Friday, August 31, 2007

Virus Definition Updates 31/8/2007

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5

Download AVG AVI:269.13.1.1
Download AVG AVI:269.13.1.2
Download AVG AVI:269.13.1.3
Download AVG IAVI:981
Version: -
Date: 31/8/2007

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
Download AntiVir IVDF
Version: 6.39.01.70
Date: 31/8/2007

Avast! 4 Home Edition
Download Avast VPS
Version: 000770-0
Date: 30/8/2007

Symantec
Download Norton VDU
Version: 90830i
Date: 30/8/2007
Supports the following versions of Symantec antivirus software:
Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2003 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2004 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2004 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2005 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2006 for Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Windows XP Home/XP Pro/Vista
Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange (Intel)
Norton SystemWorks (all versions)
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions)
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for CacheFlow Security Gateway
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for Inktomi Traffic Edge
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for NetApp Filer/NetCache
Symantec AntiVirus 8.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 8.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 9.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 4.0
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 5.0

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

AVG Free Edition 7.5

Updated:

AVG Free Edition
Version : 7.5.503
Date: 22/10/2007

AVG Free Edition has spearheaded the company's growth. According to Grisoft, over 40 million users have AVG Anti-Virus protection, including users of the Free Edition.

The AVG Free Edition is similar to the Anti-Virus Professional product, but does not have all the features. It lacks the fine-grained control over how scans are conducted, and it receives lower priority (than the paid-for products) when downloading updates from Grisoft's servers. The language interface cannot be customised, and English is the only available language.

Technical Support is not available for the Free Edition, whereas support is available to users of the Professional, paid for products.

Grisoft announced that AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition version 7.1 ended in February 18, 2007. Users were required to upgrade to AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition version 7.5. Users are being encouraged to move to the commercial version of AVG, particularly the AVG Anti-Malware and AVG Internet Security products as they protect against spyware as well as viruses. In the last two years the increase in infections has been spyware rather than viruses. AVG Anti-Virus Free (including the 7.5 edition) does not include a firewall, anti-spam nor detect spyware. However, Grisoft does provide a free version of AVG Anti-Spyware - based upon the former Ewido engine.




Developer: Grisoft

Website: http://free.grisoft.com

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Virus Definition Updates 29/8/2007

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5

Download AVG AVI:269.12.10.1
Download AVG AVI:269.12.102
Download AVG AVI:269.12.10.3
Download AVG IAVI:977
Version: -
Date: 27/8/2007

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
Download AntiVir IVDF
Version: 6.39.01.58
Date: 29/8/2007

Avast! 4 Home Edition
Download Avast VPS
Version: 000769-1
Date: 28/8/2007

Symantec
Download Norton VDU
Version: 90828q
Date: 28/8/2007
Supports the following versions of Symantec antivirus software:
Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2003 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2004 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2004 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2005 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2006 for Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Windows XP Home/XP Pro/Vista
Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange (Intel)
Norton SystemWorks (all versions)
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions)
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for CacheFlow Security Gateway
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for Inktomi Traffic Edge
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for NetApp Filer/NetCache
Symantec AntiVirus 8.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 8.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 9.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 4.0
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 5.0

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Undelete Plus 2.91

Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to retrieve accidentally deleted files, files removed from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the shift key held down.

Undelete Plus supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Version 2.83 has clean disk feature added, Czech language support (by Dom), multilanguage support updated, small interface improvements, and small bugs fixed.

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Pandora Recovery v1.2.23

Pandora Recovery is a powerful free tool that provides its users an effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files. And that does not mean restoration of a file from Recycle Bin. Pandora Recovery actually recovers files permanently removed from Recycle Bin, files originally deleted using Shift + Delete keys bypassing Recycle Bin and files deleted from DOS prompt.

Pandora Recovery is not a backup tool - it can recover files that have been deleted months before Pandora Recovery was installed. And while the likelihood of successful recovery is negatively affected by the time passed since the deletion of files Pandora Recovery users were able to recover files deleted more than five years after deletion and from re-formatted drives!


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Monday, August 27, 2007

Virus Definition Updates 27/8/2007

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5

Download AVG AVI:269.12.9.1
Download AVG AVI:269.12.9.2
Download AVG AVI:269.12.9.3
Download AVG IAVI:975
Version: -
Date: 26/8/2007

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
Download AntiVir IVDF
Version: 6.39.01.45
Date: 26/8/2007

Avast! 4 Home Edition
Download Avast VPS
Version: 000768-5
Date: 27/8/2007

Symantec
Download Norton VDU
Version: 90826p
Date: 26/8/2007
Supports the following versions of Symantec antivirus software:
Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2003 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2004 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2004 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2005 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2006 for Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Windows XP Home/XP Pro/Vista
Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange (Intel)
Norton SystemWorks (all versions)
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions)
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for CacheFlow Security Gateway
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for Inktomi Traffic Edge
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for NetApp Filer/NetCache
Symantec AntiVirus 8.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 8.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 9.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 4.0
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 5.0

Saturday, August 25, 2007

The New Virus Threat

By Rajesh Menon

Now that the OS is getting patched up, virus writers have a new target:- Device Drivers and Application Software (including Middleware products) The shift was bound to happen. Did not think that our vicious brothers would give up the fun part of OS screwing so easily.

Let’s try to understand what these nut cases do. But before that, we need to understand viruses. So here we go down nostalgia lane.

A virus is a small piece of software that has just two purposes

  1. Survival
  2. Replication/ Proliferation

These are the generic reasons. In this way, computer viruses are very similar to their biological counterparts. Both get a free ride at others expense. (A hitchhiker, a dangerous and unwelcome one) A biological virus steals the food (protein) that the host cell makes and uses it to strengthen itself, multiply, and rupture the host, after having used him up. I call him a thankless scum.

Now you may ask me what about the damage that it does? Well, of course, from a novelistic point of view, the virus has to do something (it’s called payload), and this is where the plot begins to unfold. You see, if the virus was just to do point 1. and 2. given above, I would never come to know that a virus is lurking in the innards of my immaculate machine. But like a thief who leaves a trail behind, so does a virus. There are some smart viruses which erase these bread crumbs, still their effect shows up somewhere. For e.g: say your machine has slowed down, your keyboards acting witty etc. But always remember Rule No.1 : Don’t judge a virus by its’ effect.

Sometimes people ask me a silly question like ‘Can the virus be sitting inside the image that I downloaded from the net yesterday?’ My answer is both Yes and No. Yes, because the image file might have arrived as a executable file, and if you have hidden the extension that appears when you list the file (Windows only) then God Help. It’s a good practice to run an updated anti-virus on these pests before you try to open them up. Now think about this, can there be a virus in a notepad file or any text file? Of course not! Can there be a virus inside a word file? Sure, if you have turned on the macros. (macros are simple programming language equivalents existing for power users). Now we come to Rule No. 2 : A data file cannot have a virus.

So far so good. There is a whole bunch of different kinds of viruses called worms, Trojan horses, and other funny sounding ones that are vying to get our attention, I mean illegally. We will not worry about these, for the time being. There are variants like adware and spyware, not as harmful as the mainstream, but still pester us. The best way to prevent them is to be cautious about what goes inside and outside the machine. Install an anti-virus and the Spyware / Adware Cleaner and regularly (say once or twice a week) run a scan. People talk of stealth viruses, PDA and mobile phone viruses etc. Yes the threat exists but sooner or later they will be vanquished. You know why? Good always wins over the Bad, finally. If you think, I’m giving you a one-liner from a movie, tell me a good reason why the electron is so far away from the nucleus of an atom, whereas a proton (positive charge) is inside the nucleus so close to the neutron (the meditating monk). The tools that we use for detecting viruses may not detect some of these new breeds of viruses, but the antidote is to fireproof your machine with the best antivirus that is out there and keep it updated daily. (Why doesn’t a company, insure us for virus attacks). So here’s Rule No. 3 : Never think that you are 100% safe even if you run the latest antivirus.

But remember there is hope. Recently, I read about a honey-pot concept where we catch the viruses by deliberately making a target machine vulnerable. The virus thinks that it’s a hit, but actually it’s a bait. Let’s see if the cops can run faster than the thieves. Only time will tell …

Now about the people who write viruses. They need to measure up. See the damages that they afflict on people like us. For what? Some cruel streak or a negative belief or some other reason that we need to really understand before it’s too late. I prescribe the following for these deranged people:

  1. A trip to a shrink
  2. Spiritual cleansing.
  3. Community Service.

We could jail them, like we did some of them. But let’s forgive and forget and usher them into a future where these very people would be the cops or designers of Anti-Virus (and other anti-malware software) and would outrun the other ‘sick’ fellows lurking out there, preparing the next paralyzing strike against the human race.

Guru30 is the nickname of Rajesh Menon, a veteran of the IT industry with 18 years of experience, co-author of a book on 'C' language and published author. He writes on spirituality, management and technology. Either solo subjects or fusion of these streams. The author strongly believes that the real knowledge of the scriptures must be integrated with technology pardigms.

Rajesh Menon is also into music and poetry. You may go to his website =>http://www.guru-30.com or reach him on rajesh.menon@guru-30.com


Friday, August 24, 2007

Virus Definition Updates 24/8/2007

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5
Download AVG AVI:269.12.4.1
Download AVG AVI:269.12.4.2
Download AVG AVI:269.12.4.3
Download AVG IAVI:969
Version: -
Date: 23/8/2007

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
Download AntiVir IVDF
Version: 6.39.01.40
Date: 24/8/2007

Avast! 4 Home Edition
Download Avast VPS
Version: 000768-1
Date: 24/8/2007

Symantec
Download Norton VDU
Version: 90823u
Date: 23/8/2007
Supports the following versions of Symantec antivirus software:
Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2003 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2004 Professional Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2004 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2005 for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2006 for Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Pro
Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Windows XP Home/XP Pro/Vista
Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange (Intel)
Norton SystemWorks (all versions)
Norton Utilities for Windows 95/98 (all versions)
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for CacheFlow Security Gateway
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for Inktomi Traffic Edge
Symantec AntiVirus 3.0 for NetApp Filer/NetCache
Symantec AntiVirus 8.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 8.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 9.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.1 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 Corporate Edition Client
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 4.0
Symantec Mail Security for Domino v 5.0

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Virus Definition Updates 22/8/2007

AVG
Download AVG IAVI:966
Version:
Date: 22/8/2007

AntiVir
Download AntiVir IVDF
Version: 6.39.01.33
Date: 22/8/2007

Avast
Download Avast VPS
Version: 000767-3
Date: 21/8/2007

Norton
Download Norton VDU
Version: 90821i
Date: 21/8/2007

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

BitDefender 10 Free Edition

BitDefender 10 Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world's most effective antivirus engines for free! BitDefender 10 uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all. BitDefender 10 Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery or forensics role.

Features:
Virus scanning and removal
On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.

Scheduled scanning
The Scheduler lets you plan ahead, and schedule full system/drive scans in the off hours, when you won’t be using your computer.

Immediate scanning
With just a right click you can check your files and folders.

Skinable interface
You can express yourself, designing new interfaces, or you can use those drawn by others.

Quarantine
By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.

Reports
When launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.



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Virus Definition Updates 21/8/2007

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AVG
Download AVG IAVI:963
Version:
Date: 20/8/2007

AntiVir
Download AntiVir IVDF
Version: 6.39.01.27
Date: 21/8/2007

Avast
Download Avast VPS
Version: 000767-2
Date: 20/8/2007

Norton
Download Norton VDU
Version: 90820av
Date: 20/8/2007

Monday, August 20, 2007

PC Inspector File Recovery 4

PC Inspector File Recovery is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged (does not work with the NTFS file system). Recovers files with the original time and date stamp. Supports the saving of recovered files on network drives.

Here are some of the new features in PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 4.x
• Finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged
• Recovers files with the original time and date stamp
• Supports the saving of recovered files on network drives
• Recovers files, even when a header entry is no longer available.



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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Web Security Guard

Web Security Guard alerts helps you to prevent entering potentially dangerous Web sites that may cause adware, viruses, spyware, or spam. Free for home and office, it uses growing database of Web site ratings. Crawler Toolbar comes with Web Security Guard keeping it up to date and providing combined search results from major Internet search engines. Protect your data and privacy, review Web site's contents and threat level before you enter a site. Version 4.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.


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Crawler Parental Control

Crawler Parental Control's easy-to-use application provides you with comprehensive control of user activity on your computer. Crawler Parental Control gives you a perfect overview of your children's activity on your computer and allows you to individualize and restrict their actions and time spent at the computer. Features: content control, time control, usage logging and email notifications, application usage restrictions, and system restrictions.



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Recuva - File Recovery

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!



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CCleaner

Cleaner is a system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It's fast (normally taking less that a second to run). It cleans: Internet Explorer (Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat); Firefox (Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history); Windows (Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, and Log files); Registry cleaner (Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts. So comes with a comprehensive backup feature.) Version 1.41.544 includes several changes such as fixing IE7 history cleaning in Vista, adding Safari cleaning, updating translations, and other improvements


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Sunday, August 12, 2007

MicroWorld Free AntiVirus Toolkit Utility (MWAV)

MWAV provides you with a FREE utility to enable you to scan for any virus, spyware, adware or any other malware from your computer. MWAV requires no installation and can be run directly from any where on your computer or from a CD ROM. It can also be run even if you have any other antivirus software installed on your computer.

The detection database will constantly be kept updated on a daily basis to detect newer spyware and adware, plus the engine is constantly being improvised for faster and intelligent detections.



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R-Firewall

R-Firewall is an effective and easy-to-use solution to secure your on-line activity. It protects a computer connected to a local network and/or to the Internet against any intrusions, attacks, trojans, spyware, and other external and internal threats. R-Firewall also filters out inappropriate Internet pages content and blocks dangerous active components you may get while browsing over the Internet or receiving e-mail massages.

Automatic configuration during setup allows you securely surf the Internet right after the software installation. Mobile users can create multiple and easily switchable configurations for specific network environments (Internet surfing at home, office local networks, or public Wi-Fi spots).



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Protect Your Notebook from Spyware and Viruses

By Tim Childree


Notebook computers bring a tremendous convenience to personal computing. Just sit within range of a wireless hotspot and you can connect to your office or home network, access your email, and complete important projects for work. However, roaming from one unsecured wireless network to another can leave your computer vulnerable to malicious software attacks.

Spyware and Viruses

If you are connected to a wireless network without its own firewall, hackers can easily intercept the signals you send and receive across the airwaves. Malicious individuals can also install spyware and viruses on your computer.

Spyware refers to an application designed to track a computer user's internet activities, keep note of sites visited, and gather other information. The term, "spyware," can also refer to any non-viral malicious software, including software that takes over your internet connection, pops up unwanted advertisements, or even blocks your internet connection. A tracking program is technically labeled as spyware only if the computer user does not consent to the download or installation.

Spyware collects information and sends it back to the spyware controller. The owner of the spyware program usually sells gathered information to marketers. For instance, spyware can get a computer user's email information, using that information to bombard the user with advertisements and spam. Spyware is also known as "malware" (Malicious Software), as it can be used to aid identity theft and fraudulent activities (some spyware programs mine credit card information and other sensitive financial information). Keylogging programs, used to steal credit card information and passwords by monitoring everything a user types, fall under the umbrella of spyware/malware.

Viruses are another type of malicious software. A virus is a piece of code that attaches itself to a program, a file, or your boot sector. These malicious programs are called viruses because they work much like a viral infection – they spread to other files, programs, and even computers, and they are designed explicitly to damage your files and destroy your applications.

Protecting Your Notebook from Spyware and Viruses

Protecting your notebook computer from spyware and viruses protects you against fraud and protects your privacy, too.

The first thing that you need to do is install a secure web browser. Internet Explorer is particularly vulnerable to unauthorized scripts which could be run and installed on your computer without your knowledge. Instead of using Internet Explorer, you can try using Mozilla Firefox, one of the most secure web browsers around. Firefox will always inform you about any download or installation, inform you about suspect sites, and update your browser automatically to continually improve security.

Aside from using Firefox, it is important that any computer user install a personal firewall to block unauthorized access attempts. For Windows XP users, Comodo Personal Firewall is a free option (there is an Alpha version of Comodo Personal Firewall Version 3, which adds Vista support, but this would not be a stable option until they reach the final release). Even the best firewall can sometimes allow spyware through, however, so scan your computer with a free program like Spybot: Search & Destroy or Ad-Aware SE, two of the very best anti-spyware programs available. You should not neglect to install anti-virus software, too. If you have an anti-virus program you already use, stick with it, but the free home edition of Avast and the open-source (free) anti-virus product ClamWin are two excellent options. Be sure to keep your security software updated (most programs will automatically update themselves, but they will sometimes prompt you for your permission) to give yourself the very best protection against malicious software.

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What Damage Spyware Can Cause? - Symptoms

By Sanjay Kak

You must be wondering, what is Spyware or Spyware Anti-Virus, and why it is important to have your computer scanned and updated with Spyware Antivirus software. With the rise of internet more and more users came on internet and gave rise to e-commerce benefiting users and commerce industry. With this it created problems related to user profiling and in some cases malicious attempts to intercept login and passwords for financial institutions. The word Spyware surfaced in mid 1990, right before dot com boom, it saw its use only when dot com boom created tons of companies on net and millions of user got hooked to internet.

In essence Spyware is computer program, job of this program is to collect information about user. The program is used for collecting information about users without their consent.The computer program secretly records user's actions, while user is surfing on internet. The recorded actions can range from his/her key strokes, internet page history, which site he/she frequently visits, in some cases scanning users' data stored on computer.

As said in the beginning, the purpose ranges from recording users taste for sites, where he shops, on which site he spends more time. All these parameters will help Internet marketers in targeting ads to his/her interest. Worst of all such information can be used or accessed by phisers, who are after peoples financial details, either they sell these information or simple use themselves. This is the most dangerous attempt on your computer you can have.

To spare users from onslaught of advertising agency and phisers, lot of companies have come up with Spyware Antivirus or Spyware Anti-Virus products protecting them from malicious attack. Infect there is whole Spyware Antivirus industry operating for internet users.

Again Spyware Antivirus is computer program and job of Spyware Antivirus is to remove or disable existing Spyware on the computer. Spyware Antivirus also prevents further attack and stops further installation of Spyware on computer. Spyware Antivirus programs watchs and observer for such spyware programs and stop them from installing on host's computer.

You are receiving bounced e-mails in high volume, good chances of trojan spamware running show in your computer.

You have downloaded music online

Your system is extremely slow, it is using your PC's resources, internet bandwidth, modify, delete files, or goes after window registry to change important window programs.

You are being bombarded by those horrible popup ads.

Have you noticed your homepage keeps changing.

Even when your computer offline, your external modem shows lcd light blinking for data transfer.

Malicious attempt to record your keystrokes, sell your financial details to others. They can capture your credit card details or your personal information such as SSN (Social Security Number), birthrate, address etc that can be used to steel identity of person. Well, what does it imply to you - data loss, identity theft, and amount of time put in your work, damage to software on your computer and not to mention it degrades your productivity and loss of investment.

Can create your PC as zombie to let virus, worms and Trojans open computer to act as host for collecting and sending information all over the world.

For more information please visit www.spywareantivirus.info

Eliminate Adware and Spyware

By Gary Gresham

Everyone should eliminate spyware and adware from your hard drive for your computer privacy protection. Spyware and adware programs also slow down the speed of your computer by cluttering your hard drive with annoying programs. Once you eliminate adware and spyware, your computer speed will improve immediately.

Spyware compromises the security of your personal information because the creators of these hidden programs can get access to your desktop even while you are offline.

Adware creates annoying pop ups while you use the Internet. It can change your home page and even hijack certain pages to display their own messages, which are sometimes obscene.

One of the most effective ways to stop spyware and adware is the use of computer firewall protection. These programs eliminate incoming spyware and adware that is attached to the legitimate data that you download when surfing the web.

Some computer firewall protection programs display the number of attempted 'hacks', which includes any illegitimate programs or data: spyware, adware, or other potentially harmful files such as viruses.

It is not unusual for computer firewall protection software to block hundreds of 'hacks' per day. Some users are more exposed than others to the negative effects of spyware, adware, and viruses.

One important factor is the type of connection that your computer has to the Internet. For example, DSL 'cable' connections are replacing the old 'dial-up' connections that run over a household's normal phone lines.

With a DSL connection, your computer can be connected to the Internet all day, every day. This increases the likelihood of your computer becoming infected with spyware and adware.

With today's Internet, there's no such thing as too much computer privacy protection. It's important to find and eliminate spyware and adware from your hard drive because computer security is as important as the lock on your front door.

Copyright © 2005 Spyware Information.com All Rights Reserved.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Gary_Gresham

Monday, August 6, 2007

AS3 Personal Firewall

AS3 Personal Firewall is device designed to prevent outsiders from accessing your network. The unit serves as the single entry point to your network and evaluate all TCP connections requests as they are received comparing them with each rule in the policy.

AS3 Personal Firewall is an easy to use, advanced software that offers you the ability to watch for all ports on your system without listening. Activity provides a real-time view
of the open connections through the firewall. The rules editor is used to define a security policy where connections requests from unauthorized ip addresses and ports are rejected. The log viewer provides data connection notes that can be used for prosecuting the potential attackers.

Use the rules editor to specify the destination and service for each rule with the required action. For example, if you don't want someone connecting to your network, you can bar his access by blocking connection request from his ip address or port number. On his end, he see a message that responds "Connection failed" or "Connection terminated".

Once defined the firewall provides control of how the policy is distributed to all TCP connections through your network.


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Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition

Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition is one of the best free firewall, it is not only very easy to use, and also very powerful. It can prevent most attacks from worm viruses and Trojans, it can also block some main Adware and Spyware. It offers double filter system for double-layer protection. The digital signature verification can automatically trust the well-known program. Built-in 7 big modes for all kinds of requirements. It also supports realtime monitor, interactive rules creator, password protection, log, live update, traffic graph, privacy protection, Windows Security Center, balloon message alert and more unique features. It can provide the best protection for your network.



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Ashampoo FireWall 1.2

The Ashampoo FireWall makes it easy for anyone to set up an effective, free firewall. Its Configuration Assistant guides you through every step of the the setup process. Easy Mode makes using it a breeze. You dont need any special technical knowledge, and everything is explained clearly. Even with its additional security tools, Ashampoo Firewall is a tiny program that uses very little memory and computer resources. You get heavy-duty protection without a heavyweight load on your system. The Ashampoo FireWall user interface explains itself every step of the way. The information is right there on the screen where you need it so that most users will never need to consult the help files.


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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Don't Pay A Fortune For Antivirus Software

By Josh Sommers


As a computer technician one thing I am constantly harping on is the absolute need for Antivirus software and Antispyware software on every computer. No exceptions. There are so many issues I fix on a daily basis that could easily be prevented with these simple tools!

No one likes paying for insurance, and that is just what Antivirus software is. It is to protect against something that "might, or might not" happen. What If I told you that the number one antivirus tool I use and recommend as a computer technician is free? Yep, free. And free does not mean cheap!

The best time to install anti-virus software is when you first get your computer. Before anything even has a chance to compromise your system. Here are the steps I recommend taking as soon as possible on your own system to save you time and the inevitable headache.

Step One: Update your computer as much as possible. Go to http://www.windowsupdate.com and update everything you can. This will help patch potential exploits virus’ use in the first place.

Step Two: Remove any "about to expire" anti-virus software on your computer. And if your system is running slow due to the system resource hogs such as Norton Antivirus or McAfee Antivirus go ahead and remove those too.

Step Three: Download and install AVGFree from http://free.grisoft.com and configure it to run automatic updates. (For a step by step video guide to this process, signup at http://www.compmaui.com and I will send you the full video series absolutely free.)

Step Four: Do a full system scan to try to weed out any virus’ that may be on your system already. This is rare on a newly installed version of windows or a new computer, but if you are following this guide several months out, chances are you are already infected.

Step Five: Download, install, update, and immunize your system using Spybot Search & Destroy. You can find this tool at www.safer-networking.org (For a step by step video guide to this process, signup at http://www.compmaui.com and I will send you the full video series absolutely free.)

Step Six: Restart your system and rest assured you are doing more to secure your computer than nearly every home user and client I run into.

Saturday, August 4, 2007

FREE Online Virus Scanner


ESET Online Scanner Click HERE!
The ESET Online Scanner is a user friendly, free and powerful tool which you can use to remove malware from any PC utilizing only your web browser without having to install anti-virus software. The ESET Online Scanner uses the same ThreatSense® technology and signatures as ESET NOD32 Antivirus, and is always up-to-date.



Symantec Security Check Click HERE!
Scan your computer now to expose any vulnerabilities to online threats with this free tool.



McAfee FreeScan Click HERE!
McAfee FreeScan helps you detect thousands of viruses on your computer. Based on the award-winning McAfee VirusScan engine, FreeScan searches for viruses, including the latest known "in the wild" viruses, and displays a detailed list of any infected files. Should viruses be found, FreeScan even provides links to more information about the viruses and what you can do to clean your system.



Trend Micro™ HouseCall Click HERE!
Trend Micro HouseCall is an application for checking whether your computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware. HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection.



Kaspersky Online Scanner Click HERE!
Kaspersky Online Scanner is a great way to find out if you have any viruses or spyware on your machine without having to uninstall your current antivirus software or install a new one. Most importantly, you can see what viruses your current antivirus software let slip through! You just need to be online and using Internet Explorer.



Panda ActiveScan with TruPrevent® Click HERE!
Free online antivirus to combat viruses, spyware and other Internet threats.
* Scans, disinfects and eliminates over 185,000 viruses, worms and Trojans from all system devices, hard disks, compressed file and all your email.
* Detects spyware. 84 percent of malware installed on computers worldwide is spyware. Do you know if your PC is spyware free?
* Detects the following types of malware:
o Dialers, Hacking tools, Rootkits (New), Jokes, Security risks.



BitDefender Online Scanner Click HERE!
BitDefender Online Scanner is a fully functional antivirus product. It features all required elements for thorough antivirus scanning and effective cleaning: it scans your system's memory, all files, folders and drives' boot sectors, providing you with the option to automatically clean the infected files.



F-Secure Online Virus Scanner Click HERE!
F-Secure Online Virus Scanner is a free service. Use it to find out if your computer is infected and disinfect your computer if needed.The size of the download package is about 22 megabytes including databases.



Windows Live OneCare Click HERE!
Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC.

* Check for and remove viruses
* Get rid of junk on your hard disk
* Improve your PC's performance



Thursday, August 2, 2007

Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4

Comodo Firewall Pro - Secure your system against internal attacks such as Trojan viruses / malicious software and external attacks by hackers. Safeguard your personal data through a simple user friendly single click interface offering full immunity to attack. Comodo Firewall Pro helps you connect in a secure way to the internet and global networks.

Version 2.4.16.174 adds multilanguage capabilities, connections shows bytes in/out, firewall icon shows animation as per incoming/outgoing traffic.

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PC Tools Firewall Plus Free Edition

PC Tools Firewall Plus is a powerful personal firewall for Windows® that protects your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network. By monitoring applications that connect to the network Firewall Plus can stop Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers and other malware from damaging your computer and stealing your private information.

PC Tools Firewall Plus is advanced technology designed specially for people, not experts. Powerful prevention against attacks and known exploits is activated by default while experienced users can optionally create their own advanced packet filtering rules, including IPv6 support, to customize the network defenses. All you need to do is install it for immediate and automatic ongoing protection.

That's why PC Tools Firewall Plus provides world-leading protection, backed by regular Smart Updates, real-time protection and comprehensive network shielding to ensure your PC remains safe and hacker free. PC Tools products are trusted and used by millions of people every day to protect their home and business computers against online threats.



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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

No more Active Virus Shield

Keep Your Computer Virus Free

By Jesse S. Somer


Getting a virus means getting sick and no one in their right mind wants to be ill. Well, now that computers have become our close friends, it’s a shock to learn that foreign bodies too can invade them with malicious intent. No, your computer doesn’t get a runny nose or diarrhea. This is a sickness that stops your friend from functioning properly, sick in bed, incapacitated.
Well in Nature viruses occur from a power outside of our control. But, with computers it’s different, humans, mean or ignorant humans are creating these viruses. Why? Usually these are disgruntled people who want to wreak some havoc on others or companies that they feel have done wrong to them. In any case we have to be in the know and prepared to deal with these debilitating scourges.
There are many ways to approach the protection of your computer. First of all there’s the step of awareness. Be aware of how viruses are transmitted. You can catch them from a disc but in most cases it is through your email system. Check your email carefully. Be very wary of anything that has an attachment. Check whom it’s from and look at the title of the mail, is it something you were expecting? Even if it’s from someone you know, be careful as their computer could be infected and the virus being transmitted without their knowledge.
Next, read the cover message, you can’t catch the disease without actually opening the message. Look at the name of the attachment; remember viruses are written to entice you. Beware of free offers and generally anything from people you don’t know, as well as messages that sound irrelevant to your contact’s usual style. Delete them straight away. Delete, delete, delete. This will ensure you of a lower risk of infection. You can even send the message back to the sender without opening it to make sure it is valid.
Now for the heavy protection: Virus scanning and virus protection software, and rescue discs are all readily available and easily utilized. Some are free, and others are obtained for a very small charge. Most software manufacturers offer subscriptions for updating services, which automatically download protection to the latest viruses.
There are two main types of virus scanning software: one searches through your entire computer files looking for recognizable viral signatures, the other scans your incoming and outgoing emails. Alerts will show you when a file needs to be erased or repaired. If you do receive a virus that none of the software can repair you can send a copy of it to a company like Symantec who will be happy to develop a cure for it.
The main message here is not to get too worried about your good friend Mrs. PC getting ill or sick. The humans are on top of the case and they seem much better adapted at fixing their technology than they are at beating the viruses that attack our physical bodies. If only we could cure human virus and illness as easily as we solve the problem of computer sickness.

Dr.Web CureIt!

Dr.Web CureIt! is a FREE anti-virus and anti-spyware utility based on Dr.Web Anti-virus scanner, which will help you quickly scan and cure, if necessary, a computer operated by MS Windows 95OSR2/ 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003Vista without installation of the Dr.Web Anti-virus.

Dr.Web CureIt! automatically detects the language of the OS it is installed to and sets the scanner interface accordingly (if the local language is not supported, English is enabled). The utility supports the following languages: Russian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Byelorussian, Czech, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian.

The utility contains the most up-to-date add-ons to the Dr.Web virus databases going up to twice per hour frequency at periods of high malware submissions.


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