Symantec Anti-Virus Software Exposes Computers to Hackers

June 11th, 2009 Microsoft's Windows is the most loved OSvirus affected OS in the world. World's largest software producer is all set to rage a war against viruses with the introduction of its long-awaited free anti-virus service.

January 8th, 2009 We have seen and discussed many anti-virus software earlier in our blog. Even today, when we use an anti-virus software it is either for prevention or for cure.

December 1st, 2008 Very surprisingly enough but Apple has asked all the Mac users to use anti-virus softwares for their computers. Though Apple says that there is nothing alarming in it and it is not that Mac has gone insecure, but something is not right I feel.

November 7th, 2005 Computer hackers are exploiting increasing fears over bird flu by releasing a computer virus attached to an email passing itself off as containing avian flu information, warned Spanish virus protection software firm Panda Software. The virus Naiva.A masquerades as a word document with email subject lines such as Outbreak In North America and What Is Avian Influenza (bird flu)?, said the firm on its website.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - Experts have warned that hackers may have created a network of "zombie" cellphones, similar to a network of virus-infected personal computers, to send spam or carry out cyber attacks. 'Botnets' is the term that computer scientists use for such networks of computers.

August 6th, 2006 AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition has the annoying habit of popping up a virus alert everytime it detects an email virus. There is no way to stop the alert in the free edition (on Windows).

February 17th, 2006 Why do we use "virus" to describe malicious replicating computer programs? Most of these programs are very complicated and intelligent (comparatively), which resembles more like a bacteria than a virus. Viruses are very simple organisms, very unlike todays "computer viruses".

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A computer security website has issued a warning that hackers are misusing a video that has naked shots of glamorous ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews as a lure to attack PC's. The illegally taped peephole video, showing Andrews as she disrobes, gets viewers and web surfers to download dangerous malware to their computers, reports CBS News.

June 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - While most business sectors were affected by the slowdown last year, the anti-virus and computer security industry grew 18.6 percent totalling $13.5 billion in revenues, IT market researcher and consultancy Gartner said Monday. According to a report by Gartner, there is an increasing demand for appliance-based products, particularly within certain segments such as e-mail security and secure web gateway markets.

June 11th, 2009 There are many users worldwide who feel helpless before malicious attackers and hackers attacking Windows Live Messenger and MSN Messenger. Once your MSN messenger is infected by virus, Trojan, worm, keyloggers, bots and other malicious threats your privacy and confidential details such as chat history or login and password may be compromised.

April 7th, 2005 US has again achieved the dubious distinction of being responsible for maximum amount of spam (35%) with South Korea (25%) at second place. What is more interesting is: According to Sophos more than 50% of all spam is sent from "zombie" PCs, computers that have been take over by hackers or virus writers.

September 30th, 2008 We all know about anti-virus software these days. I guess you have read my comparative study on anti-virus software too.

February 5th, 2007 Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security tool failed independent tests carried out by the Virus Bulletin. The security testing group found that Live OneCare missed far more active viruses than any other program tested.

September 30th, 2008 In this world of Windows, anti-virus software needs no introduction at all. We all know they are the resident watchmen of our highly sensitive data inside the computer, protects it from all kinds of infection and more.

January 7th, 2009 Avira Antivir anti-virus software has always been a very popular and effiicent anti-virus in recent years. Even in our comparative study to find out the best anti-virus software for Windows, it came out at the top.