June 3, 2011 11:59 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Beta,
RootkitOne of the problems with malware is that it is often difficult to remove while the system is running. Last week, I dealt with a particularly sticky infection that I couldn't remove until I used a boot CD. In the case of rootkits, their very nature is to hide from the system, so you often don't even...
November 28, 2010 5:59 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Anti-virus,
Malware,
Panda SecurityOn Wednesday, PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory, reported that one-third of all malware in existence was created in the first 10 months of 2010. The average number of malware threats created every day, including new malware and variants of existing families, has risen from...
November 13, 2010 2:26 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Malware,
Microsoft,
microsoft security essentials,
Opinion,
Panda Security,
Trend MicroAccording to The Register, Panda Security and Trend Micro are attacking Microsoft for offering Security Essentials (MSE) via MS Update because Redmond is "restricting choice."
I take issue with that. Microsoft is only offering MSE download via update to Windows users who aren't already...
November 10, 2009 2:25 PM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
Anti-virus,
Cloud Computing,
Panda Security,
Security[caption id="attachment_425" align="alignleft" width="416" caption="Panda Cloud Antivirus UI"]
November 6, 2009 1:22 AM
Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-malware,
freeware,
Security,
SoftwareI just got these in my email from http://techsupportalert.com (Gizmo's Freeware site) and figured I should pass them on. You can't beat free and these two programs are top-rated. Note that these are time limited offers.
