Archive for May, 2008

AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Security Scanning with AVG Free
A full scan on my standard clean test system took 30 minutes when set to Fast priority and closer to 45 at Automatic. The fast mode runs at about the same speed as Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall (WAVASF) and noticeably faster than Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 5.5. By contrast, [...]

Security firms ‘celebrate’ 30 years of spam

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Security researchers around the world are giving a tongue-in-cheek salute to the 30th anniversary of the first spam message.
Gary Theurk, an employee at Digital Equipment Company, sent a message on Arpanet to hundreds of fellow users on 1 May 1978.

Symantec’s ‘best products’ produce strong profits

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Security software giant Symantec yesterday reported year end revenue ahead of expectations. In a statement, Symantec CEO John Thompson called the company’s current offerings "the strongest product portfolio we’ve had in years."

BitDefender Detects EDUnet Trojan Spread

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

BitDefender®, a global provider of award-winning antivirus software and data security solutions, announced today that BitDefender antivirus analysts have uncovered a spam-sending scheme of Byzantine complexity. The discovery came with the identification of spam e-mails which claim to contain links to videos. When users try to click and see the video, they are instead prompted [...]