Archive for April, 2008
Monday 28 April 2008 @ 2:04 am
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Antivirus vendors pan free research from DefCon contest
Ars Technica, MA - By David Chartier | Published: April 27, 2008 - 08:07PM CT A new contest focused on testing antivirus and malware software has been announced for the DefCon … |
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Monday 28 April 2008 @ 1:04 am
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AVG readies AVG Antivirus Free 8.0
VNUNet.com, UK - Business users can select networked versions of the Anti-Virus and Internet Security products as well as file-server and email-server based antivirus. |
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Monday 28 April 2008 @ 12:04 am
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Race to Zero aims to stump antivirus scanners
CNET News.com, CA - A new contest to be held at this year's DefCon in Las Vegas in August hopes to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead, a move that one leading … |
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Monday 28 April 2008 @ 12:04 am
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Broadband providers are pretty much the same
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - I have installed on my laptop Avast antivirus, AVG 7.5 antivirus, Stinger's latest edition, along with Spybot Search and Destroy, AVG anti-spyware, … |
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Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm
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ZoneAlarm now selling Secure Wireless Z100G router
TechWhack (press release), India - But the company also develops other security applications like antivirus and AntiSpyware. ZoneAlarm is now entering into the network hardware market as they … |
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Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm
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ESET Antivirus catches 49th Virus Bulletin Award in 10 years
ITP.net, United Arab Emirates - By Quintin Smith on Thursday, April 24, 2008 ADAOX Middle East has announced that the company’s ESET NOD32 Antivirus software has scooped up another award … |
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Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm
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Malware Modification Contest Has Antivirus Vendors Upset
Slashdot - SkiifGeek writes "Race to Zero, a sideline competition being set up at this year's DefCon, already has some Antivirus vendors steaming over the objectives … Security Vendors Slam Defcon Virus Contest |
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Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 10:04 pm
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AVG Antivirus Free Edition 8.0
PC Pro, UK - If you want a free antivirus product, AVG Antivirus Free Edition 8.0 is the one to download. AVG Antivirus Free Edition 8.0 incorporates a new LinkScanner … |
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Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 1:04 am
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Seven Surefire Ways to Become an ID Theft Victim
FOXBusiness - Antivirus programs can be pricey, and the maintenance of constantly downloading updates is time-consuming. Combine that with the security updates from … Ground Zero Workers Exposed to Possible Identity Theft Social Security data often flows too freely |
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Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 1:04 am
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Rock Phish Gang Adds Second Punch to Phishing Attacks
PC World - Antivirus programs uses signatures, or data files, that describe what malicious programs "look" like in order to be detected. But creating new binaries can … Nowadays, all you need to do is visit the wrong site to have your … "Rock Phish" gang adds malware download to attacks RSA finds new malware enhanced phishing technique |
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