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®, 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 to download a "media player.” Read the rest of this entry »
Security software firms have a new weapon in their battle against computer viruses, but it has a significant downside: it could block some legitimate programs as well.
Still, even those whose software has been unjustly accused by the new technology say it could be the industry’s best shot to stem the rising tide of viruses and worms.
In the old days — two years ago — each new computer virus would be analyzed and then blocked by the security software firms, which used a virus "signature" that was the malicious software equivalent of a person’s fingerprint. When the virus tried to gain entry to a protected PC, it was blocked. Read the rest of this entry »
Avira has released version 8 of its Antivir antivirus software on Wednesday, as both a Premium Edition and a free Personal Edition. The company has also updated its Internet Security Suite. In addition to the re-worked user interface, the new version also has a modular scan engine which works faster than the old version. It is also easier to add extensions to the new version.
The new scan engine is supposed to be capable of a 20 per cent higher throughput than the one in the previous version. The paid versions also include a Webguard that filters internet traffic for malicious content, identifying and blocking phishing and malware sites. Read the rest of this entry »
In this tech world where each minute new technology is put on the shore and competition keeps the techies on their feet, the professionals can never boast of completely secure networks.The call of the hour is the Internet Security but no one can boast of it.
You can never imagine what your network is lacking and how can it be exploited by the hackers. This is the worst type of risk you can feel you are at. Hacking involves the access to all of your sensitive information and the worst part is that you may not know till the time you have lost your bank balance or any valuable information to your competitor.We are at high ratio of vulnerability what we can even imagine of. Read the rest of this entry »
Webroot white paper addresses ‘How to Protect Business from Malware
At the Endpoint and the Perimeter’ and reveals top four tips to secure businesses
BRACKNELL, UK. April 15th 2008 — Webroot, a leading security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SME markets, has issued a white paper entitled ‘How to Protect Business from Malware at the Endpoint and the Perimeter’ that includes four key tips to protect enterprises and SMEs against malware infection. Read the rest of this entry »
ADWARE COMPANY ZANGO IS GETTING some help in federal court from a coalition of business groups in its legal battle against spyware removal company Kaspersky Lab.
In a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Ninth Circuit, the National Business Coalition for E-Commerce and Privacy argues that the trial judge should not have dismissed Zango’s lawsuit against the spyware removal company. The Coalition’s members include major companies like Eastman Kodak, JP Morgan Chase and Experian. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve already scoured your closet and emptied your garage, you may think your spring cleaning is over.
Think again.
The same way you would give your house a once over, so should you purge your computer. Spring cleaning will help your computer run more efficiently, can help protect you from viruses, and offers also a good opportunity to protect important files.
People keep valuable information, including photographs, on their computer but don’t back it up as they should, said Steve Yates, owner of Computer Renaissance in Springfield.
"If they lose all that, all their memories are gone forever," Yates said. "They need to protect it as if they were going to lose it tomorrow."
There are three things you should think about when spring cleaning your computer, said Luke M. Ford, chief executive officer of My Computer Works, a company in Phoenix, that offers network support across the nation. Read the rest of this entry »
The number of UK companies infected by malware has fallen by 60 per cent over the past two years, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
But for two-thirds of the companies affected, malware caused their worst information security breach of the year. Spyware now accounts for one in six of the worst infections, suggesting attacks are becoming less frequent but more sophisticated.
Companies have become aware of the threat of viruses, according to PwC partner Chris Potter.
"If there is one area of security where UK plc has really got the message, it’s virus protection. Only a tiny minority of companies don’t take this area seriously," he said.
Only 14 per cent of UK companies reported a malware infection last year, down from 35 per cent two years ago when the last survey was carried out.
Less than half of very large businesses had an infection last year.
Corporate anti-virus defences have significantly improved, the survey found.
Ninety-eight per cent of firms have software to scan for spyware, up from 75 per cent two years ago.
Source: http://www.computing.co.uk/
Though not all Spyware is malicious they must be removed all the same. The reason being that they will ultimately expand the registry of the system and stall the programs and generally make the system unstable.
Some people believe that you may not always need to remove spyware because Spyware is not always malicious. There are many kinds of Spyware that can infect your PC. Most of them are, thankfully, not uploaded with malicious intent. But why take chances. First of all let us analyze how Spyware comes to get onto the system in the first place. People who browse the Internet come across many sites that offer free download. Clicking on these downloads may bring with it some program in the background or hidden from the user. This may be in the form of ActiveX controls or components. When we download certain programs the download program flashes a message requiring the user to allow the download of an ActiveX control without which the download will not work. This ActiveX control is registered in the CLSID files of the registry. Once the download is complete the ActiveX control stored as a .OCX file begins its stealthy work. Best Spyware removal programs are especially weary of ActiveX controls and remove any malicious looking .OCX files. Read the rest of this entry »