Tag Archives: AntiVirus
Microsoft Security Essentials Beta
Microsoft has announced the launch of a new beta for the next version of its Security Essentials anti-malware and virus protection software for Windows, formerly known as Morro. The next version of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) includes a number of new features over the first version of the free anti-malware service, which initially arrived in [...]
Full StoryMcAfee Update Wreaks Havoc on Windows Systems
A flawed signature update (DAT 5958) from McAfee yesterday (Wednesday) caused the system file svchost.exe to be identified and quarantined as the virus W32/Wecorl.a under Windows XP SP3. This resulted in affected systems rebooting (30 second countdown) and then entering an endless boot loop, repeatedly restarting. According to McAfee’s user forum, large numbers of businesses [...]
Full StoryConficker Variant is a Dud
Conficker (C) was programmed today to actively visit 500 out of 50,000 randomly generated web addresses to receive new instructions on how to behave. Conficker has begun to do this, according to security company F-Secure, but so far no doomsday scenarios have emerged. According to security experts, the consensus seems to be that very little [...]
Full StoryNew Trojan Alert and Removal Instructions
Trojan.Chromeinject.A is a Trojan horse that steals information from the compromised computer. When executed, the Trojan searches the compromised computer for the location of the Mozilla Firefox browser and copies itself as the following files: %SystemDrive%\[PATH TO FIREFOX]\plugins\npbasic.dll %SystemDrive%\[PATH TO FIREFOX]\plugins\npbasic.dll1 %Temp%\[RANDOM FILE NAME].tmp It then modifies the following files in order to steal information [...]
Full StoryApple Now Has Worms
Let’s make it clear Apple users, malicious viruses do not only affect Windows-based machines. I would get annoyed when Mac users bragged about how secure the Mac is, and how Windows is a magnet for viruses and malicious attacks. On a post dated in late November, Apple urged its users to protect themselves from viruses [...]
Full StoryGet ZoneAlarm Pro Free
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Check Point Software will offer the ZoneAlarm Pro software package for free for 24 hours, in celebration of Check Point’s 15th anniversary, a company spokeswoman said Friday. ZoneAlarm Pro, which contains a firewall, antispyware, and ID protection service (including credit monitoring) normally costs $39.95. The download location for the free ZoneAlarm [...]
Full StorySearch Engines Need to Stop Serving Harmful Pages
It’s up to Google and Yahoo to come together on a solution to stop serving up web sites in their index that pose a threat to an end user. There are many sites that are indexed that offer fake software for antivirus and spyware protection. One site recently reported as badware, was selling antivirus software [...]
Full StoryBeware of .ru Domains!
If you run a web site, forum or blog, it’s best that you block any domains with the extension of .ru. There has been a lot of spam bots originating from this domain extension, and for most web administrators, it has been a nuisance.
Full StorySymantec Fixes New Attack on Word
Microsoft, as of late, has been making headlines and not the headlines it would have hoped for. Criminals have found a new way to attack PC users, taking advantage of what appears to be a new bug in Microsoft’s Word software, according to Symantec (Compare Patch and Vulnerability Management products). Symantec warned of the attack [...]
Full StoryMAC OS Get’s Fitted for a Trojan
Though hackers target Macs far less frequently than Microsoft Windows PCs, doesn’t mean Mac users are in the clear by any means. Antivirus firm SecureMac claims to have discovered multiple variants of a Trojan horse being distributed from a hacker Web site. The site hosts a discussion on distributing the Trojan horse through iChat and [...]
Full StoryHow Good is Avast Anti-Virus?
Alwil Avast! 4.8 Home Edition is free for personal use only. How good is this free version? I am usually skeptic about anything that’s free as I always think that you get what you pay for. I gave it a test drive and I found Avast! 4.8 Home Edition to be relatively unobtrusive, fast and [...]
Full StoryNorton AntiVirus 2008 Falls Short
Norton AntiVirus 2008 utilizes six times the size of most competing antivirus applications, doesn’t offer three-user license, lacks support for Firefox, doesn’t work with the latest Yahoo and AOL IM applications, and offers fee-based services under the guise of technical support. Norton AntiVirus 2008 falls way short of expectation. The protection is still solid, the [...]
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