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Article | 23/10/2010 Beware fake Microsoft security essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials is fake. Well, it is and it isn't. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antimalware protection program from Microsoft...
Article | 21/10/2010 Does Mac OS X need malware protection?
Everyone knows that the Mac OS X operating system is just inherently secure. Any Apple loyalist will gladly explain to you everything that is wrong wi...
Article | 13/10/2010 AVG Launches New Security Tools for SMBs
AVG may not have the brand recognition of McAfee or Symantec, but with two decades of experience and over 110 million customers it's no slouch in secu...
Article | 2/10/2010 Zeus botnet thriving despite arrests in the US, UK
The Zeus botnet remains a robust network that is difficult to destroy despite an international sting operation that saw dozens arrested this week for ...
Article | 4/09/2010 Germany to launch antibotnet program for consumers
Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending b...
Article | 1/09/2010 Security-as-a-service growing
When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions...
Article | 27/08/2010 Low-threat worm caused 'most significant breach' of U.S. military net
The most significant breach of U.S. military computers ever was carried out in 2008 by W32.SillyFDC, a low-level-threat worm that got into the network...
Article | 22/07/2010 Microsoft releases beta of upgraded Security Essentials
Microsoft has released a beta for the next version of its free security software, Security Essentials, according to a blog post.
Article | 8/07/2010 Free products dominate security software market
High brand visibility from large security vendors doesn't necessarily mean that their products dominate the market, according to a new study of securi...
Article | 4/06/2010 Panda's free antivirus adds new malware blocking
Panda Security has bolstered the features available in its free antivirus product, Cloud Antivirus, adding a new behavioural engine and Windows autoru...
Article | 29/04/2010 Google finds fake antivirus programs on the rise
Fake antivirus software is becoming more prevalent on the Internet, with its creators using clever methods to fool users into installing the programs,...
Article | 23/04/2010 Few answers after McAfee antivirus update hits Intel, others
After distributing a buggy antivirus update that apparently disabled hundreds of thousands of computers on Wednesday, McAfee is still at a loss to exp...
Article | 23/04/2010 Scammers embrace McAfee fiasco to pitch fake AV
Scammers have quickly piggybacked onto news of a buggy McAfee antivirus update that clobbered thousands of computers, security researchers said today.
Article | 13/04/2010 Malicious Facebook ad redirected to fake antivirus software
A malicious advertisement has been found within an application for Facebook that redirected users to fake antivirus software, according to a security ...
Article | 31/03/2010 Millions in China have no antivirus software, survey shows
The massive number of Chinese Internet users running no antivirus software increased last year, a survey showed, even though online security risks con...