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Spy program snoops on cell phones

March 30, 2006 Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse. TAGS: security company, F-Secure Corp., cell phone, trojan horse, security, monitor, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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

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, spyware, e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, virus, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Kaspersky ships antivirus tool for cell phones

February 13, 2007 Russian security firm is the latest to offer a product for mobile devices, a huge potential market. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, mobile device, cell phone, handset, antivirus, security, PC

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 Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

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's own antivirus fails to secure Vista

February 6, 2007 Test of 15 antivirus packages shows failures in four. Microsoft pledges improvements; McAfee says its updates weren't included. TAGS: McAfee Inc., antivirus software, antivirus, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, network security, signature, malware, researcher, variant, threat, security, virus

Sophos touts application control features

October 26, 2006 U.K.-based security company has added capabilities that let businesses control what applications users can run. TAGS: Sophos Plc., desktop management, antivirus

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.

Damage limited from lonely hearts virus

April 18, 2001 Antivirus software companies say a new virus that disguises itself as a program for finding romance partners is spreading quickly between companies in Europe. TAGS: antivirus software company, Graham Cluley, Symantec Corp., Sophos Plc., antivirus software, e-mail server, virus, software company, Europe, antivirus, e-mail, server

Microsoft goes global with antivirus tool update

January 23, 2007 Release of latest version of OneCare next week marks the first time the security and PC maintenance tool will be sold outside the U.S. TAGS: antivirus, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft hires McAfee antivirus veteran

August 17, 2006 Vincent Gullotto, former head of McAfee's Antivirus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team, AVERT, will join Microsoft. TAGS: McAfee Antivirus, McAfee Inc., antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

March 6, 2006 Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying." TAGS: antivirus company, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, agreement, antivirus, researcher, ethics, code, McAfee Inc., malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

Cybercrooks ramp up against antivirus firms--and each other

April 4, 2006 Net criminals are fighting the good guys--and other bad guys--as they pursue more financial gain, Kaspersky Labs says. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, cybercriminal, malicious software, antivirus software, antivirus, denial of service

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

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, McAfee Inc., antivirus, Trend Micro Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

Boarding up Windows against Net threats

February 8, 2006 Redmond unveils details of its entry into the antivirus business and warns of new browser and OS flaws. TAGS: Redmond, threat, security, Symantec Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

OzEmail releases family pack

July 14, 1997 Short Take: Australia's OzEmail released the OzEmail Internet Family Pack, which includes four individual email addresses with a family domain name, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and 20MB of space... TAGS: Short take, Australia, e-mail address, antivirus, Microsoft Internet Explorer, server, games, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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