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McAfee SiteAdvisor blocks SANS

McAfee SiteAdvisor blocks SANSBlock us tooHP Application Security Center tools sites are also blocked for distributing "hacking tools"... R O F L.IDIOTSMcAfee 'understands' security ...Is SiteAdvisor politically correct or just plain stupid?Either way it doesn't reflect well on McAfee.Agreed NT-Nate

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, McAfee Inc., McAfee SiteAdvisor

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

McAfee SiteAdvisor blocks SANS

Showing you just how much they understand about security, McAfee blocked the SANS website, sans.org, as well as giac.org and sans.edu, with their SiteAdvisor application, listing it as a "bad" site. Interestingly enough, SANS sites are some of the best sites to go to for security related...

Tags: McAfee Inc., McAfee SiteAdvisor, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-30

Google looking for anti-malware help

Google looking for anti-malware helpHow about either SiteAdvisor or Scandoo?Take a look at this example when I typed in "screensaver" without quotes as a keywood:http://g.s.scandoo.com/search?hl=en&meta=on&q=screensaverIt's a good start.Given the level of activity on Google's varioususer fora, providing users with a simple method for reporting abuse may very well prove effective....HenriRE:...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Google Inc., anti-Malware, McAfee SiteAdvisor, malware, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-29

Make your students use...AOL?

Make your students use...AOL?SiteAdvisor's a good browser plug-inI have it installed as a bubble on the lower right corner that instantly tells me how the current page is ranked, and it shows SiteAdvisor icons in search engine results. You can also see the SiteAdvisor report for the site in question...

Tags: Web browsers, McAfee SiteAdvisor, Internet, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

Trend Micro buys HijackThis, launches SiteAdvisor competitor

Trend Micro buys HijackThis, launches SiteAdvisor competitorFile downloads infectedThat's interesting. According to McAfee both the Zip and Executable versions of the new version 2 of the HiJackThis_v2 file are infected with the W32/Generic.worm!p2p virus; sub type: Internet worm. That's not a very good start for Trend Micro taking...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, McAfee Inc., HiJackThis_v2, virus, HijackThis, Trend Micro Inc., McAfee SiteAdvisor

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

Essential Firefox extensions - What are they?

Essential Firefox extensions - What are they?especially essential for ZDNet ntntElephant in the roomThat is a definite controversy. AdBLock is very efficent when you use auto blacklist updaters (Adblock Filterset.G Updater) you see almost no ads. The controversy is that websites whose visitors use firefox may lose money (most zdnet...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, McAfee SiteAdvisor, Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox extension, AdBlock

Discussion threads 2007-03-08

SiteAdvisor Plus

SiteAdvisor began as a standalone company, and was purchased in early 2006 by veteran security vendor McAfee. Bundled within McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007, SiteAdvisor is also available as a free download for Firefox and Internet Explorer, and as a paid service, SiteAdvisor Plus, for $20 ($40 for three users),...

Tags: Phishing, Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SiteAdvisor

Product reviews 2007-02-17

Linkscanner Pro

Exploit Prevention Labs Linkscanner Pro takes a decidedly different approach to identifying and alerting users to potentially harmful Web sites. Rather than scan all the Web sites on the Internet and rank them, as McAfee SiteAdvisor does, Linkscanner Pro scans sites as they download onto your browser, identifying code and...

Tags: Web site development, Phishing, Web technology, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Exploit Prevention Labs Linkscanner Pro, LinkScanner Pro, SiteAdvisor, Web site, Web, Netcraft, LinkScanner

Product reviews 2007-02-17

SecureBrowsing (Beta)

In March, security vendor Finjan plans to release a secure browsing extension for Firefox and Internet Explorer called SecureBrowsing. Currently in beta, the tool appears to be similar to tools offered by McAfee SiteAdvisor and Exploit Prevention Labs Linkscanner Pro, which overlay a search engine results page with safety ratings....

Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Finjan Software Inc., SecureBrowsing, tool, search engine

Product reviews 2007-02-15

Google puts up 'Beware of malware' signs

Google puts up 'Beware of malware' signsMessage has been deleted.Get McAfee's SiteAdvisor.SiteAdvisor can let you know if a site from a search result can be a potential mal-trap before you try to visit it. Plus it's available for Firefox AND IE.A welcome move by Google - we'd like to...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, malware, Google Inc., Prevx, McAfee SiteAdvisor

Discussion threads 2006-08-04

SiteAdvisor

SiteAdvisor is a free browser plug-in that tries to keep your PC clean of spyware by providing clear and visible warnings for sites known to be spyware carriers. It takes a decidedly different approach from traditional antispyware programs and antispam programs by alerting you before you start venturing into unsafe...

Tags: Web browsers, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SiteAdvisor, Web browser

Product reviews 2006-03-30

Take the spyware quiz

Take the spyware quizThere comes a timeThere comes a time when one must stop and consider:[b][i]"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!"[/b][/i]Ask yourself the question:[b][i]"How many times am I going to submit to these never-ending spyware scams?"[/b][/i]Folks, take back control of your PC! Say...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, spyware, SuSE, income generation, McAfee SiteAdvisor

Discussion threads 2006-03-15

Additional Resources

XenCare SoftLock (msi)

If you are using your computer system in a harmful way which could be as simple as clicking on an e-mail attachment from a stranger or visiting unknown Web sites, XenCare SoftLock can lock your system and protect from ever evolving threats not identified by conventional popular brand like Symantec,...

Tags: Guard, XenCare Software, Productivity, E-mail, Web Site Development, Viruses And Worms, Security, Branding, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-03

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

The improvements within Check Point ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 are mostly under the hood, but they are nonetheless significant. Optimizing the resources for desktop and laptop Windows users is important within a suite of tools, and long-time ZoneAlarm users will notice the benefits almost immediately. There's a new user interface,...

Tags: Viruses and worms, ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Internet Security, ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009

Product reviews 2008-08-28

Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality

Guest editorial by Emma McGrattan In the current economic climate, businesses of every size are looking to reduce their spending wherever possible. Open source software, which has no upfront licensing fees, is one way of achieving significant savings. However, in order to protect their...

Tags: Software, Security, Open Source, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-20

PingFu UDP Tunnel (exe)

PingFu UDP is a gaming tunneling software to bypass Firewalls/Proxy Servers. PingFu UDP ensures lowest latency ping in demanding UDP games and voice chat applications. Tunnel intense games like BF1942, BF2, SecondLife, Steam, America's Army, or chat over TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, Skype and MSN/Yahoo/ICQ/AIM VoiceChat. Version B5700 no longer requires SocksCap;...

Tags: Voice Chat, PingFu UDP, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-08-11

VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?

VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?How about the corporate versionI've been using Symantec Anti-Virus corporate for years and subjectively it seems a lot less "in your face" i.e. much less of an impact compared to its consumer cousin Norton Anti-Virus. I actually steer...

Tags: Performance management, Firewalls, Desktops, SECURITY, Network security, Viruses and worms, VIPRE performance, DOES IT, PC, NOD32, performance

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection

The 2008 edition of Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" report, advises that a common security mistake is "thinking your Mac shields you from all risks", and that due to Safari's lack of built-in phishing protection Mac users are urged to switch to Firefox or Opera : "According to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Consumer Reports, Phishing Protection, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Should colleges really teach hacking?

Should colleges really teach hacking?Bartending SchoolIn the mid-70's I took one of those vocational courses you see advertised on late-night TV: "Learn to be a Bartender in One Week". Although I never used it (I went at night, which takes 2 weeks and over the weekend I got my...

Tags: Food & Beverage, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, beverage, hacking, chemistry

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Should colleges really teach hacking?

Newsweek featured an interesting article Saturday about a professor at Sonoma State University who actively teaches his students to create malware and otherwise do the nasty things online that cost companies billions of dollars every year. According to the Newsweek piece, [Professor George]...

Tags: Newsweek, Student, Ledin, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hacking, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-05