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The sorry state of security software

Over the years, I’ve made no secret of my distrust of the Windows security software industry. With the security tools in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista, an alert Windows user is protected from the overwhelming majority of security threats and has to actually participate in any plot...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, security, Tenebril SpyCatcher, software, Tenebril, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-22

Tenebril SpyCatcher

Tenebril's SpyCatcher 2006 is a powerful and elegant solution for protecting your system against spyware. In testing done by Download.com, SpyCatcher did very well, finishing at the top of our list for removing known spyware and ranking third for overall performance. Bought separately, SpyCatcher 2006 costs $29.95. It's also included...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Phishing, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SpyCatcher Express, Tenebril, spyware

Product reviews 2006-02-15

The missing glue in the fight against malware

While at Interop in Las Vegas, I was treated to dinner by representatives of Tenebril, developers of the anti-spyware product SpyCatcher. At the table to convince me that the practically unknown security solution provider is a player to be reckoned with in the anti-spyware market were its newly installed...

Tags: Tenebril, Zone Labs Inc.

Blog posts 2005-05-09

Additional Resources

SpyCatcher Express 5.1.2 (Windows)

SpyCatcher Express protects all Web surfers by providing a safe and advanced antispyware solution. Free Scan. Free Removal. Free Forever. SpyCatcher Express protects against next-generation, complex spyware and puts users back in control of their PCs. SpyCatcher goes beyond traditional signature matching by incorporating a multi-pronged method for threat detection...

Tags: Tenebril Inc., Microsoft Windows, Tenebril SpyCatcher, SpyCatcher Express, DeepDefense, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-12-17

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

GhostSurf 2007 (Windows)

Privacy is currently the greatest concern of Internet users. Tenebril's GhostSurf product is designed to actively protect your privacy, to make sure that other people and organizations on the Internet cannot identify you, see which sites you visit, or even see where in the world you reside. GhostSurf also gives...

Tags: Tenebril Inc., Privacy, Microsoft Windows, GhostSurf 2007, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security

Software downloads 2007-02-04

Trouble ahead for security industry as Microsoft gets security right

Whether you choose to believe it or not, Microsoft appears to finally be getting its security house in order. No, frequent patches, like yesterday's corrections to critical flaws, are not evidence that secure computing for Microsoft is an impossible task. On the contrary. Microsoft, probably more than any...

Tags: vulnerability, security

Blog posts 2006-05-10

Rootkits rising

Rootkits have been making the news with increasing frequency recently and I expect this trend will continue. eWeek recently quoted Microsoft's Anti-Malware Technology Team leader Jason Garms as saying more than 20 percent of malware removed from systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 are rootkits. That's right --...

Tags: rootkit

Blog posts 2005-12-14

Tenebril debuts free anti-spyware tool

Tenebril debuts free anti-spyware toolGame On!"This is especially true as Microsoft enters this market," she said. "NEXT!!!Why buy Spyware detect/destroy toolsOK. So the world's biggest software business has made available a "free" Spyware control software tool. It's hard for me to forget that this is the same team that produced...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, spyware, anti-spyware, tool, Tenebril Inc., programming

Discussion threads 2005-09-13

Uninstaller 1.2 (Windows)

Clean Up: Your computer is a graveyard of files. Files have been left behind by programs you deleted. Temporary files created by your computer are taking up space. The result? Your computer's performance is hurt, and your time is wasted. Tenebril Uninstaller is the solution. Compare the competition PDF Tenebril...

Tags: Tenebril Inc., Tenebril Uninstaller, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-09-01

Zone Labs CEO: Microsoft's OneCare will not stomp us out

It has happened so many times before and now the question is whether it will happen again. In the past, when Microsoft has decided to provide the same utility around which a cottage industry has formed, the cottage industry subsequently vanished. Such was the case with memory managers....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Zone Labs Inc., Freund

Blog posts 2005-05-13

AdArmor 3.0.42 (Windows)

AdArmor eliminates ads and stops unsuitable content from reaching unsuspecting eyes. AdArmor frees your surfing from all kinds of advertisements, including pop-up, in-page and paid search engine ads, as well as ActiveX, flashing text, animated images and more. The Window Blocker shuts down annoying messages, such as nag screens, and...

Tags: Advertisement, Tenebril Inc., Microsoft Windows, AdArmor, Window Blocker

Software downloads 2004-09-21

TracksCleaner 3.00.42 (Windows)

Tenebril's TracksCleaner protects your privacy by erasing your Web history, files, cache, and clipboard using Department of Defense standards. TracksCleaner allows users to customize the deletion process by selecting a strength level, from running a quick wipe to wiping your computer with the most advanced cryptographic algorithms. TracksCleaner prevents undelete...

Tags: Wipe, Tenebril Inc., Deletion, Microsoft Windows, TracksCleaner 3.00.42, Productivity

Software downloads 2004-09-21

Tenebril Uninstaller 1.2 (Windows)

Your computer is a graveyard of files. Programs you deleted have left behind files. Temporary files created by your computer are taking up space. Your computer's performance is hurt as a result, and your time is wasted. Tenebril Uninstaller is the solution.The Tenebril Uninstaller allows you to add and remove...

Tags: Tenebril Inc., Microsoft Windows, Computer, Tenebril Uninstaller, Productivity

Software downloads 2003-08-27

NetBrilliant 2.00.003 (Windows)

Its advanced web search features, including text analysis and meaning analysis, and advanced web search interface, make finding and sifting through information much easier and more efficient. NetBrilliant's file search system is similarly advanced - it searches all the most popular networks (Napster, Scour...), and it offers advanced fastest-link-finding and...

Tags: Web, Tenebril Inc., Internet Search, Microsoft Windows, NetBrilliant, Channel Management, Search, Marketing

Software downloads 2001-08-01