Tag: alwil
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False positive problem hits avast! users
Human failure blamed for faulty update. A relatively small subsection of the massive user base for Alwil ‘s ever-popular avast! products were hit by a string of false positives last week, which in some cases saw vital Windows components quarantined or deleted. An update released in the very early hours of Thursday morning (00:15 GMT)…
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Microsoft steps into free AV market
Security Essentials release creates expected storm of words. Microsoft ‘s release of its free Security Essentials product this week sparked the expected barrage of views and opinions from all angles, from those hailing the release as the end of the AV industry to those slating the free product as inadequate and pointless. The new release…
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ZOO archive issues hit security vendors
Errors handling rare format patched by four AV and anti-spam products. A researcher has revealed details of flawed implementation of a somewhat archaic archive format, .zoo, which has required patching in several anti-virus products and a popular anti-spam appliance, and also affects some archiving software. Products from Avira , Alwil and Panda were all patched…