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Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2007
Reviewed on March 1, 2007
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2007 is a modest product, with its weak antivirus protection balanced by its superior antispyware protection, but it offers nowhere near the overall protection and value of other antivirus products we've seen.
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Norton AntiVirus 2006
Reviewed on November 9, 2005
Norton AntiVirus 2006 improves its detection and removal of spyware and adware but lags behind the more proactive McAfee VirusScan 2006.
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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.
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Happy birthday, Brain.A
January 19, 2006
Twenty years ago this month the first PC virus was discovered. It's extinct now, but its kin continues to pester computer users.
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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.
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Gartner Inc.
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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.
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Internet Security Systems Inc.
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Windows virus worms onto some Apple iPods
October 17, 2006
A small number of the video media players have been shipped with the RavMonE virus, the company warns.
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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.
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Kama Sutra worm threat shrivels
February 3, 2006
Virtually no damage caused yet; likely won't become a disaster, tech security specialists say.
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Virus writers take advantage of war
March 20, 2003
A new e-mail worm is tricking people into opening dangerous attachments by promising military satellite images of Iraq.
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China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says
April 21, 2006
Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research.
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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."
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Zafi worm purports to be Christmas greeting
December 14, 2004
As of mid-morning Tuesday, MessageLabs had intercepted over 25,000 copies of the virus.
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Why Microsoft is wrong on Vista security
October 9, 2006
McAfee Chief Scientist George Heron says a technological dispute could usher in a new age of insecurity.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Open-source antivirus tech may get commercial help
December 13, 2005
eEye Digital Security may adopt and improve the open-source Clam AntiVirus technology to add to its intrusion-prevention product.
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Microsoft to expand security research teams
February 7, 2007
Over the next six months, the software maker plans to establish security research and response teams in Europe and Asia.
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RSA Security Inc.
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Europe
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Microsoft Windows Live
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Microsoft Corp.
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Searching for trouble
December 20, 2004
Google grapples with a flaw in its desktop search. Also: Hotmail dumps McAfee as antivirus ally.
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MSN Hotmail
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McAfee Inc.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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Unix
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Google Inc.
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antivirus
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security
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Watchdog-attacking Bagle ramps up
March 1, 2005
A new Bagle Trojan horse that hurts security applications is spreading rapidly.
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Bagle virus
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Sophos Plc.
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Name that worm--plan looks to cut through chaos
September 22, 2005
Plethora of different handles for the same threat can confuse security efforts. Common-identifier scheme looks to fix that.
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Third buy's a charm for Microsoft security?
February 9, 2005
Purchase of Sybari Software could position Microsoft as a player in the corporate security market--if it gets its product strategy right.
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