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Panda Antivirus 2008
Reviewed on October 12, 2007 Panda Antivirus 2008 is slower than the competition and lacks independent, third-party antivirus test results, and thus doesn't receive our recommendation. TAGS: Panda Software, antivirus product, BitDefender Antivirus, Bitdefender, license, antivirus, antivirus software, scan, Internet security, firewall, spyware, malware, virus, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, PC
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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, Microsoft Internet Explorer, spyware, e-mail, virus, PC, Microsoft Corp.
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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
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Is your cell phone due for an antivirus shot?
February 24, 2006 Security software industry focuses on mobile phones but runs into resistance from service providers. TAGS: handset, F-Secure Corp., mobile phone, antivirus software, cell phone, McAfee Inc., market research company, Gartner Inc., T-Mobile, antivirus, Verizon Wireless, mobile device, threat, Symantec Corp., service provider, security
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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
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Nokia to inoculate phones with antivirus
October 5, 2005 Through software pact with Symantec, phone maker plans to ward off security threats to mobile handsets. TAGS: Nokia Corp., Symantec Corp., handset, antivirus software, smart phone, agreement, security, antivirus, virus
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Kaspersky confirms antivirus software flaw
October 4, 2005 The problem affects Windows products only and preliminary protection was available last week. A permanent fix is in the works. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, flaw, antivirus software, security software company, vulnerability, McAfee Inc., antivirus, researcher, security, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
News
Trend Micro flaw opens PCs to takeover
February 8, 2007 A serious security hole in a wide swath of the company's antivirus products could let an outsider crash or hijack a computer. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, flaw, engine, software company, antivirus, security, PC
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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
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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., Microsoft Windows Vista, antivirus software, antivirus, Microsoft Windows Live, security, researcher, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows
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Another antivirus software flaw detected
March 17, 2005 This time: McAfee. But the flaw does not affect current subscribers to the company's update service. TAGS: flaw, McAfee Inc., antivirus software, Internet Security Systems Inc., security software company, subscriber, software company, antivirus, security, virus, PC
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Microsoft security zaps laptop tracer
December 15, 2005 Windows OneCare Live has been found to disable Absolute Software's Computrace LoJack software. TAGS: Absolute Software, antivirus software, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Corp., security, Symantec Corp., antivirus, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows
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Take three: Antivirus apps could spread infection
February 24, 2005 A flaw in Trend Micro's software lets attackers run a virus instead of stopping it, in the third such security hole found this month. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., Internet Security Systems Inc., security hole, flaw, advisory, malicious program, antivirus software, vulnerability, antivirus, security, virus
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Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch
January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, vulnerability, flaw, exploit, antivirus company, HTML, representative, patch, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., researcher, security, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
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'High' risk in Symantec antivirus software flaw
December 21, 2005 Bug affects most of company's products, including enterprise and home user software, on Windows and Macintosh platforms. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Symantec AntiVirus, vulnerability, antivirus software, RAR, antivirus, security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
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Symantec details flaws in its antivirus software
March 30, 2005 Security specialist reveals vulnerabilities in its products that could let hackers attack PCs running the software. TAGS: Symantec Corp., flaw, antivirus software, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, vulnerability, Norton Co., denial of service, Japan, attack, patch management, antivirus, security, virus
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Evasion bug bites virus shields
November 1, 2005 Security researcher says an issue in several antivirus products could let malicious files pass undetected, but some in the industry say it's not a flaw. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus software, Trend Micro Inc., researcher, Computer Associates International Inc., McAfee Inc., virus, signature, security, flaw, antivirus, vulnerability, scanner
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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
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Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab
July 27, 2005 Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Black Hat, Internet Security Systems Inc., antivirus product, Defcon, antivirus software, hacker, researcher, malicious code, security, Las Vegas, antivirus, Oracle Corp., hacking, conference, flaw
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Wait for Windows patch opens attack window
January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, Symantec Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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