AVG just announced that their ANTIVIRUSfree software app will make the jump from phones to tablets on the Android platform. ANTIVIRUSfree for Android provides security for users phones and now tablets. The company claims to have over 9 million users of it’s free offering (they claim 110 million customers overall). The app can scan apps, more »

When running on Windows, it’s usually a bad idea to surf the Internet without some sort of virus protection. For most people, this means buying software from McAfee or Symantec, both of which make billions of dollars selling security suites that include virus protection. Microsoft looks to be taking them on (as well as free more »

If you didn’t know, I was running an experiment for the month of May where I would run two Windows XP machines. Neither one would have anti-virus or anti-spyware running. One machine was dubbed “Win Idiot” and was used in a way an idiot would use their computer. The other machine, “Cautious Windows,” only visits “safe” sites. Let’s see where we stand at the end of the experiment.

If you didn’t know, I am running an experiment using two Windows machines. Both are not running any antivirus or anti-spyware. One machine will be used in a limited fashion—going only to “safe” sites and being very cautious. The other machine is being used as if the user was an idiot. Week 1 went without a hitch. How about week 2? Keep reading.

If you didn’t know, I am running an experiment using two Windows machines. Both are not running any antivirus or anti-spyware. One machine will be used in a limited fashion — going only to “safe” sites and being very cautious. The other machine is being used as if the user was an idiot. So how are the machines faring? Keep reading.

Well, the Conficker worm is still alive and well and out there on the move. Though some thought it was just an April Fool’s joke, the fact that it is still here, still coming up with new mutations, kind of dispels that theory.

Just last week, Symantec detected the latest variant to the Conficker worm, (.E), which is the update to the .C variant. This one tries to update the previous variant with new capabilities, rogue antivirus software, and new spamming malware.

We’re not out of the woods yet.

In my opinion, just because this thing didn’t shoot off firecrackers and make a million computers explode on April 1st doesn’t mean it is something to simply ignore. Nor do I think it is all necessarily overblown media hype. Yes, if you have your definitions up to date obviously that is in your favor. But those that don’t, to say “Ahhh…big deal…there have always been viruses out there”…yeah, but not necessarily one of this type and magnitude and complexity. The simple fact that the total yahoo that created this is playing such a stinking game with the whole thing is what makes it all the more real. And the fact that (s)he knew how to play such a game so darn well.

You’d think that with all the viruses, malware, spyware and what not on Windows, Microsoft would offer some sort of protection. Well, actually it does, currently the service costs $49.95 per year and is called Microsoft Live OneCare. It’s one of the many things Microsoft has that’s easy to forget about. That’s not a bad thing, though, as it will be leaving on June 30, 2009.

To replace OneCare, Microsoft is working on “Morro.” Morro is the project-name for its new, free virus protection program. According to the Reuters article, Morro is being designed to work on “smaller, less powerful computers.” That probably means it is being made to work with netbooks. Continued after the break.

Many users of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8 were stuck with Windows systems that didn’t operate after the AVG security scanner software mistakenly identified a necessary Windows component as a Trojan virus.

The file user32.dll was tagged incorrectly as a banking Trojan after a signature update on Sunday. The AVG scanner then advised users to delete the “harmful file.” So, of course…many listened. And when they did, they were stuck with a system that either would not boot or else was knocked into a continuous reboot cycle. Continued after the break.

Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States has spawned a new malware attack. Scammers wasted no time sending out e-mails with links to a video of the victory speech he gave the night of the election. The link takes the user to a site called America.gov, and like many malicious spams before it, produces a pop up claiming Adobe Flash must be updated in order for the video to run. The download is, of course, malware which steals personal info and sends it to a host machine run by the scammers.

Another version of the attack claims to come from a Spanish news site and has a video actually embedded in the e-mail. Clicking on it prompts a download called “BarackObama.exe” and if run it sets up a direct link between the PC and the scammers. Experts are particularly worried about this variation as it is not detected by anti-virus software.

SMobile is putting out some software to protect your G1 called VirusGuard. Android is a very open OS and plenty of people have thought about how to keep it secure. While Google has a kill switch for apps, that doesn’t stop you from downloading and running malware. This new application aims to protect Android from more »