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Antivirus programs unreliable during critical coverage gap

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2008-12-02 01:00:02 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Antivirus companies typically bill themselves as offering critical protection when you need it most, but the timeliness of the protection is a matter of concern. There's some reason to suspect AV companies may be moving too slowly on this one, with a majority of scanners failing to detect malware up to three days after it's seen on the web
 
 
 
 
 
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Apple's antivirus advice 'big to-do about nothing,' says researcher

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2008-12-02 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Apple recently recommended that Mac users consider running antivirus software -- a move some see as a change of heart by a company that has poked fun at rival Windows for being susceptible to attacks
 
 
 
 
 
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Vulnerabilities in Antivirus Software - Conflict of Interest

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2008-07-24 04:38:07 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...antivirus software in this case -- are a natural event, however, the conflict of interests and failure of communication between those finding them and those failing to acknowledge them as vulnerabilities in general, harms the customer. How they get count, and how is their severity measured in a situation where a vulnerability bypassing the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Cybersquatting Symantec's Norton AntiVirus

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2008-04-01 07:53:17 by HASH0x8b566ec in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...AntiVirus , next to the PandaSecurity and McAfee ones I listed in a previous post antivirus-norton.org norton-2007.org norton-antivirus-2007.org norton-virus-scan.org nortonsecurityscan.org norton-antivirus-2007.net norton-antivirus-2008.net norton2008.net nortonantivirus2007.net nortonantivirus2008.net nortonsecurityscan.net...
 
 
 
 
 
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Hard to find AntiVirus Uninstall program links

2008-12-01 14:25:35 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...AntiVirus programs clipped from whatsonmypc.wordpress.com Uninstalling and Installing AntiVirus?Software The points of this article is to educate you to the fact that there are FREE antivirus software options available and that follow-up research may be required to completely uninstall (remove) antivirus software from your system in the...
 
 
 
 
 
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AntiVirus XP ads on Google?

2008-10-03 15:12:03 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...AntiVirus XP distributors sued Malware vendors hide well, however they do make mistakes. Distributors of Antivirus XP were bold enough and dumb enough to buy advertisements on Google Adwords! You get it right: someone looking for anti-virus software on Google search engine was offered Antivirus XP by official adds from Google. The scam was...
 
 
 
 
 
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Testing Signature-based Antivirus Products Contest

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2008-05-02 06:31:36 by HASH0x8b205fc in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...antivirus engines and determines if the sample is a known threat. The first team or individual to pass their s ample past all antivirus engines undetected wins that round. Each round increases in complexity as the contest progresses What are the reactions of security vendors , AVs in particular ? The best remark - " Security vendors began...
 
 
 
 
 
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Cisco CSO, Antivirus is Completely Wasted Money

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2008-05-23 02:12:12 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...antivirus software which just dont work, according to Ciscos chief security officer John Stewart Speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference in the Gold Coast yesterday, Stewart said the malware industry is moving faster than the security industry, making it impossible for users to remain secure If patching and antivirus is where I spend my...
 
 
 
 
 
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Norton AntiVirus 11

2008-07-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472ebc in Network World on Security
 
...antivirus products: Symantec. Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is the 800-pound gorilla of antivirus software, on both the Mac and the PC, and NAV 11 proves that reputation is well deserved. This version features a new, more straightforward interface, and a new Vulnerability Protection feature that scans files and images as you download them to ensure...