Mandriva Linux 2011 Officially Released, Screenshot Tour - Softpedia on Aug 29, 2011Mandriva proudly announced last evening, August 28th, the immediate availability for download of the final and stable release of the highly anticipated Mandriva Linux 2011 operating system. A day early than expected, but Mandriva Linux 2011 has been...
Panda Cloud Antivirus & Firewall Beta (1.9.1) | Panda Cloud Antivirus on Aug 19, 2011Panda Cloud Antivirus & Firewall Beta (1.9.1)August 17th, 2011Goto commentsLeave a commentFinally the new Panda Cloud Antivirus beta is here, getting us closer and closer to the expected Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.0 release. Version 1.9.1 incorporat...
Fake CCleaner offered for a small fee on Aug 15, 2011Anything and everything you download from the Internet could be a piece of malware, disguised as a legitimate document or software. GFI has recently spotted a Russian website located atmyccleaner(dot)ru offering for download the well-know system opt...
Stop the world – Anonymous to kill Facebook on 05 Nov 2011! | Naked Security on Aug 10, 2011The self-proclaimed ethereal hacktivist collective known as Anonymous - or, more accurately, someone with a computer, an internet connection, a basic video editor and a voice synthesiser - has decided that Facebook should die.In a burst of oratory wh...
Google Researcher Exposes Flaws In Sophos Software, Slams Antivirus Industry - Andy Greenberg - The Firewall - Forbes on Aug 8, 2011The security industry usually spends its time analyzing viruses, not the programs meant to catch them. But Tavis Ormandy has been looking instead under the hood of one antivirus firm’s tools. And he doesn’t like what he sees.At the Black Hat secu...
Security insider discusses Vista's level of security | The Download Blog - Download.com on Aug 7, 2011LAS VEGAS--It's easy now to look back at Microsoft's Windows Vista and berate the company for the operating system's shortcomings, but the truth is far more complex, according to one security researcher. At the second day of the annual Black Hat conf...
Viruses: Destroying your systems for 25 years | The Download Blog - Download.com on Aug 6, 2011Viruses: Destroying your systems for 25 yearsAt DefCon 19, F-Secure Chief Technical Officer Mikko Hypponen shows off a 5 1/4-inch floppy that has on it the first PC virus.(Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)LAS VEGAS--The hacker conference DefCon kicked of...
Computer Viruses now Illegal in Japan on Jul 22, 2011Japan is now the place to be if you want to have a better chance of avoiding computer viruses. The country has now made it illegal to create, distribute or store viruses. Those who are caught doing so without a good reason will be either sentenced...
** NEW OFFICIAL AVAST PROGRAM UPDATE IS HERE ** VERSION 6.0.1203 on Jul 6, 2011Hi all,it's my pleasure to announce the general availability of a new official build of avast, version 6.0.1203.Here's the list of most important changes:- improved compatibility with Windows Vista SP0/SP1 (activation issues)- attempt to solve the "W...
Qakbot worm continues to wreak havoc on Jul 6, 2011The latest version of the Qakbot worm, which targets financial websites, appears to be spreading more rapidly than before.According to a recent report by an internet security company, between early April and early May, the number of Qakbot infected c...
