SpamFighter 4.5.1

SPAMfighter has partnered up with Microsoft to build the strongest, safest, and most effective anti spam tool on the market. If you use Outlook or Outlook Express and you want to get rid of spam, just install SPAMfighter. And if you use it at home, it’s 100% free for the first month.

Whenever new mail arrives, it will [...]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 and Internet Security 6

Kaspersky Lab has launched new and enhanced versions of its antivirus and Internet security software. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 protects PCs against all malicious programs, combining traditional signature-based methods (detection of viruses based on their descriptions) with proactive protection. The proactive element detects threats by analyzing the behavior of malicious programs, minimizing false positives.

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Yahoo sued for role in spyware click fraud

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Microsoft automates Malware Classification

Microsoft is working on an automated way to sort through the thousands of malware families and variants attacking Windows computers. 

Microsoft unveiled its plans at the EICAR (European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research) conference in Hamburg, Germany, proposing the use of distance measure and machine learning technologies to come up with automatic classification of viruses, Trojans, [...]

Spyware, Rootkit Maker Stops Distribution

ContextPlus, an adware company implicated in a large number of stealth rootkit infections, has stopped distributing its software, citing concerns over the practices of some distribution partners.

In a brief note posted on its home page, ContextPlus said it is “no longer able to ensure the highest standards of quality and customer care” and will [...]