Archive for the 'Virus & Anti Virus' Category

Symantec tells users: Disable protection before XP SP3 upgrade

Now says its SymProtect feature partly to blame for Windows registry corruption.
Symantec Corp. has told users of its consumer security products that they should disable a feature in the software before upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3, or risk crippling their computers.
In a post to a Symantec support forum, Reese Anschultz, a senior manager […]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

McAfee, Inc. and Microsoft Showcase Joint Network Access Control Solution for Defense Customers

McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), is demonstrating its new Network Access Control solution, integrated with Microsoft Windows NAP (Network Access Protection) technology, an endpoint policy enforcement platform for Windows Server 2008. The offering, which helps protect private networks from being accessed by unauthorized systems and devices, is being showcased by McAfee (Booth #532) and Microsoft (Booth […]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Review: Novell Tries to Give You ‘Just Enough’ Linux

Even though Linux operating systems have very low minimum hardware requirements anyway, there’s always room to get even leaner, or just enough.
SUSE Linux Enterprise JeOS (pronounced “juice”), the beta “Just enough” operating system from Novell (NSDQ:NOVL), is a lightweight and bare-bones version of the company’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The code base is SLES 10 […]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Rising Antivirus, a Global Leader in Antivirus and Network Security Technologies, has Announced the Release of their Well Anticipated 2008 Antivirus Product Lines

Rising (www.rising-us.com), a global leader in antivirus and network security technologies, has announced the release of their well anticipated 2008 Antivirus product lines. The enhancements include: an improved Virtual Machine Unpacking Engine (VUE); A 3 tier Active Defence Strategy; as well our next generation Smart update.
Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) April 13, 2008 — Rising (www.rising-us.com), a […]

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Symantec Backup Exec 12 Delivers Certified Data Protection for New, Existing Windows Systems

Market Leader in Windows Data Protection Offers Unmatched Backup and Recovery for Windows Server 2008 Environments as Well as Leading Microsoft Applications.
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced Symantec Backup Exec 12 for Windows Servers, the market standard in Windows data protection — from server to desktop — delivering disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and fast, efficient recovery. Backup […]

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Hack Attack Hits 10,000 Web Sites

Infected sites feed exploits to visitors–and more sites are affected than first suspected.
A large-scale hack of legitimate Web sites to infect visitors’ PCs is much more massive than first thought, researchers said Friday. At least 10,000 sites have been compromised, and have hijacked unpatched systems that steered to their URLs.
On Monday, Mary Landesman, a senior […]

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition most popular antivirus download

AVG Free Edition downloaded from CNET more than one million times in a single week
GRISOFT, developer of the AVG range of security software, announced that its anti-virus program, AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, was downloaded more than 1,000,000 times from CNET Download website (http://www.download.com/3101-2023-0-1.html) in the week between Christmas and New Year and also in the […]

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Sites shut down after hack on Fasthosts

Web hosting firm still to reset some passwords
The UK’s largest web hosting firm, Fasthosts, has temporarily shut down some of its customers’ websites – hundreds of sites are reportedly affected – following a hacking attack on its database.
The database contains the financial details, email addresses and passwords of over a million businesses for which Fasthosts […]

Friday, December 7th, 2007

PC Tools AntiVirus 3.6.1.8e

Protect against viruses, worms and Trojans
Platform: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: PC Tools
Size: 12.7MB
This is the software publisher’s description.
With PC Tools AntiVirus you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal information. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading virus and worms, such as Netsky, Mytob […]

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Siemens Canada deploys next generation wireless broadband network for First Nations Seabird Island Community

Siemens and BelAir Networks extend digital reach of residents, government and businesses
The Seabird Island First Nation in British Columbia is setting a powerful example for other First Nation communities across Canada with its innovative use of technology. They have implemented new housing concepts which use advanced building materials, wood from certified forests, energy efficient appliances […]

Thursday, June 28th, 2007