Tag: avira
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Sophos joins free home AV crowd with Mac release
Business-focused firm takes first step into home-user arena. Sophos has announced the release of a home-user edition of its Mac anti-malware solution, which is being given away free to anyone who wants to use it. Unprotected users of Apple ‘s Macintosh range of computers (reckoned by many to constitute the majority of users at the…
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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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AV-Comparatives releases latest detection figures
Large collection test shows major improvement from AV giants. Independent testing organisation AV-Comparatives has released its latest bi-annual detection test figures, with 17 products included in the field and a test set containing a massive 1.3 million samples. The first set of results of 2009 showed notable improvements for major players Symantec and McAfee .…
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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…