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  • Serious false positive hits users of old McAfee engines

    Batch of system files wrongly flagged as malware, current versions not affected. An update released by McAfee last week resulted in problems around the world, as some vital system files were flagged as malware by updated scanner products, bringing affected systems to a crashing halt. The issue is believed only to have affected users of…

  • McAfee to acquire Solidcore

    Whitelisting firm to be assimilated by security giant. McAfee has announced the acquisition of whitelisting firm Solidcore in a deal reported to be worth a base rate of $33 million, with an additional $14 million on the table if sales targets are reached. Solidcore , a privately owned firm founded in 2003 and based in…

  • Security holes trouble vendors

    Vulnerabilities fixed in McAfee website and Google Chrome; patch expected for Adobe Reader. A range of vulnerabilities have been causing headaches recently for companies including security vendor McAfee , the Internet browser arm of Google and PDF reader giant Adobe . McAfee came in for criticism when it was discovered that McAfee Secure – the…

  • Banking sector confuses users over online safety

    Leftfield AV detection scores used to promote ID theft tool. With online banking an increasingly important way of interacting with our banks, the security of online transactions is a huge issue for users. Even more important for banks is the perception of security, as users worried by scare stories about stolen passwords and plundered accounts…

  • 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 .…

  • McAfee false positive flags Vista component

    Innocent file labelled trojan. McAfee has updated one of its detections after a faulty update led to an integral component of the Windows Vista operating system being falsely flagged as a trojan horse. The innocent file, the Windows console input method editor executable conime.exe , was alerted on as a password-stealing trojan for online gaming…

  • McAfee to buy Secure Computing

    Acquisition deal valued at $465m. McAfee has announced its official agreement to purchase network security firm Secure Computing Corp. in a deal worth a whopping $465 million. The announcement comes a little less than two months since McAfee announced its intention to acquire data loss firm Reconnex in a deal worth $46 million. The security…

  • McAfee buys data loss firm Reconnex

    $46 million acquisition announced as strong profit report released. McAfee has announced its official agreement to purchase privately owned data loss prevention firm Reconnex , in a deal worth $46 million. The move should strengthen McAfee ‘s position in the field, where the firm already has several solutions available. Reconnex specialises in appliance-based DLP solutions,…

  • Yahoo! searchers to get McAfee site advice

    SiteAdvisor data to help check security of search results. Search engine giant Yahoo! has announced a deal with McAfee to incorporate site security ratings from the firm’s SiteAdvisor system into search results. The deal will see Yahoo! searches accompanied by warnings if links are turned up to sites that are known to be suspect. Like…

  • Malware going local

    Report sees trend toward greater localisation of threats. McAfee ‘s latest Sage report focuses on increased localisation in malware, with spam, phishing and malcode all showing great improvements in their use of local languages and targeting of regional resources and computing methods. The report carries stories from various regions around the globe, detailing the popularity…