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Antivirus Faceoff: Non-Alarmist’s Guide To Mac Malware Protection

The vast majority of Mac users do absolutely nothing to prevent malware or viruses from infecting their systems, and very few of them have experienced anything that would make them think twice about it. The fact is, however, that Mac malware does exist, and there are tools available to ensure that your Mac is as safe as possible from emerging threats.

March 16, 2011
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Computer Viruses Turn 40 This Year

Coding experiment “Creeper” invaded ARPANET in 1971, and clicking things on the internet has never been the same. Sure, we’ve got decent, free defences , but it’s worth knowing the deep roots of your co-workers’ problems. [Help Net Security via Slashdot]

February 12, 2011
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Trick Viruses By Renaming Your Antivirus Program To Explorer.exe

There are a lot of viruses out there, but many of them follow the same pattern: they lock you out of your system and only let you visit their site, pretending to be anti-virus software. Here’s a trick to squash them.

February 2, 2011
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The Computer Attacks You’ve Never Heard Of

We’ve all heard of worms, Trojan horses, phishing and other common computer security attacks that aims to infect your system and steal your data. But what about bluebugging, smishing and scareware? Brush up on your computer security terminology with these lesser-known attackers.

January 15, 2011
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Change Microsoft Security Essentials’ Update Frequency

Microsoft Security Essentials is still our favourite antivirus tool, but its update method can cause some problems. Here’s how to change the update interval with a registry hack.

December 17, 2010
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Microsoft Security Essentials 2 Released, Still The Best AntiVirus

Windows: We’ve learned to stop worrying about AntiVirus software since Microsoft released their great Microsoft Security Essentials suite, but today it gets even better, improving Windows Firewall integration, network traffic inspection, and an heuristic scanning engine.

December 4, 2010
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AVG 2011 Update Crashes 64-Bit Windows 7; Here’s A Fix

If you use the popular AVG Free as your anti-malware app of choice, an update to the 2011 version of the application has bricked 64-bit Windows 7 machines. If you’re running Windows 7 64-bit and use AVG, you might want to hold off on the update; if you’ve already updated and are experiencing this problem, AVG offers this quick fix. [Slashdot]

November 16, 2010
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Speed Up Your Anti-Virus Software With Folder Exclusions

If your antivirus software is bogging down your computer with CPU-consuming scans you can lighten the load by excluding low-risk folders.

November 5, 2010
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VTChromizer Brings VirusTotal Link Scanning To Chrome

Chrome: VTChromizer makes it a snap to scan suspicious sites, files, URLs and more from within Chrome using the powerful VirusTotal web-based virus and malware scanner.

October 8, 2010
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Security Essentials Screensaver Scans Your Computer On Activation

Windows: Many utilities, such as JkDefrag, jazz up their routine scans by presenting them as screensavers. Security Essentials Screensaver turns your computer idle time/screensaver activation into malware and virus scanning time.

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