Archive for the ‘Anti-Virus Software’ Category
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Antivirus giant Symantec Corp is expanding its range of products to more than just the traditional security software it is known for.
The company recently announced its new management software Altiris, which is designed to enable companies to protect, manage and control client or server systems.
“Altiris is designed to maximize our ...
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
AVG Technologies released Anti-Virus Professional 8.5 on March 1, 2009.
Specifications:
Manufacturer: AVG Technologies
Product: AVG Anti-Virus Professional
Version: 8.0
File Size: 75MB
CPU: Intel Pentium 300MHz or faster
Disk Space: 30MB free
RAM: 256MB RAM or more
Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / XP Pro x64 Edition / ...
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
An AVG update, pushed out on Sunday, for versions 7.5 and 8 falsely identified user32.dll as malware. The update identified the file as 'PSW.Banker4.APSA', a banking Trojan.
AVG mistakenly thought that user32.dll contained one of two Trojan horses – PSW.Banker4.APSA or Generic9TBN. Users were instructed to delete the file. The action of ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Beware of scare-ware! Perhaps the biggest and widest spreading virus infection is Windows XP Antivirus or Antivirus XP 2008. Do not allow this program to infest your computer, remove XP Antivirus immediately! If you are not sure your CPU has been infected, then check if your system has exhibited at ...
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, spybots and tracking threats. This is the version that includes an AntiVirus module.
Did you know that numerous programs tested against Spyware Doctor detected only small fraction of Spyware and completely ...
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 is now available. I think Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 is a great antivirus considering it comes from Panda and with all the features it has. There is no review however about the antivirus pro.
But Antivirus Pro 2009 prides at:
The new Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 is the ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Antivirus software on your PC could soon be a thing of the past: US engineers have developed a new approach to malicious software detection using ‘cloud computing’, where applications are provided through the Internet.
Traditional antivirus software is becomign increasingly ineffective due to severe vulnerabilities in their engine. The boffins observed ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
A new variant of the “Vundo” desktop hijacker trojan (a.k.a. “Virtumonde”) has been sighted. It is capable of phoning home and sending sensitive information about an infected system back to its servers in the Netherlands that belong to the Trojan’s authors.
Once the malware is executed, it drops a DLL using ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
One company's name springs to mind when it comes to antivirus products: Symantec.
Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is the 800-pound gorilla of anti virus software, on both the Mac and the PC, and NAV 11 proves that reputation is well deserved.
This version features a new, more straightforward interface, and a new Vulnerability ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Q I have just purchased a notebook computer with Windows Vista Premium installed. It also came with Norton Internet Security installed, but this is limited to a 30-day trial and I have not activated it yet.
I have the AVG Free security software on my main computer, and this seems OK, ...
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