Privacy is very important and at least I love my privacy in all means including physical as well as virtual. To keep our privacy protected, we take different measures up to some extent. To keep our virtual privacy safe and protected, we use computer security software as well as local and cyber lockers. After being secured by security software, we should step further and encrypt our valuable data, all personal data including bank related info, credit / debit info, there are lots of related information which can be leaked. When there is question of virtual privacy, Steganos … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Theft & You: Money is evolving its shapes. First it was goods for goods, then metal for goods, then currency for goods, then plastic money for goods, then online money for goods and now mobile wallet is coming. So with it, theft is changing its shape. Do not just take theft to money. Many things can be stolen which in one shape or other finally seen as money. Think about your data, I mean sensitive data like bank accounts, business data, personal information, secrets including personal and business, online transactions, email accounts, your privacy and many … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Sorry for the late post as I’m pretty busy in the last few days. On my 1st post, I received some pretty good suggestions from Perti & reader Dalmasian. Any other suggestions are also welcome. And if you have not read the first part of Malware Test Series, you can read here: MRG Effitas (Malware Research Group) Flash Test 2010 Overview [Part-I].
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Top Keylogger Detection Rate: Emsisoft Top Rootkit Detection Rate: BluePoint, Emsisoft, Prevx Top Trojan Detection Rate: Emsisoft Top Worm Detection Rate: Emsisoft, Panda, Prevx, … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Antivirus As Second Line Of Defense: Avast introduced a new feature, which is totally unknown and may take some time for other security vendors to adopt, is installing Avast Free Antivirus 7 as Second Line of Defense. Than means, if you are using some other traditional Antivirus software, you can install Avast Free Antivirus 7 in compatible mode and you will be using two Antiviruses instead of one. Avast Free Antivirus is already very popular and … [...Read Remaining Article...]
MRG Effitas (Malware Research Group) is an independent internet security research organisation which focuses on providing cutting edge efficacy assessment and assurance services, collation, analysis and supply of malware samples to vendors and the latest news concerning new threats and other information in the field of IT security. MRG Effitas has focused on providing ground-breaking testing processes, realistically modelling real world environments in order to generate the most accurate efficacy assessments possible.
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I will be using MRG tests results to give you an overview of how well the anti-virus had been … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Within two weeks from the release of beta releases of all Avast security software (Antivirus 7, Antivirus Pro 7 and Internet Security 7), they have released final versions of Avast Free Antivirus 7, Avast Pro Antivirus 7 & Avast Internet Security 7. These new versions have new features as well as upgraded features. Writing of all three versions will make this article very lengthy. I will be talking about only Avast Free Antivirus 7.
Avast Free Antivirus 7 has real-time cloud based virus signatures updates. It is not like a regular bulk update containing multiple virus signatures … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Last year in September, we shared a promo of Steganos Safe 2011 from PCWelt.de. That promo was meant to be only for 24 hours and it really only lasted 24 hours. But now, PC Welt is sharing same promo for its magazine readers. I am just informing you because the promo is alive and there is not restriction to apply for free license. The webpage is also indexed by Google.com. Remember! this is not the latest version. The latest is Steganos Safe 2012 v13 … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Yesterday, Avast released its new upcoming computer security software as public beta. These security software includes famous Avast Antivirus Free 7, Avast Antivirus Pro 7 and Avast Internet Security 7. Avast team has already introduced advanced security features and functions in its free Avast Antivirus. You do not find such advanced security features in any other free Antivirus. And now with new Avast Antivirus Free beta is introducing more features and security with extra blend of beautiful interface. If you have read Antivirus Test Results, you will see … [...Read Remaining Article...]
Surprisingly, mobile operating system Android is progressing at very high rate. When mobile world was being dominated by iOS, the only other OS could stay was Android. Previous reports also shows that only Android and iOS are gaining the mobile market share and all other mobile OSs are stepping down. Well, we still have to see what Microsoft’s Mango does. The one example of popularity of Android OS is at least 11 billion apps have been downloaded from Android Market.
Different mobile security vendors were reporting that malware creation and infection on Android ans surpass the … [...Read Remaining Article...]
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