Old Tech New Patent: Microsoft Patents Proactive Virus Protection

Microsoft has just been awarded a U.S. patent for proactive virus protection, a system and method of security software used to protect your PC from malware that are not already safeguarded by your antivirus software....

The Three Most Important Security Steps The Small Business Should Take

As I googled, I saw an article with the topic, ‘The Three Most Important Security Steps The Small Business Should Take’.It started by saying that a lot of people will start disagreeing andsuggesting more steps should be taken. I wouldn’t say that it is somekind of good...

If your spouse spies on your web surfing...?

"Anonymous writes: I am soon to be a single mother. My soon to be ex-husband and I owned a computer store. I only have a working knowledge of computers; he was very good at it. When he left the house, he still was able to enter the PC, and I think he installed a keylogger...

Happy New Year and Dangerous Computer Infections

lthough we're all expecting to see a rise in the number of web attacks, there are only a few weak spam campaigns currently in progress with low damage potential and pretty easy to detect malicious attachments. Security company F-Secure today found another spamattack...

Big brands slip up in anti-virus tests

Many big-brand security products fail to spot commonly-circulating malware, testing outfit has Virus Bulletin found in its latest tests. A total of 17 out of 32 of anti-virus products failed the company's stringent...

Trend Micro to acquire Provilla for global data leak prevention

"Under the agreement, Provilla will operate as a subsidiary of Trend Micro's U.S. affiliate. Provilla's data leak prevention experts as well as technology and products will enhance the Trend Micro portfolio of easily deployed and managed multi-layered content-security...

Its Halloween! Spooks, Specters and Spyware!

It was late, I had put off going to the Software Convention till the last minute. I just had to watch my favorite show on TV, "S-Files".  Its that episode where the Computer Salespeople all turn into Pod People and ,,,,well never mind. Its really scary!  So I'm...

Worm | The Spyware Fool

Spyware, adware, keyloggers, viruses, worms - they all mean bad news for your computer. It is those worms that..

Trojan - The Spyware Fool

The computer trojan horse aptly gets its name from an ancient Greek myth about the trojan horse built by Odysseus. As the Greeks were losing the battle of Troy during the Trojan Wars...

Toolbar - When it Turns to Spyware

A toolbar is supposed to offer something useful, right? And tools are supposed to be helpful devices that in some way serve as aids..

Rootkit Dangers - The Spyware Fool

There is a never ending list of harmful programs online that seek to negatively affect your system and steal your personal information. Rootkits are one of the main ways such programs are able to function as successfully as they do.

AVG Free Advisor - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition AVG Free is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection ...

Antivirus Software

You can download antivirus, buy them online and have them shipped you or just go out to your local electronics store but you surely can't live without them...

Aldi Laptop comes with Preinstalled Virus!

German news site Heise reports that several laptops bought at discount supermarket Aldi come with a virus preinstalled!The virus (Stoned.Angelina) - a true dinosaur, being mainly active in the heady DOS years - infects the Master Boot Record and attempts to spread to...

There be Spyware here, Captain!

The ships bell had just sounded the dogwatch as Captain Skag began to check his email. He had just began to read his favorite E-zine, "Pirates gone wild" when his first mate burst into the cabin. "Captain, a dark ship approaches!" He cried.  The captain, after running up...

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