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Ten flawed products that derail productivity

Ten flawed products that derail productivity

9. Consumer-grade antivirusSome business-class antivirus tools actually work — Symantec Endpoint Protection is one. It seems no matter... Read more

5 February, 2012 by Jack Wallen

Ramnit worm steals 31,000 UK Facebook logins

Researchers have found a new variant of the Ramnit worm to be targeting Facebook, but the social networking firm has downplayed the impact Read more

6 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Hackers threaten to release Norton Antivirus source code

...s extended network have threatened to release the source code for Norton Antivirus on Tuesday, but the company says such a release poses no threat... Read more

17 January, 2012 by Steven Musil

Norton patch remedies Facebook blocking

...The latest antivirus detection file update of Norton Antivirus blocked access to Facebook after mistaking... Read more

14 October, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Fake antivirus software offers SMS payment option

...Fake antivirus scareware has emerged that accepts payment via SMS, according to antivirus firm... Read more

11 April, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Microsoft closes hole in antivirus software

...Microsoft has plugged a hole in its antivirus and anti-spyware software that could allow an attacker authenticated on the... Read more

25 February, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Fake antivirus program pops up in ICQ adverts

...A Kaspersky researcher has discovered a fake antivirus warning linked to adverts on ICQ, the instant-messaging program that is... Read more

26 January, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Sophos releases antivirus program for Mac home users

...Sophos has unveiled free antivirus software for Macintosh home users to detect and block malware that targets... Read more

3 November, 2010 by Elinor Mills

...Freemium' antivirus firm Avast gets funding boost

...corporate users. The company's current model is based around providing its antivirus program, which contains similar features to competitors' paid-for offerings, to home... Read more

24 August, 2010 by Ben Woods
Ten unsung tools in the fight against viruses

Ten unsung tools in the fight against viruses

...ESET Smart SecurityESET Smart Security is from the makers of the NOD32 Antivirus tool that has been available for many years. ESET is unusual in... Read more

25 June, 2010 by Jack Wallen

Australian government proposes enforced antivirus use

...into cybercrime has recommended that internet service providers force customers to use antivirus and firewall software or risk being disconnected. Committee chair Belinda Neal said... Read more

22 June, 2010 by Josh Taylor
Protector Plus 2012 <endeca_term>Antivirus</endeca_term> 8.0.N01

Protector Plus 2012 Antivirus 8.0.N01

...of Windows Desktop and Server environment. Protector Plus 2012 is the prefered antivirus software solution for both large-scale users and the home users. Download... Read more

18 May, 2012
ClamWin <endeca_term>Antivirus</endeca_term> 0.97.4

ClamWin Antivirus 0.97.4

ClamWin Antivirus is antivirus software for Windows. It provides a graphical user interface to... Read more

3 April, 2012
Panda Cloud <endeca_term>Antivirus</endeca_term> Free Edition 1.5.2

Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition 1.5.2

Panda Cloud Antivirus is cloud-based. It consists of a lightweight antivirus agent that is... Read more

13 March, 2012
Avast Free <endeca_term>Antivirus</endeca_term> 7.0.1426

Avast Free Antivirus 7.0.1426

...Avast.png" style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;" itemprop="image"> Avast Free Antivirus is a full-featured product, with the same antivirus and anti-spyware... Read more

7 March, 2012

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

53 minutes ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

7 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

8 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

9 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

13 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

13 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

14 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

16 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

17 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

17 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

20 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

23 hours ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

2 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

3 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street