12/13/2011
Ask the Experts: What's the best antivirus software for our small office?
I'm on your mailing list, so I get your coupon deals when they come out. I saw one recently where almost everything was on sale. I didn't need a deal then, but I need one now (haha) and I don't know what to get. I'm office manager for a doctor's office. There are three physicians in the practice and a couple of nurses and lab techs, a billing person, plus me. About 9 people full-time. What's the right antivirus software for a setup like ours? Read on to find out... Read more
12/08/2011
Ask the Experts: Do I Need Antivirus Software?
Martha writes, "I'm 73 years old. My grand kids have been getting after me a lot lately. They want me to put some of that antivirus software on my computer. I don't know a thing about this stuff. I don't understand why I even need it. I use my computer for email and reading the news." The real question here is: "Why do I need antivirus software?" Here's the answer... Read more
12/07/2011
Ask the Experts: Can I replace the antivirus software that came on my PC/laptop?
Sheryl writes in to ask, OK, so I'm not happy with the anti-virus software that came on my laptop. It's nagging me all the time to "renew my subscription." I'm assuming it's possible to replace with a new anti-virus program, but I don't know how. Can you help? Absolutely, here's how... Read more
12/06/2011
Ask the Experts: How can you make sure your antivirus software is working?
April asks, "Other than using a real virus, which seems crazy to me, is there a way for me to test to make sure my antivirus software is actually working?" Yes. It's called EICAR, and here's how it works... Read more
12/05/2011
Ask the Experts: What's the difference between antivirus and Internet Security software?
12/02/2011
Ask the Experts: How does your Antivirus Software Testing Compare with Other Sites?
Do you read reviews on other websites? Can you comment on your review technique vs. some other sites? Some sites appear to be more thorough in their reviews than others. I'm having a hard time deciding, given the very different ratings between your site and others I'm looking at. Read more
12/01/2011
Ask the Experts: What's the best antivirus software for Windows 2000?
We get a lot of great questions to our "Ask the Experts" link. Here's one: Which antivirus program and firewall can I use on a laptop with Windows 2000 Pro installed. The laptop hardware meets most programs requirements but most programs say XP or newer. My laptop works great as is and I would just like to have good antivirus and firewall protection. Read more
11/30/2011
USPS & Royal Mail Package Delivery Emails New Feature: Trojan Malware
By using a variety of clever subject lines, the latest spam is leading people to believe they've missed a package delivery from the USPS or Royal Mail. In doing so the spammers trick unsuspecting people into opening their malicious trojan-containing email and infecting their PCs in the process. Read more
10/19/2011
More Details Emerging about R2D2 Backdoor Trojan
Major antivirus vendors are confirming reports from CCC, Europe's largest computer club, that they've uncovered a state-sponsored backdoor trojan called "R2D2" or "0zapftis." The trojan is designed to monitor communication from web browsers, chat clients, and other software to record, log, and report different types of communications and other activity on any PC it's installed on. Read more
10/10/2011
Microsoft Security Essentials (Mistakenly) Labels Google Chrome a Virus
Given the relationship between Microsoft and Google, it could easily be called intentional or perhaps even a Freudian slip, and in this particular case, Microsoft's Security Essentials snagged the Google Chrome web browser, and incorrectly flagged it as a ZBot Virus/Trojan. Luckily, it was indeed a false positive and MS quickly rolled out an update to their antivirus definitions to correct the situation. Read more