Feb 25

New Version of AVAST 6 has been Released

Posted in Antivirus, Avast

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130 million users worldwide are using Avast! antivirus as one of the most trusted and recommended solutions for protecting against virus and spyware infection.sing the Free version of the software does not put you at any great disadvantage compared to the Pro version, which is not something you can say for a lot of free anti-virus suites that have paid equivalents.
What is new in Avast! version 6?
* AutoSandbox – avast! 6 can be set to automatically run suspicious software sandboxed (incl. free version)
* avast! WebRep – avast! 6 installs extensions for Firefox and IE9 browsers to display a website reputation rating calculated by a combination of virus lab data, and community input.
* Script Shield – The Script Shield feature is now available in the Free version too.
* Site Blocking – The Free version now also has the Site Blocking feature previously exclusive to Pro
* SafeZone – This Paid-only feature provides a special virtualized environment for sensitive transactions, such as secure online banking.
* Behavior Shield – The avast! Behavior Shield has had stability and compatibility improvements.
* Boot-Time Scan – avast! 6 now lets you set Boot-Time scanning to automatically clean detected threats.

Source: Afterdawn.com

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Feb 18

5 Simple Ways to Stay Safe in Windows 7

Posted in Security

There  are a few areas in Windows 7 you need to pay attention to.

Action Center, the home base for your PC’s security. The Action Center in Windows 7 gives you a view of all your PC’s security and maintenance features. Inside Action Center, you can make sure your Windows Firewall is on, your antivirus software is up to date and that your PC is set to install updates automatically.

User Account Control, the security feature that prompts you for permission to install or open programs. If you are your computer’s administrator (in most cases you are), you can click Yes to continue. If you are not an administrator, someone with an administrator account on the computer will have to enter their password for you to continue.

Windows Update. You can set Windows to automatically install “important” and “recommended” updates or to install important updates only. Important updates are for more critical security and reliability issues and recommended updates address noncritical problems.

Windows Firewall, an easy feature to turn on or off and can help prevent hackers and worms from slithering into your computer through a network or the Internet. A firewall can also help stop your computer from sending malicious software to other computers.

Windows Defender, an antispyware software that’s included with Windows 7, runs automatically when it is turned on. Spyware is any unwanted or potentially harmful software that can be installed on your computer without your knowledge any time you connect to the Internet. It can also infect your computer when you install programs using a CD or DVD.

Source: Networkworld.com

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Feb 16

AVAST Will Offer Free Virtualization

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AVAST to offer free virtualization

Photo credit: PCMag.com

When the security software encounters an unknown or suspicious process the AutoSandbox feature offers to run that process inside a “virtual computer”. The process runs as it normally would, but it can’t make any permanent changes to the actual, physical computer. If the process turns out to be malicious, there’s no harm done.

“Virtualization has the potential to significantly increase user safety, but people have been slow to adopt this technology even when it’s a part of their antivirus package,”, said Ondrej Vlckek, AVAST’s CTO. “AutoSandbox shifts virtualization from being an IT geek specialty to an automatic, easily accessible safety feature for all avast users.”

Vlcek went on to explain that AVAST will be offering this technology to all users, including those using the free product. “With AutoSandbox virtualization,”, said Vlcek, “we’ve created a safe space between the known good and bad content which will make life safer for all avast users.”

Release of AVAST’s 6.0 product line is expected in the first quarter of 2011. PCMag will evaluate them as soon as they become available.

Source: PCMag.com

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Feb 13

Fake Antivirus Spreads on Twitter

Posted in Antivirus, Twitter
On January 21, 2011 Twitter was a target of a fake antivirus software which attacked Twitter accounts using Google’s Web access shortening service “foo.gl”. In 2010 as was targeted with a cross-site scripting.

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