“The opportunity to integrate GeCAD technology into Microsoft’s future antivirus efforts is a big step not only for us but for the entire Romanian I.T. industry,” said Radu Georgescu, President of GeCAD. “Microsoft’s choice of a Romanian technology attests to the tremendous software development potential in this country.” Apparently the politicians concur. H.E. Michael Guest, U.S. Ambassador to Romania asserted, "I'm delighted at this important acquisition by a first-class American company of a new technology produced here in Romania. This new step highlights even more Romania's clear potential in information technology -- an area in which Romanian students, researchers and entrepreneurs excel. I hope this will be the first of many more partnerships between U.S. and Romanian companies in this and other fields, aimed at broadening and deepening our bilateral trade and investment relationship."

GeCad's modular approach has allowed it to easily port their solutions to a variety of operating systems. RAV AntiVirus is best known for its mail server product family, which runs on a wide range of Unix, Linux, and BSD platforms. RAV also provides Windows-based protection and a line of free plug-ins to protect instant messaging applications such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and ICQ.

In a letter to customers, GeCad noted, "that we will continue to maintain and provide the same high level of service that we have had in the past. Technical support for the product will continue to be provided both by GeCAD and its authorised distributors. In addition, you will continue to receive virus signature updates, alerts and advisories." They also noted that the company's website,  would continue to be operational.

This is not Microsoft's first foray into antivirus protection. In the days of DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.x, Microsoft introduced the ill-fated MSAV acquired from Central Point Software. Though not particularly noted for its virus detection capabilities, MSAV nonetheless achieved notriety by detecting the then newly introduced Windows 95 operating system as a virus.

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Malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, spybots and tracking threats. This is the version that includes an AntiVirus module.

Did you know that numerous programs tested against Spyware Doctor detected only small fraction of Spyware and completely removed an even smaller amount? Also most of them were unable to effectively block Spyware in real time from being installed on users PC in the first place.

Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus has the most advanced update feature that continually improves its Spyware and Virus fighting capabilities on a daily basis. As Spyware gets more complex to avoid detection, Spyware Doctor responds with new technology to stay one step ahead.

Spyware Doctor's advanced OnGuard technology only alerts users on a true Spyware and Virus detection. This is significant because you should not be interrupted by cryptic questions every time you install software, add a site to your favourites or change your PC settings. Such messages can be confusing and may result in undesirable outcomes such as program errors, lost favorites or even spyware and viruses being allowed to install on the system. We've done the research so you don't have to.

The latest v5.5 has gone under some redevelopment and has a smaller memory footprint and requires less CPU usage than previously, amongst other new enhancements.

Source:vnunet.com

Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall provides real-time and on-demand detection and remediation for virus and malware threats, and it boasts an easy-to-use user interface.

Protecting your PC from the unknown is one of the most important things you can do. No matter how a system is compromised -- be it a virus or a "drive-by" install of malicious code via a Web site -- there's no end to the amount of irritation and potential financial damage you might suffer. With most attacks zeroing in on identity theft, can you really take a chance?

The best way to defend PCs is to have some sort of antivirus and anti-spyware protection -- and real-time protection trumps traditional on-demand scans. Real-time antivirus protection has been around for years, but only recently have we started to see vendors roll out real-time analysis and detection of malware. Like its real-time antivirus counterpart, this approach ensures malicious code is stopped before it ever lands.

Business users that need more administrative tools should look at Webroot AntiSpyware Corporate Edition with AntiVirus.

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Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall comprises two separate yet complementary engines. Through its partnership with Sophos, Webroot is able to totally integrate Sophos' antivirus protection into its package, providing protection against all types of digital threats.

New to this release is the addition of behavioural detection in the antivirus product; previously, only signature-based virus detection was available. Now even zero-day threats can be dealt with as the system monitors the overall behaviour of the running processes and data streams.

We tested Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall on a Windows XP Pro PC with 512MB of RAM (both packages are Vista-compatible) and carefully monitored system resource utilisation during all aspects of our testing.

Under normal operation during our tests, RAM usage averaged around 5MB and jumped up to about 90MB during full system scans. CPU usage during a full scan averaged around 25 per cent with some spikes, but they were nearly unnoticeable when using the PC. Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall now supports Firefox in addition to Internet Explorer but is available for 32-bit operating systems only.

The Network Shields go a long way toward helping prevent infections. Here, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall will block access to common ad sites, lock down the HOSTS file, and most important, deny access to Web sites known to be sources of malware. Webroot maintains the list of potentially malicious Web sites and updates it daily.

When testing this feature of Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall, we tried to browse a lyrics Web sites that Webroot deemed a threat. The solution prevented access to the site and displayed a warning as to why it was blocked.

The system does allow a user to access a site if he or she believes it was blocked incorrectly (at the user's own risk, of course). In Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall, there is no way to whitelist a specific Web site while blocking others, meaning that if a user returns to the same blocked site at a later time, he or she will have to go through the blocked/override process again.

When Webroot detects viruses or malware, the default action is to quarantine them. We found it very easy to manage the items in our quarantine and even rescued programs. Users can right-click a quarantined item and tell Webroot to ignore it on future scans.

Another feature we like is that Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall creates a list of scanned items, and as long as they haven't changed since the previous scan, Webroot will skip over it, reducing overall scan times.

We tested all aspects of Webroot's detection ability, trying to infect our test PC over the network and Internet. We attempted to compromise our system first by copying infected files from a network share, then by pushing files to a file share on the test systems.

Both times Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall either blocked the file as it was being copied, or when accessed, it prevented us from infecting our PC. This was true no matter how the virus was packaged: as a normal file or compressed inside a zip archive.

Viruses are the worst enemies of your computer. If you are one of those people who constantly work online, your computer is at risk of being attacked by those viruses floating around the web. The worst part about the new types of viruses these days is that they do not just destroy your files; they also steal your files. There are certain types of viruses that go through your computer’s hard drive and steal important information. However, the good news is that virus infections can be prevented with a good anti virus software. If you are using Microsoft Windows, you need to install Windows XP virus removal on your computer to ward off these annoying viruses. Yes, installing Windows XP virus removal software is not a one hundred percent guarantee that a deadly virus will not attack your system, but installing Windows XP virus removal software can protect your computer to a very large degree.

Getting Started

Before you install an anti virus software program, you need to make sure that your computer is not infected with any type of viruses. According to experts, an anti virus software will not function well if you install it on a computer that is already infected. Since some types of viruses mimic your other files, the anti virus software may not be able to detect these viruses. To make sure that your computer is free from viruses, use another computer that has a good anti virus software to scan the systems of your computer. You can do this by networking the two computers.

When scanning your computer for viruses, turn off your Internet connection. Note that your computer is more prone to virus intrusions if you are online, so make sure that you turn off your Internet connection while you scan your computer. Once you are sure that your computer is free from any forms of viruses, you may now install your anti virus software.

Installing Your Windows XP Virus Removal Software

Installing Windows XP virus removal software is not really difficult. Anti virus programs are menu driven so all you have to do is follow the menu and you will be home free in just a few minutes. Don’t worry; the program is very user friendly so even if you have not really installed a program on your computer before, you will not have many problems getting this one right.

After installing the anti virus software, reboot your computer to complete the installation process.

Source: reshnews.in/windows-xp-virus-removal-protecting-your-computer-from-viruses-20267

The Anti-Virus USB, called the Vaccine USB, bundles anti-virus and malware protection software. This offers an additional layer of protection and automatically monitors incoming traffic for viruses via real-time system monitoring and hardware scans. This USB drive also has the ability to protect any computer or notebook PC from the moment it is inserted with its “plug and auto run” function.

Users also get to conduct in-depth hardware scans to verify the presence of infection and repair to cure or eliminate defected files. The anti-virus and malware firmware is frequently enhanced via automatic downloads. Moreover, a 2-year period license is available for free.

Available in matt black with a mirrored front, the Vaccine Anti-Virus USB drive supports the storage capacity that ranges from 512MB to 8GB.

Source: http://www.techgadgets.in/storage/2007/19/biometric-and-anti-virus-usb-drives-announced-by-lg/

The latest version of ESET NOD32 anti-virus software has speed on its side when competing against heavyweights McAfee and Symantec. That, at least, is its makers' claim.

ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 version 3.0, now available in consumer and business editions, both incorporate Remote Administrator, enabling the new iterations to be deployed and managed remotely from a central location, say the makers.

Smart Security requires only 40MB of disk space, and the company claims it scans systems up to 30 times faster than rival products.

Smart Security includes antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and firewall features built on the company's heuristic ThreatSense detection system and the latest version of the ESET NOD32 scanning engine, which inspects traffic hitting the product's bi-directional firewall.

Source: techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=11591

Computer viruses and scams has become part of our daily Internet browsing these days, It is  fact that if you are using a Windows machine to browse the Internet it won’t be long before it gets infected with all kind of spyware or viruses, and it becomes an easy target for someone wanting to steal any valuable information.

 Hackers may have other purposes to break into your system, like using it to target another computer on the same network, or just to simply utilize your computer resources for other purposes only known to him.

Home computer users are the most victims on these types of attacks, because home users don’t take the proper steps to properly secure their computers to prevent them, having an antivirus on a computer has ceased to be an option and has become a necessity if you care about the health of your system, or about your private information that you put to risk every time you open an Internet browser without making sure your antivirus is properly installed and updated.

Rmember that everyday we are becoming more dependant on computers, so everyday there is more at risk if you don’t take care about your system vulnerabilities.

Why antiviruses prevent Internet attacks? Because most Internet attackers don’t code their own virus programs, instead they use already made virus codes to make the attacks, and sometimes these viruses are already well known and registered as threats on most anti-virus vendor’s database, that’s why is vital to keep the antivirus definitions updated regularly, so your antivirus knows the latest Internet threats.

How do you go installing and updating an antivirus? Most computers purchased today come with an antivirus installed and activated for certain amount of time, 1 year or 2 year subscriptions is the norm, after that time you need to renew the subscription or the antivirus will ceased to work.

Sometimes antivirus software get corrupted or affected and you need to reinstall them or run a repair utility to make them work again, at least once a week you need to make sure the antivirus is properly updated and is running on good conditions. Most antiviruses comes with an easy updater wizard usually found on the file menu, run that wizard to make sure you have the latest virus definition threats registered.

If you don’t have an antivirus or the one you have is already expired; these are good free ones you can use; AVG, Avira Antvir, Avast.

If you don’t like free software, you will need to shell out a few bucks for a Symantec or MacAfee anti-virus, it does not matter which route you choose the whole idea is to always have an antivirus installed and properly running on your computer. in my experience using AVG for 3 years now, it works great, it takes little resources from your computer, and requires minimal interaction from the user, meaning, you don’t have to manually update it all the time. In fact, I can go far by saying that AVG has proved to me to be more effective than Symantec and MacAfee antiviruses.

Computer viruses and scams has become part of our daily Internet browsing these days, It is  fact that if you are using a Windows machine to browse the Internet it won’t be long before it gets infected with all kind of spyware or viruses, and it becomes an easy target for someone wanting to steal any valuable information.

 Hackers may have other purposes to break into your system, like using it to target another computer on the same network, or just to simply utilize your computer resources for other purposes only known to him.

Home computer users are the most victims on these types of attacks, because home users don’t take the proper steps to properly secure their computers to prevent them, having an antivirus on a computer has ceased to be an option and has become a necessity if you care about the health of your system, or about your private information that you put to risk every time you open an Internet browser without making sure your antivirus is properly installed and updated.

Rmember that everyday we are becoming more dependant on computers, so everyday there is more at risk if you don’t take care about your system vulnerabilities.

Why antiviruses prevent Internet attacks? Because most Internet attackers don’t code their own virus programs, instead they use already made virus codes to make the attacks, and sometimes these viruses are already well known and registered as threats on most anti-virus vendor’s database, that’s why is vital to keep the antivirus definitions updated regularly, so your antivirus knows the latest Internet threats.

How do you go installing and updating an antivirus? Most computers purchased today come with an antivirus installed and activated for certain amount of time, 1 year or 2 year subscriptions is the norm, after that time you need to renew the subscription or the antivirus will ceased to work.

Sometimes antivirus software get corrupted or affected and you need to reinstall them or run a repair utility to make them work again, at least once a week you need to make sure the antivirus is properly updated and is running on good conditions. Most antiviruses comes with an easy updater wizard usually found on the file menu, run that wizard to make sure you have the latest virus definition threats registered.

If you don’t have an antivirus or the one you have is already expired; these are good free ones you can use; AVG, Avira Antvir, Avast.

If you don’t like free software, you will need to shell out a few bucks for a Symantec or MacAfee anti-virus, it does not matter which route you choose the whole idea is to always have an antivirus installed and properly running on your computer. in my experience using AVG for 3 years now, it works great, it takes little resources from your computer, and requires minimal interaction from the user, meaning, you don’t have to manually update it all the time. In fact, I can go far by saying that AVG has proved to me to be more effective than Symantec and MacAfee antiviruses.

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