Intel-McAfee Deal Could Mean Intel-Specific Antivirus Software

Intel-McAfee

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
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Cybercrooks deceive users to uninstall their true anti-virus software

Anti-Virus

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
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009

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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
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Dr.Web CureIt Antivirus Software Review

Dr.Web CureIt Antivirus Software

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
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Microsoft releases MVC upgrade for building Web apps

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Microsoft this week made available a final release of ASP.Net MVC 2, which provides a Model View Controller pattern for building Web applications leveraging ASP.Net.

03/12/2010 — Filed under: Software
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Microsoft confirms free Office 2010 upgrade deal

Microsoft

Microsoft’s chief financial officer confirmed today that the company will offer a free upgrade to the upcoming Office 2010 suite starting this month.

03/5/2010 — Filed under: Software
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Adobe working to fix security bug in Download Manager

Adobe Systems

Adobe Systems is working to fix a glitch in software it uses to speed up downloads of its products that could give hackers a way to push malicious programs onto a victim’s PC.

02/22/2010 — Filed under: Software
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First Look: The New Mobile Firefox Browser

Mobile Firefox Browser

Mozilla yesterday put out its first beta release of Fennec, the mobile version of its Firefox browser. I took a quick look at Firefox’s little sibling, and I have to say Fennec is a very impressive and easy to use browser that maximizes your small screen space.

03/24/2009 — Filed under: Internet, Mobile, Software
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