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March 21, 2010

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Windows Security Gets Boost from ClamAV

By Sean Michael Kerner

| Security News Article Published March 04, 2010

Open source antivirus comes to the Windows desktop with a little help from a new cloud backend to accelerate security.
Tags: open source, Windows, antivirus, Sourcefire, ClamAV

Four Network Security Strategies That No Longer Work

By Sonny Discini

| Features Article Published February 26, 2010

Columnist Sonny Discini takes a stand against outmoded security policies and points out flaws in the conventional wisdom.
Tags: cloud computing, antivirus, network security, help, opinion

Rogue Antivirus Now Comes With Tech Support

By eSecurityPlanet Staff

| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published February 15, 2010

Live PC Care uses online tech support to convince victims to buy the product.
Tags: instant messaging, malware, technical support, antivirus, anti-virus

Malware May Be Prank Gone Wrong

By eSecurityPlanet Staff

| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 25, 2010

As anti-virus company ESET notes, Win32/Zimuse appears to be focused solely on trashing user data.
Tags: malware, virus, data, antivirus, anti-virus

Avast 5 Released

By eSecurityPlanet Staff

| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 20, 2010

The new version offers a new interface and an overhauled feature set.
Tags: security, Internet, antivirus, Internet security, anti-virus

Preventing False Positives

By eSecurityPlanet Staff

| White Papers Article Published January 20, 2010

A Symantec white paper looks at the root cause of anti-virus false positives.
Tags: virus, Symantec, antivirus, viruses, anti-virus

Preventing False Positives

esecurityplanet Article Published

A Symantec white paper looks at the root cause of anti-virus false positives.
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Facebook Partners with McAfee

By eSecurityPlanet Staff

| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published January 14, 2010

The company will be offering its users a six-month trial of McAfee's Internet Security Suite.
Tags: Facebook, malware, security, McAfee, antivirus

Rogue Antivirus Apps Mimic Authentic Programs

By eSecurityPlanet Staff

| Security Headlines From Around the Web Article Published December 18, 2009

The sophistication of rogue antivirus applications has recently increased to the point where they replicate authentic antivirus programs almost perfectly.
Tags: security, virus, software, antivirus, application

11/30: Packed.Generic.271 Targets Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published November 30, 2009

Packed.Generic.271 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus

11/18: Packed.Generic.269 Targets Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published November 18, 2009

Packed.Generic.269 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus

11/6: Packed.Generic.267 Targets Obfuscated Files

Alerts Article Published November 06, 2009

Packed.Generic.267 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, 2009

10/28: Trojan.Bredolab!gen3 Aims at Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published October 28, 2009

Trojan.Bredolab!gen3 is a heuristic detection for files of the Trojan.Bredolab family that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, trojan

10/26: Packed.Generic.261 Aims at Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published October 26, 2009

Packed.Generic.261 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus

10/21: Trojan.FakeAV!gen6 Targets Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published October 21, 2009

Trojan.FakeAV!gen6 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, trojan

10/14: Trojan.FakeAV!gen3 Targets Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published October 14, 2009

Trojan.FakeAV!gen3 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, trojan

10/13: Packed.Generic.258 Detects Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published October 13, 2009

Packed.Generic.258 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus

10/12: Packed.Generic.257 Conceals from Antivirus Software

Alerts Article Published October 12, 2009

Packed.Generic.257 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, 2009

10/9: Packed.Generic.257 Targets Encrypted Files

Alerts Article Published October 09, 2009

Packed.Generic.257 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, 2009

10/6: Trojan.FakeAV!gen2 is Heuristic Detection

Alerts Article Published October 06, 2009

Trojan.FakeAV!gen2 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal themselves from antivirus software.
Tags: software, Symantec, business, antivirus, trojan

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