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Cell phones to get virus protection

March 10, 2005 Kaspersky Lab plans to release antivirus software for Symbian-based cell phones, recently the target of a Trojan and the Cabir virus. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Symbian Inc., Cabir virus, Hannover, antivirus software, virus protection, Germany, cell phone, smart phone, antivirus, virus, trojan horse, operating system

AOL offers free antivirus software

August 7, 2006 Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software. TAGS: America Online Inc., antivirus software, antivirus protection, Time Warner Inc., antivirus, security, toolbar, e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, spyware, virus, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Security from A to Z: Antivirus

November 27, 2006 The lowdown on how antivirus software works and what it needs to do in the future. A section is a series on security basics. TAGS: antivirus software, malicious software, threat, antivirus, security, virus, PC

Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer

December 21, 2007 A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, Microsoft Windows Explorer, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft adds Vista support in OneCare

October 10, 2006 The software maker is testing an update to its antivirus program that works with the new operating system and also is allowing folks outside the U.S. to try the service. TAGS: antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S., Microsoft Windows

U.K. bank discounts antivirus tool for customers

January 9, 2006 Barclays Bank is urging online customers to download F-Secure security software, offered at a discount. TAGS: digital identity, Barclays Plc., bank, F-Secure Corp., U.K., antivirus, security

Microsoft: No antivirus product yet

June 16, 2004 Software giant plans service to protect against viruses, but says it's still studying market. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus product, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., virus

Flaw found in Kaspersky antivirus

October 3, 2005 A serious flaw could affect a whole range of Kaspersky's antivirus software--including third-party products, a researcher has warned. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, advisory, antivirus software, flaw, researcher, attacker, McAfee Inc., antivirus, security

Microsoft's antivirus package makes a splash

August 12, 2006 Aided by low introductory pricing, Windows Live OneCare lands No. 2 sales spot at U.S. stores in its debut month. TAGS: NPD Group Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Symantec Corp., pricing, antivirus, McAfee Inc., Trend Micro Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

Flawed Symantec update cripples Chinese PCs

May 24, 2007 Update quarantined two critical system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP, affecting computers throughout China. TAGS: Symantec Corp., China, Norton Co., antivirus, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows

CA antivirus deletes Windows 2003 file

September 5, 2006 Company's eTrust software detects Windows file as a virus and deletes it, causing servers to crash and fail to reboot. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., Microsoft Windows 2003, CA eTrust, antivirus, virus, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Flaw found in Sophos antivirus

July 28, 2005 Company says it's fixed some versions of its flagship package to combat a hole that could let in buffer overflow attacks. TAGS: Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., flaw, buffer-overflow, antivirus, security

Gartner: Antivirus is biggest security expense

September 14, 2007 Customers are getting more demanding, while security market is seeing a gradual consolidation around fewer players. TAGS: Gartner Inc., antivirus software, security, antivirus

Is an antivirus gap looming?

July 9, 2007 Security researcher Jose Nazario says the concept of antivirus as the last line of defense has been thrown out the window. What should replace it? TAGS: antivirus company, gap, antivirus, signature, network security, researcher, malware, variant, threat, virus, security

Microsoft to buy antivirus software firm

February 8, 2005 Software giant has been toying with virus-fighting tools for some time. Purchase of Sybari gives it more options. TAGS: Sybari Software Inc., antivirus, antivirus software, messaging, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, server, virus

Naked pinups revealed as virus

December 10, 2004 Worm disguised as photos of glamour models aims to swamp Chechen separatist Web sites. TAGS: Sophos Plc., antivirus company, worm, denial of service, antivirus, Symantec Corp., e-mail address, virus, e-mail

Testers get hands on Microsoft antivirus service

July 20, 2005 Limited beta release marks first time that anyone outside Microsoft has used the upcoming package of security tools. TAGS: tester, beta, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., anti-spyware

CA fixes bug in antivirus products

May 24, 2005 A serious flaw in Computer Associates' antivirus products could expose users to hacker attacks. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., antivirus product, advisory, CA eTrust, antivirus, patch, flaw, vulnerability, security

Hotmail dumps McAfee's antivirus for Trend Micro

December 20, 2004 E-mails sent or received by any of Hotmail's Web mail customers will now be scanned in real time by Trend Micro's antivirus software. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., MSN Hotmail, McAfee Inc., antivirus protection, antivirus software, antivirus, Real-Time, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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