Microsoft releases free anti-virus software

Microsoft Tuesday released its first free anti-virus software called Microsoft Security Essentials for computers running its Windows operating system.

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Researchers Warn of File-Destroying Worm

If you have computer files you'd rather not lose, now is a good time to make sure your anti-virus software is up to date. A worm set to activate Friday will corrupt documents using the most common file types, including ".doc," ".pdf," and ".zip."

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If the online chatter is to be believed, Apple's very soon to be released Snow Leopard has in its code new protection for fighting malware.

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The anti-virus and all-round internet prophylactic company Symantec has just released its latest chart of the 100 most dangerous sites on the internet, sites so infected with viruses, Trojans and just plain badness that even dipping a metaphorical toe in one might mean you never  …

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Microsoft is poised to start giving away security software. The company is reportedly trialling free anti-virus software internally and said the beta version would be released "soon".

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All in a simple graphic.

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Some days it seems the entire world is waiting with bated breath for the eventual fall from grace of the long-vaunted Macintosh security.

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Look, there are some valid reasons to pick a Mac over a PC, just like there are valid reasons to pick a PC over a Mac. But you shouldn't smear blatant horse@!$%# all over them, especially when it's already confusing enough for regular people, your audience, Mr.

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On April 2 the giant domain name registrar Register.com suffered an hour or two's worth of DNS problems. Now its confirmed that all thier servers are down, including the www.register.com website itself. Employees of Register.com are still in denial. A DDoS attack may be to blame.

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US company Sunbelt Software is set to become one of the first anti-virus vendors to embrace a promising but as yet little-used new technique for malware detection known as 'file emulation'.

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According to proponents of the Mac Malware Myth, Mac users should be afraid of a series of reports about a "rising tide" of malicious software and in panicked response, install anti-virus software from the vendors who propagate those dire warnings.

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Breaking: New Myspace Ads Pose Security Threat to Users

New advertisements for "VirusRemover2008" are appearing on the Myspace homepage. The intrusive ads execute a fake "scan" of the user's computer on-the-fly, while opening multiple dialogue boxes asking the user to download a program which purports to be a malware removal tool.

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Anti-virus programs are notorious for acting suspiciously like the malicious software they're meant to eradicate, hijacking your PC and choking its resources by scanning files endlessly.

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Anti-virus companies play a losing game. Casting their nets wide, they catch common, malicious viruses and worms (known to the industry as "malware"), but it may take days before their software updates can prepare your computer for the next attack. By then it could be too late.

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In the end, it was hackers at DefCon that got hacked. After three days of software cracking duels and hacking seminars, self-described computer ninjas at the infamous gathering in Las Vegas found out Sunday that their online activities were hijacked without them catching on.

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Now more than ever, it's important that Windows users ensure their machines are safe from hackers.

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This is a extremely good free software list. No trash or tricks. While there is no way to personally download & test each one. But am familiar with and using a large group of them and know that they are as good as they get.

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This seed is via Daring Fireball: A guy buys a brand new Dell, stuffs things up with Norton Anti-Virus by following the instructions and

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This article focuses on software firewalls which, along with anti-virus software, is considered an essential part of computer security.

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A dodgy anti-virus update from McAfee on Wednesday wrongly identified legitimate JavaScript files as a virus in the second such screw-up by a major security vendor in less than a week.

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We're giving away the commercial version of AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional, a full security utility. Contact us at downloads@vnunet.com if you are having problems with this page or with the download.

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How to Protect Your Computer from the Internet

The Internet is a hostile place to be an undefended computer. Put a computer with a fresh install of WindowsXP on the net without patches or a firewall and it will be infected with virii and spyware within minutes without you even loading a web page.

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The time to address this concern is way before you run into any trouble. You don't want your account information in the hands of these people! You need to invest in a rundll32 exe virus removal system immediately.

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Here are 16 steps to protect yourself and six ways to clean up things if you are a victim of identity theft.

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The Chinese subsidiary of Russian anti-virus software developer Kaspersky Lab is suing Chinese competitor Rising Tech Co. Ltd. over unfair competitive practices and will have its case heard in court in Tianjin in late July, Kaspersky Beijing announced yesterday.

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More than 1 million computers - possibly yours, too - are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users' personal information.... The government has no way to track down all the computers, both in the U.S.

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