Antivirus XP 2008 causes more than a few problems
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I was interested to read over on The Register that Globalsign has revoked the digital certificate of the Web site selling Antivirus XP 2008, as reports are coming in that the IT security software is allegedly being sold using underhand methods.As El Reg reports, the software is billed by some people as a counterfeit anti-spyware application - presumably because it seems to use a pop-up to sell itself!According to a report on the US newswires, one PC owner was unable to...
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The global anti-malware market is driven by cybercriminal threats
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, World Anti-Malware Products Markets, finds that the world market for antivirus solutions reached $4.685 billion in 2006, up 17.1 per cent from $4 billion in the previous year and expects...
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Trickle down malware effects
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Anti-Virus Is Dead; Long Live Anti-Malware
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Free malware protection for SME from Prevx
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Open source used to make better malware, says Mc Afee
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