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  • Signature-based antivirus is dead: Get over it

    A hacking competition will attempt to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead but security vendors say, apart from signatures, antivirus is alive and well.

  • Bank of India is hacked and dangerous

    Security experts are warning Bank of India customers to steer clear of its official Web site because it is serving up several information-stealing Trojans.

  • McAfee aims spam tools at small business

    McAfee Security's new spam-fighting software is designed to help small and midsize businesses ward off annoying spam, the first product resulting from its acquisition of DeerSoft.

  • Filters can't stop phishing attacks: NCR

    Software filters that are designed to block access to fraudulent Web sites are largely ineffective at protecting against new attacks, according to security experts.

  • A cure for the all-too-common virus?

    In the enterprise, viruses are more than a nuisance. However, experts could be on the verge of a cure. Forward-looking antivirus vendors are experimenting with a proactive technology that seeks to identify patterns and prevent viruses from gaining a foothold in your system.

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  • McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008

    McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008's protection keeps up with the changing threats on the Internet, but the product doesn't excel, burdened by a user experience that's basically unchanged from last year.

  • McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008

    McAfee Internet Security 2008 trounces Norton Internet Security 2008, offering a better designed product with more security tools.

  • ZoneAlarm Internet Security 5.5

    ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.

  • 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.

  • Antivirus hardware: 3 appliances tested

    If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

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