Antivirus

Microsoft agrees…Windows OneCare performs poor

Microsoft Windows OneCare performed poor test results on Thursday, but the Microsoft officials promised it would do better by paying more attention to malware actually in the wild.
“The recent detection numbers were not stellar,” Jimmy Kuo, a member of the Microsoft security research and response team, said in a company blog “We missed capturing a […]


What Antivirus software should I use?

Good question…this is a site about security software and so it should be an advice about good security software that every user should use.The most problematic piece of software is the antivirus,because of the two maine reasons:1)Viruses are the first and most important big problem of security for all kinds of users.With some spyware a […]


Trend Micro acquired HijackThis

Trend Micro,one of the most well known antivirus and security software companies,has recently acquired HijackThis,a very useful and popular software tool,used for threat analytics and malware removal.
The company plans to announce the acquisition only on march 19-th,but a new version of HijackThis 2.00 beta,is already available for download on their site.So what was supposed to remain a secret […]


ESET NOD32 receives tremendous response at Infoconnect 2007

ESET, the well known security vendor, exhibited along with their sole partner in Kuwait - Future Technology Systems. The vendor signed here a great number of deals for its award-winning anti-virus solution - ESET NOD32. Eset also showcased its portfolio of world-class security solutions in addition to meeting up with existing and potential customers at […]


OneCare Finishes Last in Antivirus Test

Windows Live OneCare from Microsoft competed with 17 antivirus software applications in a test against nearly half a million viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malware, according to Austrian antivirus researcher Andreas Clementi.
Clementi posts results of tests of top antivirus products on his AV Comparatives Web site (www.av-comparatives.org). G Data Security’s AntiVirusKit blocked 99.5 percent of […]