News (450)

  • Microsoft an antivirus vendor? I doubt it

    Despite its purchase of GeCad, a Romanian antivirus vendor, the software giant will continue to do what it does best--and the rest of the antivirus industry can breathe easy.

  • Kazaa refuses to share with MyDoom

    The MyDoom virus will not spread through the shared folders of users of the latest Kazaa programs, with Sharman Networks using peer-to-peer technology to protect against the virus.

  • Symantec releases Norton 2009 betas

    Computer security vendor Symantec has opened test versions of two of its Norton 2009 products to the public.

  • Cybercriminals get stuck into honeypots

    Cybercriminals are increasingly fighting each other, as well as antivirus vendors, in pursuit of illegal gain, Kaspersky Lab has warned.

  • Antivirus software 'is being defeated'

    According to the results of the AusCERT 2006 computer crime survey, even though 98 percent of companies used an antivirus product, almost half of them experienced a virus infection over the past year.

Blogs (9)

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Fix flawed software, don't gag the researcher

    If you ran a software company and an independent security researcher contacted you with proof that your product contains security vulnerabilities, how would you react?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Naked Mac versus protected PC: What wins?

    What's easier to manage 200 Mac OS X systems without antivirus or 200 Windows systems running a leading antivirus package?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

    Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    CA's Apple Mac lives with 100,000+ viruses

    Software vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Why popular antivirus apps 'do not work'

    Antivirus applications from Symantec, McAfee or Trend Micro -- the three leading AV vendors in 2005 according to Gartner -- are far less likely to detect new viruses and Trojans than the least popular brands.

Features and Case Studies (157)

  • Hauri who?

    Korean antivirus firm Hauri has kept a low profile since its inception in 1998 but things are set to change, its president and CEO told ZDNet Australia. Additional reading: Anti-virus protection tips for today's enterprise

  • Antivirus: Tools for SMBs

    Security is an essential requirement to providing a reliable, consistent IT infrastructure. In this report, we look at how one financial concern battles viruses and showcase a string of antivirus solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses.

  • Anti-virus protection tips for today's enterprise

    Today's polymorphic viruses nearly escape detection by mutating as they spread. Related news: NetSky variant greater threat than thought

  • SP2's new firewall: Not good enough

    Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly

  • Why one virus alert system won't fit all

    Some people have suggested that antivirus companies, when issuing alerts about viruses and worms, use some sort of standard scale to tell us how dangerous each pest really is. Sorry, but that just won't work.

Videos (2)

  • CA "virus zoo" reaches melting point

    Software vendor CA plans to move its Melbourne-based antivirus labs to a new facility after exhausting the space and energy resources at its current location -- by consuming as much power as an average metal-welding factory.

  • Short tour around software vendor CA's "Live Virus" room

    CA's Melbourne office includes one of the largest antivirus research labs in the southern hemisphere. Part of that is a little room that contains numerous filing cabinets stuffed full of 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch disks, each of which contains a "live virus".

Reviews (117)

  • Microsoft an antivirus vendor? I doubt it

    Despite its purchase of GeCad, a Romanian antivirus vendor, the software giant will continue to do what it does best--and the rest of the antivirus industry can breathe easy.

  • Norton Confidential beta

    While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.

  • Microsoft moves into antivirus realm

    Antivirus software makers aim to protect users against Internet threats, but now have to face a new threat of their own: Microsoft.

  • McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007

    Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customers lacking support.

  • Is your anti-virus program still working?

    Most of us "set and forget" our anti-virus software. But to be safe, you should regularly check that the automatic update feature has not been disabled by a virus.

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