Archive for the ‘Antivirus Software’ Category
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
How can I prevent the Conficker virus?
Though there is no guarantee, the following steps will help prevent the virus:
1. Download this patch from Microsoft.
2. Install quality antivirus software like Bitdefender and make sure Real-time Protection is enabled.
3. A more drastic step is to disable Windows Autorun feature, but this requires ...
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
It can be a nightmare scenario for any computer owner: your beloved machine begins to act strangely and before you know it, you’ve lost complete control and you realize too late that you have a virus. One of the “good” things about computer viruses is that, in most cases, you ...
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
AV-comparitives.org, an independent organization which tests and compares anti virus software, has given BitDefender (our Top Choice in the antivirus category) further praise. They have awarded BitDefender with the top certification available for their performance tests. The test simulates various system processes such as file copies, audio/video encoding, and startup/shutdown ...
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Microsoft has recently announced that it's popular PC security and maintenance service, OneCare, will eventually be replaced with a commercial product currently known as "Morro". Although they plan to stop selling OneCare in June of 2009, they will continue to provide customer support for it throughout the term of the ...
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
A recent new browser security exploit has surfaced dubbed 'clickjacking'. All operating systems including Windows, Mac operating systems, and Linux are all vulnerable as well as all browsers including Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari - basically any browser that supports Flash and iFrame. What's worse, is that these exploits are ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
There has been a recent outbreak in a scam which involves a codec called multycodecupgr.7.<20xxx>.exe. After installing this 'codec', your computer will become infected with a fake malware scanner which falsely identifies viruses on your computer in attempt to get you to buy a product called Antivirus 2008.
The website that ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Bitdefender has recently released the latest version of it's antivirus software - BitDefender Antivirus 2009. The following are some improvements / additions they have made:
1. They have improved upon their real time web, email, and IM traffic scanning.
2. They have improved their anti-phishing protection and it will now help to ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Phishing sites/scams are designed to trick you into thinking you are at a legitimate website hoping that you will enter your login information, credit card information, or other personal information. It's difficult to detect these scams because they usually do a great job at impersonations. These phishing scams usually come ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Windows Vista promises to have enhanced security against internet related threats. One of the most talked about addition is UAC (User Access Control), which attempts to automatically sense potentially dangerous situations and temporarily suspends running programs and processes. UAC works by detecting and halting any malware that may be trying ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
I am wondering what the purpose is for creating a computer virus. What would motivate someone to put the time and effort to write a program to cause headache or hardship for someone? There must be some very compelling reasons since there are so many thousands of viruses out there. ...
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