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ESET nod32 3.0 Antivirus System (Windows) DVD: Wow. Eset NOD32 3.0 delivers a easy-to-use version of its award-winning antivirus engine. Finally, ease of use meets best-in-class protection. A second product, Eset NOD32 Smart Security, includes personal firewall, antispam, and antispyware in addition to antivirus protection. Although our performance testing was mixed, NOD32 continues to rank among the...; Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, DVD, NOD32, antivirus, Eset; Product reviews 2008-04-28

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AntispamSniper For Outlook (exe): AntispamSniper for Outlook provides a professional antispam and anti-phishing protection for your mailbox. The plug-in filters POP3, IMAP, and Exchange accounts. The unique combination of several methods for automatic e-mail classification shows excellent filtering quality for all kinds of spam, including graphical spam with random text. The plug-in has a...; Tags: Plug-in, GoodVein, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Microsoft Office, Security, Spam And Phishing, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-04-18
ESET Smart Security (msi): ESET Smart Security is a tightly integrated solution designed to protect computers from a range of threats. Built on ESET NOD32 Antivirus and its powerful ThreatSense engine, ESET Smart Security provides antispyware, antispam and customized firewall features to protect against viruses, trojans, worms, adware, phishing, rootkits and other Internet threats....; Tags: Eset, ESET Smart Security, Security, Viruses And Worms; Software downloads 2008-04-03
A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi security: A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi securityDon't Bother...It found 3 critical errors and gave me a 52%:1. No AntiVirus Software. WRONG - I have NOD32 installed and running.2. Windows Update not set to automatic. WRONG - Windows update is indeed set to automatically...; Tags: Wireless security, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi security, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows Update, security, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting Vista: Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting VistaBut what about the most needed patch of all?You know, the one that turns Vista back into XP? We need that one bad!Glad I'm Not Using VistaWon't affect me!Why is that "interesting"?Server 2003's vulnerabilities are quite often given a lower severity...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista, critical impacting Vista, impacting Vista, Microsoft Plans, security bulletin, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., security, vulnerability; Discussion threads 2008-01-03

Antivirus firm: Google text ad Trojan detected: Antivirus firm: Google text ad Trojan detectedFear the ad farmsI may trust a particular website by name, but what I don't trust at times is the advertisement tied to their pages. A coworkers antivirus stopped at least one vendor page's attempt to infect his PC whenever he navigated to...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, advertisement, Google Inc., trojan horse, Trojan Detected, antivirus, text advertisement, antivirus company; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
Two gaming dead ends of 2007: Two gaming dead ends of 2007Try playing Crysis on a machine with directX 10 ....... and one without. It isn't always about frame rates. Sometimes it is about the experience.what about using PhysX in production?I wonder if the PhysX card can market toward those who do video rendering...; Tags: Games, Intel Corp., Ageia, PhysX, game, Matrox; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
Friday Rant - When antivirus software goes bad: Friday Rant - When antivirus software goes badDoctor, it hurts when I do this[i]I’ve long held the belief that antivirus software can be almost as bad as the malware it’s trying to protect you from. In fact, I believe that it’s a lot worse. [/i]So you keep doing this...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Norton Co., Friday Rant, antivirus software, malware, Linux, virus, software; Discussion threads 2007-12-14
UBCD4Win (exe): UBCD4Win is a bootable "live" CD which contains software that allows you to repair/restore/diagnostic almost any computer problem. All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows. UBCD4Win is based on Bart's PE. Bart's PE builds a Windows "pre-install" environment CD, basically Windows booted from CD. With network support,...; Tags: Freeware, NTFS, CD, UBCD4Win, Bart, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-11-30
Five secrets to faster Vista starts: Oh, great. Here we go again. The wise old men of mainstream tech journalism are once again repeating the conventional wisdom that Vista is slow to start up and slow to shut down. They're wrong. I proved this to my satisfaction last spring (see also the first...; Tags: Sony Corp., Network, Minute, Start-up, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Leopard, Startup Time, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-11-26
Need a firewall? Download it: Need a firewall? Download itIpCop is great.I've been using it since version 1.3.0.9 in 10 small offices. The VPN feature was the main selling point for me. The largest of the offices is only 25 users so I can't say how it would perform with hundreds of users, although...; Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, DOWNLOAD IT, firewall, IPCOP, iCAP, SmoothWall, SafeSquid, m0n0wall; Discussion threads 2007-11-21
Friday Rant - Why is most security software rubbish?: Friday Rant - Why is most security software rubbish?Don't use a suiteall you need is AV and anti-spywareAVG is freeSpyBot or Windows Defender are freeAVG and SpyBot can be set to run automaticallyDefender runs automaticallywhy make a big deal out of itAAgreedIn the past I have used Norton System Security...; Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, security, security software, Friday Rant, AVG, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-10-26
SafeDownload (0-fx+fl): Automatically scan downloaded files for viruses. You can choose to scan immediately after the file has downloaded or wait until Firefox exits. Works well with NOD32 anti-virus. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: File, Web Browsers, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet; Software downloads 2007-09-28
Symantec warns users over Bluetooth security: Symantec warns users over Bluetooth securityHow about Bluetooth warning us about SYMANTEC?Consider the source:Symantec has personally and maliciously destroyed several high end USEFUL products and have caused the parent companies to go out of business, because they were basically one-product companies.First was NORTON. Originally Norton was a very helpful guy...; Tags: SECURITY, Bluetooth, Norton Co., Symantec Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-22
The shroud of secrecy is lifted: Vista SP1 beta due in two weeks: The shroud of secrecy is lifted: Vista SP1 beta due in two weeksWow! This is news? Really?Next!what about XP SP3?I've heard that the beta for SP3 is due out soon too? Whats the deal with that?I turned off UAc and im fineWhen i turned of the UAC on...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), More Info, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2007-08-29
Patchy antivirus coverage for 64-bit Vista: Patchy antivirus coverage for 64-bit VistaI disagree that if Windows 7 is only 64 bit that ....... it will be a total nightmare. Part of the reason Vista x64 has problems is because it was released in 64 and 32 bit doubling the qual;ification effort of everyone involved. ...; Tags: Network technology, Operating systems, accountability gap, antivirus, 64-bit, operating system, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-08-03
Technology Shakedown: McAfee's A/V software runs amok on Windows Vista's tray: Technology Shakedown: McAfee's A/V software runs amok on Windows Vista's trayGiven your previous problems with this kit...... you might be best re-installing with different software (like a different A/V) and whilst I don't approve of the Linux idiots around here (Move to Linux! Move to Linux! (repeat [i]ad nauseum[/i])) I'm...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, A/V, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, AVG, McAffe, software; Discussion threads 2007-07-30
Ex-Softies launch anti-malware start-up: Ex-Softies launch anti-malware start-upAny Help Is WelcomeIn the dangerous seas of malware, this looks like a sensible tool to help us in our war with the bad guys. I agree about its development by those having been affiliated with Microsoft as a good/bad thing, but perhaps they built a...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows XP, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Ex-Softies, anti-Malware; Discussion threads 2007-07-19
Bustin' malware!: Bustin' malware!Seems like alot of work.It does not have to be that way. Other options exist.Free AVsBoth Avast! (from Alwil) and AVG are good, free-for-home-use AVs. I like Avast's automatic update, though the need for email reregistration and the recent habit of the software to demand restarts after each...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web browsers, SpyBot, AVG, malware, Trend Micro Inc., anti-spyware; Discussion threads 2007-07-09
Is Microsoft rushing Vista SP1 to boost adoption?: Is Microsoft rushing Vista SP1 to boost adoption?What's the issue?MS has said for months, well before Vista release, that there would be SP1 release at same time as Longhorn server (now Windows Server 2008) release, to complete the Vista OS tie-in to the server and security platform. Nothing about...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2007-07-09