computer I had. Went so far as scanning with a security tool that wasn't publicly available....

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Comcast Corp., infected-PC alert, infected-PC, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples

I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., heuristics, security, detection rate, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

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

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

Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'

Vulnerable by default?[i]Exploit code for a remote reboot flaw in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been posted on the internet, exposing users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista to the teardrop attacks that used to be popular on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.[/i]I presume this attack is able...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Network Address Translation, Microsoft Windows, software firewall, Microsoft Windows 7, attack

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Bad ethics in the wild: Twitter spamming and site stealing

Interesting......a guy who has no problem violating copyrights complaining about a lack of ethics.Carl RapsonSPAM on Twitter!!! Say it isn't so!!Why is this worthy of a ZDNET blog entry. Is your next entry going to be about how you hate to get those EMail's that say "You've Won $15,000,000" or...

Tags: Spam, E-mail, Twitter Inc., Twitter spamming, BAD ETHICS, spamming

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?

Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?No it does not..."Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?" No it does not, not anymore then commercial does. The real question is does all antivirus software offer a false feeling of security? I am undecided...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Virustotal.com, false feeling, antivirus, security, malware

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!

Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal. My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM. Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Costco, PC, OEM, Intuit QuickBooks, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Churchill Club podcast: The Cybersecurity Challenge

In this installment of the Churchill Club podcast series a panel of experts examine the cybersecurity conundrum and whether the U.S. can herd enough private---and public sector---cats to secure the Internet. With the world increasingly going "cyber," how is cybersecurity keeping up? Exponentially more data is stored...

Tags: Cybersecurity, Podcasts, Internet, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-29

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