Windows 7 final release is just round the corner and you must be panicking over the best anti-virus software that can optimize the security of the latest OS. Well, it's overtly apprehended that although, Windows 7 is smarter than its predecessor, it might be less secured than Vista, compromising with the security.

Microsoft's indigenous free anti-malware solution Live OneCare doesn't even install under Windows 7. Now that it has been dropped and we have to wait for Microsoft's much-hyped free real-time anti-malware solution Morro. But Microsoft's products seem nowhere near the top brass anti-virus software. We decided to provide you the top 5 antivirus for Windows 7.

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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. It will not stop there and keep on spreading virus to other IM clients. Let's see how to get rid of the viruses.

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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. On the market-front the product could be a direct offensive against the anti-virus giants Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc. Microsoft begins charity at home offering the early version of the product to its employees for testing. Microsoft would soon launch a trial or beta version of the anti-virus on its website. However, no specific date has been announced yet.
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We have had long discussions on computer security in the past. But a few days before, while cleaning up my e-mail inbox from a flood of spams and unwanted e-mails, I found the utmost necessity to take a look at a good e-mail antispam service that will help me to keep the inbox clean. I am sure you will need it too.

MailRoute is an important e-mail protection system that has not one but three features to deny any bot or spammer to send you e-mails. MailRoute has anti-spam, greylisting and anti-virus support. The implementation takes only minutes and is risk-free.

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With spam, spyware, identity theft (phishing), cracking, viruses and trojans becoming prevalent to steal your rights from your own machine or domain, network security is one of the main concerns for all of us. While network security is too big a term to implement, we resort to firewalls, anti-viruses, spam blocker, anti-spyware and other internet security softwares to protect ourselves, apparently. Having so many watchmen to protect your computer network has a bane within itself. These solutions steal more and more cycles from your CPU, degrading performance in the name of security. At the rate things are going, you will need a quad-core machine to attach a file and send it to a friend via e-mail because of all of the security layers/ protections/ encryptions that you will have to dynamically use in day-to-day operation. So why not have a one point solution to all of these problems?

For that, today our topic is centered around Untangle, an integrated family of applications that simplify and consolidate the network and security products that businesses need at the network gateway.

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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. Why spend money when you can get some of the best quality anti-virus software for free? What if I help you find more about the best anti-virus software available today and for free? Sounds interesting? You betcha. Full article (986 words) »

We all know about anti-virus software these days. I guess you have read my comparative study on anti-virus software too. If in case you haven't, here it is. While writing on that article I realized I have been rather superficial on the most important part of an anti-virus column and that is not WHAT cures the disease. Its about HOW they do it. Today let's find out how they actually work.

After a lot of study, I came to know about mainly four different algorithms used by today's anti-virus software to detect viruses:

1. Generic Scanning Technique
2. Integrity Checking Technique
3. Heuristic Search Scanning
4. Interception technique

None of them are individually perfect. However in combination they often prove to be a formidable opponent to any current viruses, trojans and more. Moreover some of the techniques also protect your computer against future viruses.

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