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Article | 22/06/2011 Google builds developer tool to flag Web app vulnerabilities
Google has released an experimental extension for its Chrome browser that developers can use to scan their Web applications and flag code that could m...
Article | 26/05/2011 Mac Defender malware: A survival guide for OS X users
Apple says it has a fix in the works for the Mac Defender fake antivirus app that has plagued a surprising number of Mac users in recent weeks. The co...
Article | 19/05/2011 Mac malware brouhaha: Are Apple users no longer safe?
Mac users don't have to worry about malware, right? Well, for many years that's been true, although the reasons were always the topic of contentious d...
Article | 5/05/2011 Microsoft Security Essentials struggles in antivirus tests
Microsoft's popular free antivirus program Security Essentials has put in a mediocre showing in the latest quarterly tests from German test outfit AV-...
Article | 2/05/2011 Osama bin Laden's death key topic on Internet
The announcement late Sunday of the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has set the Internet abuzz, as users searched for information and shared ...
Article | 20/04/2011 Bugs and fixes: News from Avast, Apple and Microsoft
(Writer's Comment: Starting today, Bugs and Fixes will be posted biweekly each month for your convenience. You'll still be able to read the Bugs and F...
Article | 30/03/2011 What is the best antivirus software?
People regularly ask me, "What do you consider to be the best antivirus software currently available?"
Article | 29/03/2011 Anti-virus software driving you mad? 5 fight-back tips
I like to think that most of us who use computers are reasonably bright and responsible. So I get really irritated by the mindset of some technology v...
Article | 9/03/2011 European agency warns of botnet dangers
The battle against groups of hacked computers known as botnets is suffering from a lack of coordination, resulting in a cybercrime industry worth more...
Article | 16/02/2011 AVG bets on Android, but competitors loom
AVG says up to 50,000 Android users a day are downloading its free security application, as the smartphone OS gains popularity.
Article | 15/02/2011 Kaspersky mobile software now covers Android, BlackBerry
Russian security vendor Kaspersky Lab has released new versions of its security software for mobile devices to cover Android and the BlackBerry OS.
Article | 26/01/2011 Antivirus 2011: Digital defenders
If you haven't bought a new version of your antivirus software in a couple of years, now may be a good time to do so. Malware is evolving faster than ...
Article | 19/01/2011 The PC virus turns 25
Happy anniversary Basit and Amjad! Twenty-five years ago this month, the Alvi brothers of Lahore, Pakistan, gave the world the Brain Virus, the first ...
Article | 18/12/2010 Report: EU may delay Intel's McAfee acquisition
European regulators are looking closely at Intel's planned McAfee acquisition and may hold up the deal with an investigation, according to a report pu...
Article | 30/11/2010 Avast Pro Antivirus 5
Avast Pro Antivirus 5 ($US40 for a single-PC, one-year license as of 11/23/2010) ranks third in our roundup of 2011 paid antivirus products. When PCWo...