PC Tools Spyware Doctor is a comprehensive anti-spyware utility that effectively scans and cleans PCs. This software has won many awards for its ability to find and defeat any kind of spyware. In fact, no other anti-spyware utility has a spyware library larger than that of PC Tools spyware doctor. This version of PC Tools Spyware Doctor includes spyware protection for up to three PCs; enough to cover the average household.
08/16/2010
— Filed under: Security, Software
Tags: Antivirus, Spyware Doctor
There’s a major concern that’s often ignored by PC users — the possibility of a virus damaging or disabling their PC’s own antivirus software. Some of today’s most powerful viruses take an active stance towards protection, doing their best to eradicate virus protection as they invade the victim’s PC.
Avast! Antivirus 5 protects users from potentially devastating PC viruses by maintaining strong protection not just for user files and data, but for itself as a utility. This protection ensures that viruses are removed quickly and easily, without being given the chance to compromise virus protection and corrupt personal files.
Avast! Antivirus 5 can scan inside archives and compressed files, allowing users to check downloaded ZIP, RAR, and TAR archives before opening. Ideal for preventing 'on-open' malicious scripts and harmful software, this feature saves users from letting unwanted files ever enter their PC. If a harmful file is spotted in an archive, Avast! can neutralize or eliminate the file entirely.
With a simple user interface, Avast! is remarkably easy to control. Features and functions can be modified with a single click of the mouse, and virus scanning, elimination, and quarantine is all performed from a stylish and clear menu interface. For users with limited antivirus experience, Avast! proves one of the most clear and simple tools for maintaining computer security.
Of course, with any antivirus software there is a slight performance hit. While Avast! does use up a reasonable portion of system resources, it runs seamlessly in the background of all modern PCs. Updates are automatically installed without potentially annoying user-controlled prompts, and by and large, users are left to focus on their own tasks, rather than maintain their antivirus application.
Avast! Antivirus 5 Professional Edition: What We Liked
* Clean and simple interface allows inexperienced users to control their antivirus software effectively.
* Archive scanning prevents users from opening virus-filled .ZIP files, and minimizes the risk of viruses from browser-based downloads and P2P software.
* Smooth performance and automatic updates keep Avast! running effectively without bothering users.
Avast! Antivirus 5 Professional Edition: What We Didn’t Like
* Occasional problems with SSL email scanning can cause false negatives and leave potentially dangerous files unchecked.
ALWIL Support
ALWIL provide online support for Avast! users. A support forum is available, along with manuals and software documentation, how-to guides, and FAQs. Email support is available, and users with suspicious files may compress and email them to ALWIL for support.
About ALWIL
Best known for their Avast! Antivirus software, ALWIL Software are a Czech-based security software developer and publisher. Established in 1991, the company came into the public eye in 1998 with the release of their current major antivirus and PC security applications, now available in over 30 different languages.
08/9/2010
— Filed under: Security, Software
Tags: Antivirus, avast!
Intel McAfee logo.JPGOne possibility of an Intel-McAfee partnership may be antivirus suites specifically coded for Intel hardware, according to an analyst briefed by Intel.
08/3/2010
— Filed under: Security, Software
Tags: Antivirus Software, Intel, McAfee
A new malware was developed by cyber crooks to lure unwitting users into uninstalling legitimate anti-virus applications and instead using fake and useless software. A bogus package dubbed AnVi Antivirus generates a message that suggest that legitimate apps are «uncertified» and ought to be removed. Further the message threatens that if a user fails to take action his/her computer performance will degrade.
07/30/2010
— Filed under: Security, Software
Tags: anti-virus, Cybercrooks
After facing much criticism over privacy concerns, Facebook is beefing up how users can control their information. It’s not just desktops though, as the world’s largest social network is bringing privacy controls to your handset.
07/20/2010
— Filed under: Internet, Security
Tags: Facebook, phone, privacy
Advanced antivirus software with maximum spyware protection to guard against viruses, Trojans, and worms, spyware and adware, rootkits, identity theft and phishing attacks.
05/8/2010
— Filed under: Security, Software
Tags: Anti-Virus 2009, Kaspersky
Protecting your mainframe from a virus is obtaining more thorny. Antivirus code is bettering to a mainframe’s picture to fend dump viruses and other depraved programs. These harvest are intended to obscure rail the margin of a virus to inject a laptop through transmit, web browsers, row servers and desktops.
05/7/2010
— Filed under: Security
Tags: Antivirus, Top Ten
There is no antivirus software that will catch all viruses. Even the best security applications do not have a perfect detection rate which means that it can happen that a virus slips past them and infects the computer system. There are a few options to cope with this problem like sandboxing, using virtual machines or performing regular checks with additional antivirus programs.
03/15/2010
— Filed under: Security, Software
Tags: CureIt Antivirus, Dr.Web
Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google.
03/18/2009
— Filed under: Security
Tags: IE8, Microsoft
Beijing has ordered China Mobile to crack down on mass text message spam and the sale of mobile phone numbers to advertisers after a media report showed the long-standing problems have survived efforts to stamp them out.
03/17/2009
— Filed under: Security
Tags: China Mobile, SMS, spam
