All the stories tagged with: antivirus
Facebook launches Antivirus Marketplace
04/26/2012, Facebook might have won some folks sitting on the fence as to whether this is a company that is “evil” or not (as to the definition of evil, I will leave that to you entirely), as the social networking giant [...]
Mobile antivirus firms are charlatans and scammers says Google’s Chris DiBona
11/21/2011, As you may have heard, anti-virus companies have been drumming the beat that malware on Android are growing in an exponential way, and that you should buy their product to protect yourself. Not so fast says Chris DiBona, Google’s open-source [...]
Huawei to buyout Symantec’s stake in their joint venture
11/15/2011, Huawei, a company known for putting out affordable mobile devices has announced their plans to buy out the remaining 49% stake in their Symantec joint venture. For those unfamiliar, Symantec is a company that specializes in security software for computers, [...]
AVG to offer AntivirusFree for Android tablets
03/23/2011, Don’t think that using an Android-powered device means you are exempt from viruses or software exploits – AVG is offering their AntivirusFree for Android tablets. This new piece of software is known as AVG Mobilation for Android, where it will [...]
Intel finalizes McAfee buyout
02/28/2011, Silicon giant Intel is pleased to announce that they have finally finalized and completed their acquisition of computer security company McAfee, where the latter has taken its wings under the Intel Software and Services Group as a subsidiary. This deal [...]
Avast Antivirus Spread To Over 770K Pirates From Just 14 Original Licenses
12/08/2010, AVAST Software is the company behind the popular avast! antivirus that offers both free and pro versions. The company has recently released a rather interesting announcement, telling a story of how a 14-user license from a small firm in Tucson, Arizona [...]
Concept: Virus Spuit Protects Your Computer From Viruses
12/02/2010, This concept Virus Spuit is something that many computer users out there might love to have. While we normally have to depend on antivirus programs running on a computer to protect our systems from viruses that might come from USB [...]
Some Windows 7 Systems Unable To Boot After Latest AVG Virus Definition Update
12/02/2010, This isn’t the happiest news for Windows 7 and AVG users out there, but if you recently updated your antivirus program, you’ve probably noticed that you’re having issues getting your computer to start. AVG has confirmed that the latest virus [...]
Intel To Acquire McAfee For $7.68B
08/19/2010, It might have caught many folks off-guard but Intel will be acquiring McAfee for a juicy $7.68 billion, which translates to about $48 per share in cash. Intel states that the company will function as a wholly owned subsidiary under [...]
Kaspersky identifies first Android trojan
08/10/2010, Smartphones are actually pretty powerful tiny computers of their own, packing in far more processing power and capabilities compared to the best desktop 15 years ago. Well, one thing that has remained consistent since then till today would be the [...]
U+ USB Hub With Antivirus Scanning
04/30/2010, Folks are always worrying about getting a virus on their removable storage nowadays, and that’s why designers came up with this U+ USB Hub concept. It’s a USB hub that offers an antivirus scanner as well, allowing you to scan [...]
McAfee Offers To Reimburse Folks Affected By The Recent Botched Update
04/26/2010, The folks over at McAfee are probably scrambling to do their best to limit the damage to their image caused by the recent fiasco of a botched update. The mistake took down tens of thousands (possibly millions) of computers around [...]
McAfee does not see light at the end of the tunnel
04/22/2010, McAfee’s troubles that we reported yesterday concerning a faulty antivirus update which brought Windows XP computers to a halt worldwide has yet to be abated, since every machine will have to be repaired individually, and the entire process could very [...]
