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• Fake Swine Flu Emails Lead to Real Malware Infection Security companies have issued warnings of e-mails that appear to come from the Centers for Disease Control, but in fact lead to the Zeus Trojan.
• Rogue Gallery Helps ID Scam Software Lavasoft today launched a new online database of known rogue antivirus software.
• Spyware Doctor With Antivirus: First Look A preliminary look at a new paid antivirus application.
• Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2010: A Polished Interface Norton AntiVirus is a good choice for nontechies, but those willing to deal with a less-refined interface can get stronger protection.
• McAfee Antivirus Plus 2010: Protection Issues McAfee Antivirus Plus has some good features and a decent interface, but it has too many performance problems for us to recommend it.
• Advanced Antivirus Hackers have shown that they can plant their malware even on mainstream sites--proving that you need antivirus protection now more than ever. We lab-tested eleven top security programs to find the best guardians for your PC.
• BitDefender Antivirus 2010: Needs Better Interface BitDefender Antivirus 2010 will get the job done, but it needs a better user interface.
• ESET NOD32 Fails to Impress Unfortunately, ESET NOD32 doesn't keep up with other antivirus apps in blocking malware.
• Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware: Lackluster Protection Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware's nice user interface can’t make up for its lackluster malware detection.
• Top Protection: G Data AntiVirus 2010 G Data led the field on almost all of our malware detection tests, but using this program means having to make more decisions than you do with other apps.
• F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010: Cloud-Based Protection F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 does a good job detecting malware, but it doesn't quite keep up with the top contenders.
• Alwil Avast Professional Edition: Wait for the Update Avast Professional Edition's inconsistent malware detection and frustrating interface make it a less-than-ideal choice for protecting your PC.
• Avira AntiVir Premium Edition: Lacks Behavioral Detection Avira AntiVir Premium Edition needs more features and a face-lift before it can become a top choice.
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010: Loaded With Features Kaspersky Anti-Virus has plenty of features, but is inconsistent thanks to its below-average traditional malware detection and at-times frustrating user interface.
• Fake Payment Request Attack Ramps Up More than a million trojan-laden spam attacks are masquerading as a payment confirmation request.
• Kaspersky Unveils Antivirus for Mac It is wrong to think that a Mac operating system is safe from malware.
• Fix Old Flaws to Stop New Attacks Making sure you've fixed these old security holes will go a long way towards keeping your PC safe from current attacks.
• Nasty Halloween Trick: Fake Antivirus Sites Beware of Haloween-themed sites that offer antivirus software and instead plant bots.
• Expert FreeFixer Tool Removes Malware With A Little Help From Its Forums Hunt for Trojans and other malware with free, professional PC analyzer FreeFixer.
• Security Software Protects Mobile and Remote Mac, Windows Users DeepNines Technologies Tuesday is unveiling a desktop security agent that works in tandem with its content-filtering and anti-malware gateway to protect mobile users.
• Fake Antivirus Attacks, Demands Ransom It's worse than a virus -- this pest tricks users into licensing software to fight nonexistent malware, Panda warns.
• A Rogue Demands A Ransom A rogue antivirus program has added a new and nasty technique: It will keep you from getting to any of your files and programs until you pay up.
• Ad-Aware Pro Includes Extra Tools and Network Protection Ad-Aware Pro protects against spyware, malware, rootkits, viruses, and network dangers--and gives you a moderately useful toolkit--but you may do just as well with free programs.
• Ad-Aware Plus Adds Features Above The Free Version--But Is It Better? This for-pay version of the popular antispyware program Ad-Aware includes antivirus protection.
• Independent Tester: Security Essentials 'Very Good' Microsoft's free Security Essentials antivirus software identified 98% of over half a million malware samples.