ZoneAlarm Pro FREE for one day
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd the company behind ZoneAlarm security solutions is likely to offer its product ZoneAlarm Pro security package for free with one year’s subscription. This offer is available for only 24 hours beginning 6 AM PDT on November 18, 2008.
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AVG antivirus update accidentally cripples Windows XP PCs
"According to messages on AVG’s support forums and its own support site, an update released late Saturday for the company’s security software fingered the "user32.dll" file as a Trojan horse. As per the program’s settings, the AVG software, including the newest version 8.0 and its predecessor 7.5, shut the .dll away in quarantine. The result: A crippled computer.
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Get Free Anti-virus and Free Anti-spyware!
October 6, 2008 by Shanmuga
Filed under Anti Spyware, Antivirus, Featured, Software
Norton Security Scan is a free antivirus tool provided by Symantec, the makers of Norton Anti Virus line of software products. Norton Security Scan provides on-demand scanning (must be manually run) and removal or repair of Viruses, Trojan horses and Hack tools like keyloggers, etc.
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McAfee’s Artemis Putting Malware Signatures in the Cloud
September 9, 2008 by Shanmuga
Filed under Antivirus, Recommended Reads, Software
"Essentially the idea is to offload some malware checks to an online database. When the software detects a program or file as being suspicious, probably through behavior checks, it takes some form of hash of the files involved and submits it in a database query to their most updated malware database. If a hit is detected then the user can be notified, and perhaps the malware removed.
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Opera fixes critical flaws
August 22, 2008 by Shanmuga
Filed under Software, Vulnerabilities
"Browser maker Opera released an update to its software on Thursday, closing serious security vulnerabilities in the versions of its software for Windows, Mac, Linux and other operating systems.
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Symantec Acquires Windows Security Vendor PC Tools
"Symantec has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PC Tools, a provider of security and utilities software for Microsoft Windows. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close by the end of 2008, were not disclosed. Headquartered in Australia, PC Tools has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Ukraine.
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Vulnerabilities: Do not open untrusted files using VLC Media
August 19, 2008 by Shanmuga
Filed under Software, Vulnerabilities
"g_ has discovered a moderately critical vulnerability in VLC Media Player, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system.
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ZoneAlarm to offer security software for free today
CheckPoint Software Technologies Ltd, the makers of the famed ZoneAlarm range of security products will give away full versions of ZoneAlarm ForceField software on Tuesday, August 12.
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Vulnerabilities: Malicious subtitle file could harm VLC media player
March 19, 2008 by Shanmuga
Filed under Software, Vulnerabilities
"A flaw in the widely-used open-source VLC media player could allow an attacker to execute harmful code on a PC. The problem stems from a buffer overflow that can occur when the player processes subtitle files used for movies, according to a security advisory.
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Growth of Anti-Botnet Startups Points to AV Deficiencies
"A slew of software companies new and old are shipping tools aimed at slowing the botnet epidemic, but the emergence of this new market is seen by some analysts as an indictment of the existing anti-malware industry. With reliable statistics showing a dramatic rise in botnet-related computer infections, venture capitalists are now pouring money into startups with technology promising to find and eradicate backdoor Trojans, keystroke loggers and stealth rootkits.
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