So much can happen in just a week. This week’s top Apple news at Ars included our review of the mid-2011 MacBook Air, news about the Apple TV and the iCloud beta, and rumors about iTunes Replay. That’s in addition to iOS developers banding together to fight Lodsys, Apple fighting Samsung in Australia, and more. [...]
The all new Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 boasts integration of cloud technology to provide all round protection of the computer from threats that are seemingly multiplying at an alarming rate. Kaspersky South Asian Director Altaf Halde said, “Cybercrime is becoming the biggest threat in today’s world with about 70,000 new malware [...]
London, UK – 5 August 2011 – GFI Software today announced the top 10 most prevalent threat detections for July 2011. Highlights included a malware-laden “autowhaler” application unleashed to infect cybercriminals stealing from phishers, while a fresh take on rogue antivirus offers up a fake codec suite for sale after it disables users’ video players.
SINGAPORE – Sony Ericsson has just launched the newest additions to its range of Xperia phones. These two smartphones are powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and run on the latest platform of Google’s Android – Gingerbread 2.3.
The most common test for an antivirus utility involves showing it thousands or millions of samples and checking how many it recognizes. More advanced tests observe the product in action as it cleans up malware infestations and prevents attacks. Vulnerability researcher Tavis Ormandy feels this just isn’t the right way to evaluate a product.
It’s a sad fact that if you zoom around the Internet unprotected you’re headed for a world of hurt. A drive-by download could turn your PC into a spam-spewing zombie, a keylogger could steal your bank account passwords, or a spy program could set you up for identity theft. These fates and worse await the [...]
The flames of impending Mac insecurity are once again getting fanned, as Sophos and ESET are the latest security software companies to pitch new products for the Mac. Sophos, which typically focuses on security products for the enterprise, has released Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition. (Say it three times fast, I dare you.) It’s [...]
Upgrading desktop computers every few years may not be necessary thanks to PC repair software. A slew of companies sell software they claim repair computer systems and make them run faster. According to the companies, small business owners can save money because they won’t have to upgrade slow computers every few years.
There is no antivirus software that will catch all viruses. Even the best security applications do not have a perfect detection rate which means that it can happen that a virus slips past them and infects the computer system. There are a few options to cope with this problem like sandboxing, using virtual machines or [...]
