malware protection

Hello everyone, Three or four days ago, I bought Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 3 PC use at WAL*MART for $46.95 for my HP Pavilion Laptop g7 Notebook PC. I tried installing the software, but in doing so, there's a message that says, "To install this application, it is necessary to reboot your...

Hello, As you know, today is Update Tuesday. Before I go into the bulletin details, however, I wanted to let you know that today we’re notifying customers that Windows XP and Office 2003 will go out of support in April 2014. We understand that preparing to deploy the latest versions of...

it is purported that creating a separate admin account then setting your admin acct to a std user helps with warding of malware. In order to do any admin tasks u must enter a PW. The purpose of UAC is to help ward off malware. If set at default, in order to perform admin functions u must...

How many times I have heard a client say, "I dunno how that happened, I had Norton". I do know that to many reading this I am singing to the choir but, just as point of interest... Today I worked on 2 computers for a client. Both had Norton; it was removed & MSE installed. Malwarebytes was...

ESET Smart Security 5 February 2012 Review: ESET Smart Security 5 Original 2011 Review: Link Removed is the latest version of ESET's full system protection suite. It includes the components of NOD32, as well as strong prevention against Viruses, Worms, Trojan horses, Rootkits, Adware...

I'm not sure where to post this, but maybe someone can help. This has happened with my W7 SP1 system but I also have XP-home on my other computers and I suspect I will encounter the same problem when updating Avira. 　 I have used Avira free for years and I’ve been pleased with it. I did a...

Before we get into this month’s release, we wanted to alert you to updates to a document that’s been central to much of how Microsoft thinks about security. Ten years ago, Microsoft penned the “Ten Immutable Laws of Security,” which debuted on TechNet. It was written...

How Internet Explorer 9 caused a seismic shift in the way people use the web Link Removed - Invalid URL IE9 is surely a seismic shift in the way people use the web and is far better than its previous versions. Its safety and security features can be gauged from the fact that the...

Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of the Office File Validation feature for supported editions of Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007. The feature, previously only available for supported editions of Microsoft...

Source: Neowin.net - Windows 8 to use SmartScreen for file checking

I downloaded Superantispyware.com on my netbook with Windows 7 starter. The security center notes that windows defender real time is turned off which is correct. There is a button to scan for other antivirus programs. However, windows 7 will not recognize my antivirus software. How do I...

Customers of AVG Antivirus ran into a problem with virus database 271.1.1/3292 (432/3292) released 12:53 AM CET. When following through with the requested computer restart, instead of Windows loading, they received the error: "STOP: c0000135 The program can't start because %hs is...

My system has suddenly started giving me a 'Windows Security - These Files cannot be opened - Your Internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened.' Message when I tried to start 'The Sims 3' game. I have played this before, many times. I also got the msg when trying to...

Hi everyone, We have released Link Removed due to 404 Error, which addresses a publicly reported vulnerability in Windows Shell. Microsoft has found that this vulnerability is most likely to be exploited through removable drives. Currently, we have seen only limited, targeted attacks on this...

Link Removed - Invalid URL This tool will attempt to run 17 benign tests to see how well your PC is protected. My AV is Microsoft Security Essentials and passed/stopped all 17 attempts

Many of us now opt for the free security apps currently available but which is the most popular? Plus does this also mean that the favourite is the best? Hopefully this thread and accompanying poll will try and find the answer... As the poll is limited to 10 apps if yours isn't up there then...

Often times, throughout the forum, in videos, and in documentation, we find ourselves discussing complex methods of solving seemingly irresolvable computer problems. Throughout these exchanges, much technical data and “geek-speak” is often used to solve an outlying technical problem that is...

Link Removed Windows 7 is just over six months old. It has been quickly adopted by PC users at home and in businesses. However, some IT admins are struggling with the platform's new security features. We take a look at the key features and what you need to know.In addition to changes to User...

For the past two days my computer has been randomly freezing. When it happens, the keyboard and mouse become unresponsive and the display becomes frozen, continually displaying whatever was on screen at the time. If any sound is playing at the time it freezes, then a single, continuous tone...

Hello everyone and thank you for taking a few minutes to read my problem. I installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my notebook (fresh/clean install). I hoped to get rid of the "limited connectivity" issue which I had with the BETA version. Well, I didn't. After a few minutes, my connection is limited...