http://antivirus.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Antivirus Software GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-06-24T14:13:17Z Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/29/greeting-cards-bearing-trojans.htm Attackers commonly use greeting card scams to foist trojans on the unsuspecting. In recent weeks, the rate of greeting card scams appears to have been increasing. Fortunately, there are some... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/29/greeting-cards-bearing-trojans.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:13:06 +0000 2009-06-29T11:13:06Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/24/free-firewalls.htm A firewall offers important security protection, but only if it's configured properly and used appropriately. Any decent firewall should offer basic NAT protection. Beyond that, mileage may vary. For example,... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/24/free-firewalls.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:13:17 +0000 2009-06-24T14:13:17Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/19/symantec-warns-of-twitter-spoofing-email-worm.htm Antivirus vendor Symantec is warning about an email worm (W32.Ackantta.B@mm) that masquerades as a Twitter invitation. The email carries a zip attachment (Invitation Card.zip) which, if opened, infects the computer... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/19/symantec-warns-of-twitter-spoofing-email-worm.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:29:48 +0000 2009-06-19T16:29:48Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/18/antivirus-vs-popcap-a-game-of-false-positives.htm A stream of false positives has had game developer PopCap playing leapfrog with security vendors over the past several months. PopCap is the maker of the highly popular Bejeweled, Bookworm,... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/18/antivirus-vs-popcap-a-game-of-false-positives.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:20:15 +0000 2009-06-18T23:20:15Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/17/fraudsters-charge-for-free-av.htm The makers of the free Avast antivirus have been plagued by scammers that setup fraudulent websites and charge for the free antivirus download. To download the free Avast antivirus (or... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/17/fraudsters-charge-for-free-av.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:28:38 +0000 2009-06-17T15:28:38Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/17/dell-discounts-security.htm Between June 17 - 25, Dell is offering discounts on the following home user security software: Antivirus 2009 from BitDefender - $17.99 (one user) Webroot Spy Sweeper Software - $13.99 (up to... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/17/dell-discounts-security.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:58:18 +0000 2009-06-17T11:58:18Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/15/worm-able-smart-meters-not-so-smart.htm A push by the government and power companies to roll out 'smart meters' on a short deadline could leave up to 52 million U.S. citizens at risk. As Dan Goodin... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/15/worm-able-smart-meters-not-so-smart.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:27:22 +0000 2009-06-15T08:27:22Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/11/apple-talks-up-security.htm Apple has posted a new page on the Apple site dedicated to Snow Leopard security. Some claim this is Apple's acknowledgement that security issues impact Macs as well. While it... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/11/apple-talks-up-security.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:51:56 +0000 2009-06-11T12:51:56Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/11/auto-renewal-of-antivirus-software.htm Antivirus vendors McAfee and Symantec recently were fined $375,000 each for allegedly not being clear enough about the fact that the virus definition subscription was automatically renewed each year. I... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/11/auto-renewal-of-antivirus-software.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:22:01 +0000 2009-06-11T11:22:01Z http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/09/t-mobile-confirms-data-breach.htm Over the past weekend, an anonymous poster left a detailed message on the Full Disclosure mailing list, claiming to have penetrated T-Mobile and gained access to sensitive documents. Today, T-Mobile... http://antivirus.about.com/b/2009/06/09/t-mobile-confirms-data-breach.htm Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:39:51 +0000 2009-06-09T11:39:51Z