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17 hrs ago | Associated Content

Is Your Antivirus Software among 2009's Best?

Antivirus software is a must when you have a personal computer especially when it is connected to the Internet.

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Related Topix: Computers, PC, Science / Technology

Fri Nov 27, 2009

PC World

Avira AntiVir Premium Edition: Lacks Behavioral Detection

Avira AntiVir Premium Ratings >> 99.3% 96.8% 69.2% 2 4-6 hours 14.82 MB per second 100% 100% 10% Rootkits 100% 100% 90% 20% 0% 0% >> >> Pros Good disinfection Some good proactive detection Cons Too-technical UI Lacks behavioral detection Avira AntiVir Premium Edition needs more features and a face-lift before it can become a top choice.

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ComputerWorld

"But what about the two that are probably the most widely used, Norton and AVG? ..."

Protecting your computer against Trojans, worms and other invisible exploits is a must in todaya TMs tech landscape.

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Related Topix: Computers, Science / Technology

Thu Nov 26, 2009

People's Daily Online

Hackers milk Chinese online bonanza

The craze in online games among Chinese netizens is fueling an increasingly lucrative market for computer hackers, security firms have said.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security

San Francisco Chronicle

Five Tips to Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday Securely

This Friday is Black Friday--officially kicking off the 2009 holiday shopping season.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Science / Technology

PC World

F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010: Cloud-Based Protection

Secure Anti-Virus 2010 Ratings >> 99.8% 99.3% 66.7% 0 2-4 hours 8.14 MB per second 100% 100% 50% Rootkits 100% 100% 90% 33.3% 20% 20% >> >> Pros Strong disinfection Cons A few bugs Only middling malware detection F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 does a good job detecting malware, but it doesn't quite keep up with the top contenders.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

PC World

Top Protection: G Data AntiVirus 2010

G Data swept almost all the malware detection tests, but using it means having to make more decisions than you do with other apps.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

ITworld

Product review: Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware

November 24, 2009, 06:18 PM - - Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware came in last in our roundup of stand-alone antivirus software, weighed down by comparatively poor malware detection, slow scan speed, and a seriously misguided habit of hiding what it does from the user.

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PC World

BitDefender Antivirus 2010: Needs Better Interface

BitDefender Antivirus 2010 Ratings PCWorld Rating, November 20, 2009 >> General Performance Signature-based detection of malware and spyware 99.7% Adware detection 95.5% Heuristic detection of new malware 65.3% False positives 1 Average outbreak response time 2-4 hours Data throughput of on-access malware scanner 9.26 MB per second System ...

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ITworld

Product review: ESET NOD32

November 24, 2009, 06:19 PM - - ESET NOD32 has some nice, techie-focused extras and it effectively ferrets out rootkits, but it can't keep up with other antivirus apps when it comes to the essential task of blocking malware.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

WebWire

CA Rolls Out Internet Security Suite 2010 'At No Additional Charge...

ISLANDIA, N.Y., Following the successful launch of its most powerful full-featured security suite, CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010, CA Inc.'s Internet Security Business Unit today announced a new retail promotion program offering consumers CA Internet Security Suite 2010 at no additional charge for one year with select new technology ...

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Related Topix: Islandia, NY, PC, Computers, Science / Technology, Marketing

PC World

New Banking Trojan Horses Gain Polish

Illustration by Andrew Bannecker Criminals today can hijack active online banking sessions, and new Trojan horses can fake the account balance to prevent victims from seeing that they're being defrauded.

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ITworld

Spyware Doctor With Antivirus: First Look

November 23, 2009, 09:09 PM - - Shortly after we completed our current antivirus roundup , PC Tools released S pyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010 , the latest version of its paid antivirus tool.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Earth Times

Free Wondreshare spyware removal - protect PC agianst spyware, trojan virus and slow performance

November 20th, 2009 -Wondershare Software Co., Ltd, the world leading consuming software provider, announces a new product release----Wondershare Spyware Removal on its system utility official website .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, PC, Computers, IBM, Biotech, Medicine, Cell Therapeutics, Healthcare Industry

Fred's Head Companion

Whata s the difference between spyware, viruses, malware, adware and grayware?

Monday, November 23, 2009 What's the difference between spyware, viruses, malware, adware and grayware? We hear these names all the time on the internet and in our email but what are they? What do they do? Let's see if we can define these names and tell you a little more about each one.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

ComputerUser

It is Spyware OR Spy software? Your opinion counts

Sienna 10:11:44 Tags : Spy software, Mac keylogger, Monitoring Software,Remote Spy Software i1 4 Last sunday,a friend told me that she have got a spy software,a keylogger, on her PC.I was astonished about that ,I thought she was crazy.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Computers, PC

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Associated Content

How to Remove SpySheriff

Spy Sheriff is the most popular rogue antivirus program. It does all the same things as other rogue antivirus programs, but whoever programmed it was smart enough to make it almost impossible to remove.

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TechNewsWorld

The Mac Cybercrime Immunity Fallacy

If you think that your Mac is less likely to get infected with a virus or a trojan than a PC is, you are absolutely correct.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Register

Scareware tool dumps smut on Windows PCs

Rogue anti-virus slingers are getting even sneakier. Instead of offering to clean up non-existent malware threats as per the traditional approach, one rogue scanner offers to clean up images of porn it claims to have found on a prospective mark's PC.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Blog News, Computer Security, Internet

Thu Nov 19, 2009

TechNewsWorld

Cyberfraud Arrests Unlikely to Stem ZeuS Rampage

Two alleged cybercrooks have been nabbed in the UK on suspicion of using a well-know Trojan to commit banking fraud.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Software, Symantec

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