• The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009

  
  A laptop that recharges wirelessly, a CPU that leaves the competition in the dust, and a top pick that's changing the face of computing--these are just three of the items in our PC World Top 100 list of the best products of the year.

• Kaspersky Unveils Antivirus for Mac

  
  It is wrong to think that a Mac operating system is safe from malware.
• Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games
• Microsoft Cleans up Bugs After Biggest Patch Release
• Mac Trojan May be a Hoax
• Nasty Halloween Trick: Fake Antivirus Sites
• Report: Malware Makers Are Organized, Sophisticated
• Phishing Gang Dominates Online Devilment
• Fake Antivirus Attacks, Demands Ransom
• Brace Yourself: Microsoft Readies Record-Setting Patch Tuesday

Antivirus and Security Reviews

• Alwil Avast Antivirus Home Edition Free Antivirus Software Avast Antivirus Home Edition provides solid antimalware protection and a good set of features, but its outdated interface needs a makeover.
• Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus Software Avira AntiVir Personal offers great, thorough protection and top-notch scan speed, but some nontechies might find its interface frustrating.
• Comodo Internet Security Free Antivirus Software Comodo Internet Security is not a good antivirus choice, owing to its lackluster malware detection and its tendency to produce false positives.
• PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition Software PC Tools Antivirus, which neglects to detect spyware, allows far too many pieces of malware through for it to realistically protect any PC.
• Clamwin Free Antivirus Software This open-source antivirus software fails to get the job done, with disappointing malware detection and no real-time scanning.

Antivirus and Security News

• Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games Maker of online gaming protection software reveals why virus attacks on video games is a problem that has increased over 600 percent in the past year.
• Kaspersky Unveils Antivirus for Mac It is wrong to think that a Mac operating system is safe from malware.
• Mac Trojan May be a Hoax Symantec says creating a spoof Trojan to promote a game is risky.
• Report: Malware Makers Are Organized, Sophisticated Cybercriminals are organized like corporations, and follow regular software release cycles, says principal group program manager for the Microsoft Malware Protection Center.
• Nasty Halloween Trick: Fake Antivirus Sites Beware of Haloween-themed sites that offer antivirus software and instead plant bots.

Antivirus and Security Playing in PCW Video

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  Disaster! How to Retrieve a Deleted File What you've accidentally erased isn't necessarily gone forever.
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  How to Resurrect a Crashed Hard Drive Recover data using the freezer and Frisbee tricks and more.
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  How to Completely Erase a Hard Drive These tips and tricks will help you destroy old data and make sure that your old drives are wiped clean.

Antivirus and Security How-Tos

• Protect Your Privacy on Facebook and Twitter Here's how to safeguard your identity and your personal data in the age of the social Web.
• Disaster! How to Retrieve a Deleted File What you've accidentally erased isn't necessarily gone forever.
• Is Your PC Bot-Infested? Here's How to Tell Botnets are big, bad, and widespread -- but if your system is infected, you can take several simple steps to clean it and stay safe.