http://antivirus.about.com/ Antivirus Software http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/18/upsurge-in-greeting-card-malware.htm Mixed in with the bogus breaking news alerts are new runs of malicious greeting cards. The spoofed 'from' address may include info@Greetings.com or greetingcard.org. The email may have a subject... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/18/upsurge-in-greeting-card-malware.htm 2008-08-18T06:30:12Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/13/more-trojans-disguised-as-breaking-news.htm The storm of scary sounding email continues, this time disguised as breaking news alerts from CNN and MSNBC. The email "From" address is spoofed. The fake address may be "CNN... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/13/more-trojans-disguised-as-breaking-news.htm 2008-08-13T10:04:02Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/07/whitelisting-debate-continues.htm In July's "Will you be ditching your av app", C|Net reporter Robert Vamosi proposed that whitelisting spelled an end to traditional signature-based antivirus. ThreatFire took up the debate on their... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/07/whitelisting-debate-continues.htm 2008-08-07T14:48:04Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/05/what-is-a-virus-signature-3.htm Antivirus scanners today combine various technologies to help keep systems free from malware. At the heart of most is signature-based scanning. Depending on the scanning vendor, signature updates may be... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/05/what-is-a-virus-signature-3.htm 2008-08-05T13:30:05Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/04/cs-customer-service-or-consumer-sales.htm Filed under "Silly" at The Consumerist is this little gem: Earthlink Tries To Sell You Anti-Virus Protection When You Contact Them To Cancel Your Anti-Virus Protection. The post provides a... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/04/cs-customer-service-or-consumer-sales.htm 2008-08-04T14:22:41Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/03/virus-writing-class-fails-reality-test.htm A recent Newsweek article discusses a Sonoma State University course in virus writing. The magazine story sensationalizes the course's impact, even going so far as to describe the course professor... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/03/virus-writing-class-fails-reality-test.htm 2008-08-03T13:46:26Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/01/usb-portable-antivirus.htm It's often necessary to scan a system from a dormant state. One of the best ways to do this is by booting to a BartPE Recovery CD, then running a... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/08/01/usb-portable-antivirus.htm 2008-08-01T08:02:59Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/07/29/more-storm-headlines.htm Trojaned spam keeps on coming. New subject lines include: Boy eats fried rat, pictures Obama admits extra-marital affair Son Stabbed to Death, Mother Injured Madonna admits Timberlake affair Shark attack off Australia, 2 dead Car accidents.... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/07/29/more-storm-headlines.htm 2008-07-29T15:39:55Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/07/24/a-storm-of-scary-email.htm The Storm trojan earned its nickname after it spammed an email with the incendiary subject line "230 dead as storm batters Europe". That email, sent in January 2007, coincided with... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/07/24/a-storm-of-scary-email.htm 2008-07-24T15:56:53Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/07/23/postcard-from-hallmark-hoax.htm The Postcard from Hallmark hoax includes a link to a Snopes article which is worded in such a way that it appears the hoax warning is legitimate. It isn't. While... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2008/07/23/postcard-from-hallmark-hoax.htm 2008-07-23T15:13:57Z