New Scareware Tactic Lures in More FAKEAV Buyers

TrendLabs recently received a new FAKEAV sample, which we now detect as TROJ_FAKEAV.BLW. Like previous variants, it poses as a legitimate antivirus application that displays false detections, disables firewall and security center functions, and produces pop-up warnings to force affected users to purchase rogue antivirus software. Unlike its predecessors, however, this sample uses the [...]

Trend Micro HouseCall Helps Destroy Malware

Trend Micro–one of the most respected companies in security software–offers HouseCall, a free Web-based utility that scans for and cleans your computer of all currently documented viruses, Trojans and other malware. In addition, HouseCall seeks out firewall problems and other vulnerabilities, and makes suggestions for correcting them. We do not recommend using HouseCall in [...]

10 things to look for in a hardware-based firewall

The firewall you choose can have a major impact on your organization’s security and productivity. Here are 10 factors you don’t want to overlook. Firewalls play a critical role in protecting an organization’s network from a never-ending list of Internet-borne threats. Firewall selection also often determines how easily remote locations connect to centralized systems [...]

Comodo Internet Security Antivirus Software

Comodo Internet Security has both a firewall and an antivirus utility in its free package. While we can’t speak for the firewall’s effectiveness (we didn’t test that feature), its antivirus component leaves much to be desired. In our rankings of free antivirus software, it landed at number six, last among the chart-makers.

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Astaro Security Gateway: Simplifying Email, Web and Network Protection

This brief yet highly informative interactive presentation discusses the Unified Threat Management Market, the fastest growing part of the security market in the U.S. A Unified Threat Management Box seeks to consolidate what you might already be doing with multiple point solutions like web, email filters, VPN and firewall. If combining all of these technologies [...]