$150,000 for using unlicensed anti-virus software - no love here! - Walletpop.com
On my previous laptop, which crapped out earlier this year, I used Trend Micro's anti-virus program. When it came up for auto renewal yesterday, I canceled it, having found ESET more to my liking. To cancel, I had to agree to the terms of ...

Web users fail to update anti-virus software - New Media Age
Nearly half of all internet users are not updating their anti-virus software regularly to ensure it remains effective, according to a report by GetSafeOnline.org. The survey of 1,400 online UK adults found that 48% of internet users don't update ...

Anti-virus software weak on explanations - Earthtimes
Hanover, Germany - Most current generation anti-virus programs are greatly improved over their earlier counterparts, experts say. This applies in particular to their ability to use heuristic methods of recognizing and disarming previously unknown ...

Anti-virus vendors in scrap over flaws - TechWorld
Security company ISS has publicly blasted rival Trend Micro for not patching reported bugs in its enterprise-grade, server-side anti-virus software. David Dewey, a researcher with IBM-owned ISS, explained why his company had released several ...

Beware the Koobface Virus - Aced Magazine
Users waste infinite amounts of time on Facebook and MySpace, so it was only a matter of time until someone loaded the social networking meccas up with viruses. A new virus has become a major issue for Windows users who frequent Facebook and MySpace ...

Dead network provider arms Rustock botnet from the hereafter - The Register
McColo, a network provider that was yanked offline following reports it enabled more than half the world's spam, briefly returned from the dead over the weekend so it could hand-off command and control channels to a new source, security researchers ...

Identities sold online for £80 - Top News India
A frightening fact was put forward by the security experts yesterday that thieves are selling complete stolen identities online for as little as £80, and later, that each person’s details can earn internet fraudsters about £15,000.   In the ...

Learn about the World Software (IT) Market Brief - PR Inside
www.reportlinker.com - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Software industry is available in its catalogue. www.reportlinker.com/p097850/World-Software- (IT)-Market-Brief.html www.reportlinker.com/p097850/World ...

BitDefender Fights Piracy Campaign in the Philippines - Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 11/17/2008 - BitDefender holds Anti-Piracy educational seminars in several colleges and universities in the Philippines, while introducing student-friendly prices of USD 5.00 on its ...

Vista update faster, more secure - Biloxi Sun Herald
Q: I keep getting pop-ups urging me to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1; however, the three pages of instructions are confusing to me, especially Step 5 which tells me to disable my anti-virus software. Do I really need to do this? A: Yes, the ...