Entries Tagged ‘AntiVirus’:

MAC 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 Limewire.
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How 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 easy [...]

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Norton 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 user [...]

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