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The Great Anti-Virus Development Race

As far as being up to date in the world of viruses and issues on the web, most anti-virus software companies today are trying to aggressively find ways to make their respective software recognize these harmful files that plague the web.
Based on statistics from past years, the rampant growth of viruses and malware have [...]

Start-Ups Often Caught Off-Guard

The many flourishing startups that have been catering to the social internet are being caught off-guard by the many evolving threats that are coming out on the internet leaving them very much vulnerable leaving their users to suffer the consequences. The social internet has given birth to several companies who were only too glad to [...]

Users at fault for spreading virus

As much as antivirus-companies are concerned, they are doing their best to ensure that users are safe and secure against viruses. However according to a report coming from Trend Micro, Inc. a lot of fault lies not on their programs but in the users themselves:
From Jan. 1 to Nov. 25, the top 100 attack programs [...]

The best free antivirus

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In this time of age, viruses are becoming more and more complicated and powerful. That is why we need a reliable antivirus to do the job. I found this program at Download.com and the name of the program is Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80923. First of all, it provides the same protection just like [...]

Norton Protects MACS

Previously, I mentioned that there was no need for anti-virus software to protect MACS but apparently Symantec has made one anyway. With all the malicious behavior going on in the web today, no operating system is safe from the viruses lingering out on the web today.
Symantec on Monday introduced Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection for [...]

Trend Micro Systems Hacked

As far as making sure your systems are safe and secure, Trend Micro Systems may be looking a lot red these days since they were reportedly hacked. Just imagine a site that is supposed to offer software to protect patronizing clients that cannot even safeguard its own system? Now that is indeed embarrassing.
One reason [...]

Service Pack 1 Update of Vista Clashes with Anti-Virus Products

The Service Pack 1 update of Windows Vista will be released on March 2008 and it is expected that in this operating system update, there will be numerous system enhancements and improvements in functionalities. The main dilemma of this anticipated system update deals with its effects on third-party applications, specifically the anti-virus programs. John Hawes, [...]