Fake AV trying to pose as Microsoft

Cyber criminals are still trying to pose as Microsoft and try to fool users and make them think their computer needs urgently an antivirus software. Webroot analysts have found out an active spamming campaign that involves some websites that present a Microsoft Security Essentials like warning: “There are a number of ways to figure out that this... [Read more ...]

Real world test for 21 antivirus solutions

AV-Comparatives have these days launched results of their newest Real-World Protection Test. These display that in a real-world electronic environment with ever-increasing harmful applications, maintaining computer systems protected may be a task not everybody is up to. According to the results, 55% of the infected URLs gathered would have been able... [Read more ...]

Bitdefender released Antivirus Free for Android

Bitdefender released its own Antivirus Free software for Android, a free, fast and strong antivirus software for smartphones that uses the latest in-the-cloud scanner technology and conserves battery life.   “We’ve seen an uncontrolled explosion in Android malware in the last year, so we’ve created a solution to counter that trend,”... [Read more ...]

Download Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0

Download Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0 Panda Security launched Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0 for both its Free and Pro editions. The new version is fully compatible with Windows 8 Release Preview and incorporates a new smart community-based firewall and many other improvements. The new Download Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0 Free Edition optimizes security by... [Read more ...]

Download Security tool removal 1.2

Download Security tool removal 1.2 The Security Tool Removal Tool represents a tiny utility that is going to aid you in getting rid of the fake antivirus – Security Tool. Security Tool was designed to be a rogue anti-spyware program that after installing tries to fool users by displaying fake security alerts or scan results and make them think... [Read more ...]

Attention to fake Google Antivirus

Once again cyber criminals try to use Google’s name and logo in order to forge an attack with a fake Google Antivirus. GFI engineers have found out a number of infected websites that have appeared recently in the Google and Bing searches. The websites offering the fake Google Antivirus threat the users by blocking their access to Google service... [Read more ...]

Dr.WEB CureIt! 6.00.11

Fighting the malicious files distributed on the Internet goes on, this time with a not so popular solution with a major advantage over the competition: it’s completely free. Dr. Web CureIt! is, as the name suggests, an application designed to cure your PC and remove the infected files, either if it is spyware or viruses. Maybe the greatest feature... [Read more ...]

GFI Vipre Antivirus scanner

GFI Software is aware that as a common PC user, you confront everyday with unknown threats of virus infections, spyware and malware that can steal your personal, sensitive, and financial data. It is known that the major frustration with common antivirus solutions is high system resource usage, slow boot times, endless pop-ups and an inability... [Read more ...]

Top 10 Malware Threats reported by GFI Software for February

According to GFI Application, a trend observed since last summer continued, with lots of of the same types of Trojan horses continuing to dominate the threat landscape. GFI’s statistics revealed that Trojans made up three of the top 10 malware threats in February 2011. Topping the list, Trojans detected as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT accounted for... [Read more ...]

BitDefender announced launch of free edition of award-winning antispam for Linux mail servers

Provides essential features, free, for increased productivity by blocking spam on Linux-based mail servers. BitDefender, the award-winning provider of innovative web security solutions, today announced the release of Free Antispam for Linux mail servers, which makes use of the same antispam engines that earned BitDefender an ideal track record, with... [Read more ...]

BitDefender offers free removal gizmo for malware that steals FTP and e-banking passwords

Free new disinfection tool against Backdoor.Lavandos obtainable on MalwareCity.com for all computer users Bitdefender has announced a free removal tool targeting the Backdoor.Lavandos.A, a resourceful malware that steals FTP & e-banking passwords in the most discreet manner. although its primary target is the e-banking technique used by Russian... [Read more ...]

A look back into the 2010`s security trends

Computer plus network security is a perpetual game of cat plus mouse. Attackers are often skilful at both following technology plus social trends, plus adapting assaults to exploit weak points. As 2010 comes to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the largest security trends from the year. Threats The year began with a bang with a targeted... [Read more ...]

AVG Antivirus users in chaos

Antivirus company AVG has had to issue rollback instructions to users of the free edition of its AVG 2011 program after 64-bit versions of Windows fail to reboot correctly after a compulsory update. With virus database 271.1.1/3292 applied on Windows 7, Vista and XP, an unknown number of users received the unhelpful message: ‘STOP: c0000135 The... [Read more ...]

Comodo Internet Security 2011 download

Comodo Internet Security 2011 is a free security tool that provides complete protection from viruses, worms, spyware, hackers, trojans and attacks. It combines a great antiviral protection, packet filtering firewall, advanced host penetration, application control and anti-spyware, all in one extreme application. In the latest version there is a major... [Read more ...]