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Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware
Reviewed on July 30, 2008
Vipre combines antivirus and antispyware technology in a fast and light application that also includes a worthy set of security tools.
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McAfee Internet Security 2009
Reviewed on November 12, 2008
Once it's up and running, McAfee Internet Security 2009 is competitive with Norton on speed, detection, and removal of malicious software.
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McAfee Inc.
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McAfee VirusScan
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Norton Internet Security
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Spyware Doctor 5.1
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
Spyware Doctor 5.1 could be more aggressive in removing all traces of found spyware.
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PC Tools Spyware Doctor
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PC Tools Software
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Vipre Antivirus Antispyware (beta)
Reviewed on March 11, 2008
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Windows Anti-Virus Mate 2.0.459
Remove malware from your computer.
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Windows anti-spyware to come free of charge
February 15, 2005
Bill Gates says Microsoft won't charge customers for its spyware and pop-up killer.
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RSA Security Inc.
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San Francisco
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Microsoft Corp.
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HP ships USB sticks with malware
April 9, 2008
Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system. (From ZDNet Australia)
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Insecurity complex on the Internet
April 2, 2007
JavaScript comes under scrutiny as a Web 2.0 "hijacking" threat--as the Jikto tool slips into the wild.
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Web 2.0
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JavaScript
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blog
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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Webroot expands beyond spyware niche
October 12, 2006
Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista.
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Sophos Plc.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
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Say good-bye to Apple security?
May 2, 2006
SecureWave CEO Bob Johnson warns that the Windows-friendly Boot Camp software could bring bugs to Apple products.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Boot Camp
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Zombies continue to chase Windows PCs
October 24, 2006
Of 4 million Windows PCs found to be infected with malicious software, half were running malicious remote control software.
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Windows PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Microsoft and Adobe to square off?
June 20, 2005
In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise.
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Macromedia Inc.
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Adobe Systems Inc.
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Microsoft Longhorn
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graphic design
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Mytob e-mail worm proliferating quickly
March 29, 2005
The mass-mailing varmint makes up in numbers what it lacks in heft, security watchers say.
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Symantec Corp.
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McAfee Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006
Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.
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rootkit
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malicious software
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zombie
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threat
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bot
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Windows PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Sony Corp.
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Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time
January 5, 2006
Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism.
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Ilfak Guilfanov
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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F-Secure Corp.
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security
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Microsoft Windows ME
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fix
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows 98
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Microsoft Windows
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Sophos: Cell phone virus claims are 'bonkers'
September 23, 2005
Trend Micro admits chances of infection are relatively low but says virus could be a forerunner of worse threats to come.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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Sophos Plc.
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Graham Cluley
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PC
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Web mulls Google's threat to Microsoft
September 27, 2005
Discussion grows over whether the Web will become the next computing platform, and whether Microsoft can compete if it does.
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs
September 22, 2005
A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure.
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F-Secure Corp.
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft: SP2 shimmy's not a flaw
February 1, 2005
Company downplays a method for intruders to bypass defenses in its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.
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Positive Technologies
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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack
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Service Pack 2
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