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Review: Avast Free Antivirus

Posted May 1, 2012 - 3:03 pm

Avast's freebie finished second in PCWorld's 2012 free antivirus roundup. Avast Free Antivirus 7 mostly excelled in protecting against malware, it has a versatile interface, and it sped through our battery of malware tests.
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Review: Panda Cloud Antivirus

Posted May 1, 2012 - 3:02 pm

If you think setting up antivirus software should be as simple as possible, Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5 is for you. Panda stops malware well, and its extremely easy-to-use interface is great for those people who don't want to tweak all sorts of settings.
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Review: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

Posted May 1, 2012 - 7:41 am

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition was PCWorld's top pick in April 2012's Free Antivirus You Can Trust. It performed well in virtually all of the tests we ran.
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Facebook teams up with security vendors, offers free antivirus software

Posted April 28, 2012 - 7:04 am

Facebook has partnered with several antivirus software companies to launch a special page devoted to keeping users safe on social networks. The new Facebook Security page features tips, information on threats, a security quiz, and free antivirus software downloads.
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Antivirus: The silent virtualization killer

Posted March 29, 2012 - 12:47 pm

Traditional guest-based antivirus can sap the life out of your virtualization and storage infrastructure -- learn how to recognize the problem.
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SF college tries to estimate damage from 12 uninterrupted years of virus infection

Posted January 21, 2012 - 8:00 am

City College of San Francisco is trying to assess the potential damage from a keylogging, financial-data-stealing set of viruses that first infected the college's systems in 1999, scouring the network nightly and sending data to more than 700 IP addresses in 10 countrties.
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Six free software packages to load on your new PC

Posted December 26, 2011 - 9:32 pm

If you're among the lucky ones to receive a new PC this holiday season, rejoice. There are few things as exciting as the potential of a brand-new machine.
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Security in 2012: Let's start at the endpoint

Posted December 15, 2011 - 10:34 pm

There are two key trends that we all should seriously consider next year. The first is social engineering and targeted attacks. The second is smartphone (in)security, not just for Android, but for iPhones too.
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Microsoft to include antivirus in Windows 8: Good idea or monopoly?

Posted November 21, 2011 - 1:27 pm

Rather quietly, Microsoft announced they will build antivirus protection into Windows 8, rather than ask users to download Security Essentials as they do in Windows 7. Will that help consumers, or hurt AV companies?
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Iran admits Duqu attack; denies report its nukes are for war, not power

Posted November 14, 2011 - 1:11 pm

The head of Iran's cybersecurity military unit said Iran had developed an antivirus tool that works against Duqu and the virus was under control. It was the first confirmation son-of-Stuxnet had appeared in Iran.
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Microsoft goes back to blaming victims: Your malware problem is your fault

Posted October 12, 2011 - 2:39 pm

Though perfectly accurate and in line with the million identical studies -- making itself completely extraneous -- Microsoft's new security study spends a lot of effort establishing that few malware infections are its fault. Thanks. You still have to fix what's broke.
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Malware danger rises from stealth sites cloaked to be invisible to scanners

Posted August 26, 2011 - 7:30 am

Despite the effectiveness and variety of techniques Google uses to ID malware, sites that can cloak their malware and intentions continue to flummox A/V and Save Browsing scanners.
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Exponential increase in malware-bearing spam spells trouble for IT

Posted August 17, 2011 - 4:39 pm

Malware carrying malicious payloads promising to fix problems with UPS or FedEx deliveries caused malware-bearing attachments to leap from 800M to 15 billion in a week.
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Positive trend in malware: rootkit developers killing each other's code

Posted August 10, 2011 - 5:41 pm

TDL built botnet armies. Its builder sold source code for more money for more armies. Someone who bought it built in a TDL killer. Now they both sound like the plot to a silly summer movie.
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Free antivirus software

Posted July 26, 2011 - 11:37 pm

Five free antivirus applications that will help keep your computer free from viruses.
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Mac security firm ships first-ever iPhone malware scanner

Posted July 12, 2011 - 12:33 pm

French security firm Intego, which is known for its Mac OS X antivirus software, today released the first malware-scanning app for the iPhone and iPad.
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How does Stuxnet work?

Posted June 15, 2011 - 3:28 pm

Need to explain the risk of serious malware attacks for non-geeks without boring them? Try this explanation of Stuxnet from Australian TV news mag Hungry Beast.
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Free antivirus programs rise in popularity, new survey shows

Posted June 7, 2011 - 11:04 am

Free antivirus programs such as Microsoft's Security Essentials (MSE) have now supplanted more complex paid software as the antimalware defense of choice for millions of consumers, figures from certification company OPSWAT have suggested.
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Security software buying advice

Posted March 28, 2011 - 12:41 pm

Computers, laptops and smartphones are powerful devices that now assume a huge responsibility in our lives. Here's how to choose security software to keep them safe.
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Antivirus software driving you mad? 5 fight-back tips

Posted March 28, 2011 - 11:56 am

Last week some Windows users struggled through unexpected PC slowdowns due to a security program bundled in with a Java update. Security programs still hog PC resources and pose annoyances -- but here's expert advice on how you can regain control.
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NetQin denies claims that it uploads malware with its antivirus software

Posted March 26, 2011 - 9:44 pm

NetQin Mobile denied reports that claimed it had deliberately installed viruses on customers' mobile phones along with its antivirus software and then charged customers to remove the malware.
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Whitelisting on its own not a substitute for antivirus software

Posted March 14, 2011 - 11:26 am

Whitelisting technology that prevents unauthorized software from running on corporate servers and PCs is a way to prevent malware attacks but managing the package keeps the Burton Group, a division of Gartner, from recommending it as a substitute for traditional antivirus software.
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Rare malware targets routers running Linux

Posted March 10, 2011 - 1:27 pm

Trend Micro has identified malware targeting routers running Linux or Linux kernels, and DSL modems as a way to find new machines to attack.
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Free antivirus software: The best and the rest

Posted March 2, 2011 - 2:13 pm

It used to be that only Windows users had to worry with antivirus software, but now Macs and smartphones are finally getting attacked as well. What's a user to do?
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Battle of the security superpowers

Posted January 4, 2011 - 2:57 pm

It's no longer enough for antivirus software to scan files on your PC. You need someone looking over your shoulder and telling you whether it's safe to click that link; whether the popup for that software update is legitimate; and whether that download from your favorite social network is actually a tool created by organized criminals for stealing your personal information. You need an all-in-one Internet security suite capable of identifying, blocking, and cleaning up after a wide array of malware.
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