OneCare places 16th in antivirus test, 13th in spyware
Virus Bulletin this month released the results of a major comparative of the latest security products, covering a range of metrics.
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6.9.2008 Spyware Doctor 6.0.0.354
Spyware Doctor is an advanced adware and spyware removal program that will detect and clean thousands of potential spyware, ad ware, keyloggers, trojans, spy ware cookies, trackware, spybots and other malware from your computer.
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3.7.2008 Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Not Spyware!
Thanks MrCobra for the heads up on this update in Back Page News on our forums.
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9.6.2006 Winpooch - Open source anti-spyware for windows
Description: detection of spywares and trojans. It becomes an anti virus if associated with ClamWin
Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus.
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6.12.2005 Anti-Spyware Added to Windows Live OneCare
Windows OneCare Live - which is now known as Windows Live OneCare (to bring the product naming in line with the rest of the Live family) is getting an anti-spyware infusion, as widely expected.
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12.3.2006 The anti-spyware market that never existed is officially dead
If anyone needed evidence that the standalone anti-spyware market is official dead (if it ever existed), along comes Webroot Software with Exhibit A, B and C:
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29.10.2007 FBI remotely installs spyware to trace bomb threat
The FBI used a novel type of remotely installed spyware last month to investigate who was e-mailing bomb threats to a high school near Olympia, Wash.
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18.7.2007 Anti-Spyware Rival Slams Microsoft's Windows Defender, Vista
Webroot says Windows Defender fails to block many of the security threats that are roaming around the Internet.
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27.1.2007 Microsoft Anti-Spyware Deleting Norton Anti-Virus
Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update to Microsoft's anti-spyware application flags Norton as a password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it.
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12.2.2006 Windows Onecare Now Available for Anyone to BETA Test
So what's Windows OneCare?
It's the new antivirus, firewall and and backup solution being provided by Bill.
The BETA version is now available to everyone that speaks english
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16.12.2005 XP Minimal-Requirement-Test
The target of this project was to find the weakest system where you can run Windows XP.
Keep in mind, that Microsoft official requirements are a CPU with 233 MHz an 64 MB of RAM.
But that had to be beaten!
First try: Socket 5, Pentium 100 MHz and 64 MB RAM
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29.1.2006 Vista vs. XP in Performace Test
Our user thepodest on
his blog compare performance tests of Windows Vista and Windows XP on his computer. Here are the results.
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22.5.2007 Windows 7 beta 1 performance test
How does Windows 7 beta 1 compare to Vista and XP in terms of performance? That’s a question that’s been hitting my inbox regularly over the past few weeks. Let’s see if we can’t answer it!
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2.1.2009 Microsoft Expands OneCare Beta Test
Microsoft is expanding its Windows OneCare beta program, opening the door for more testers to trial the company's comprehensive PC protection and maintenance package. Initially OneCare will include antivirus and firewall protection, an automated PC tune-up, and backup and restore functionality.
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Windows update without Microsoft Genuine test
Two weeks ago, I posted simple javascripts to circumvent the dreaded Windows Genuine Advantage system for the sake of my and others clicky-finger. It was this day, or maybe a few days later, that Microsoft's PR looneys acknoledged the fact it can be worked around and will be patching up the holes in the "next version".
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Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
Overview
The Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. After you install the Test Drive, you can use it for 30 days. It includes almost all of the features found in Office 2004. For details about the Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, see the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Read Me.
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4.12.2005 New Windows Vista Test Drive Website
"The Windows Vista Business test drive allows you to try this latest operating system from Microsoft..."
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6.1.2007 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Test Round-up
ActiveWin has posted up a review of 3 Windows Vista capable ReadyBoost USB sticks.
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15.1.2007 Microsoft OneCare fails virus test
Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin tested 15 security suites on Windows Vista against a set of malware from the WildList database.
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6.2.2007 Hard disk test 'surprises' Google
The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.
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19.2.2007 Google Launches Test Of AdSense For Video
The system lets publishers insert streaming video ads in online video content on their Web sites.
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23.5.2007 New Test Version of Windows Vista SP1 Available
But you won't get a download! Microsoft made a new test version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 available. The Redmond company is in full throttle with the development of the first service pack for Vista as the refresh will be delivered for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers by mid September.
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4.9.2007 Test drive the new Windows Live suite
You’ve probably already read about some changes we’re making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting later today, you'll be able to test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all.
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5.9.2007 Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next week
As you heard here last week, Microsoft is making the Release Candidate (RC) test build of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 available to a private group of testers this week and to the general public the week of December 10.
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5.12.2007 Internet Explorer 8 Passes Acid2 Test
Microsoft has let the world know that Internet Explorer 8 will support web standards.
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19.12.2007 New Vista SP1 test build public
After saying it planned to make its latest test build of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 available to a private group of testers only, Microsoft has done an about-face and made the code available to the public.
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12.1.2008 Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista
Though Windows 7 edged out Vista in our lab tests, you may not notice much of a difference.
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7.5.2009 Windows 7 Upgrade Paths Test Matrix
Microsoft ripped through the last translucency veil covering Windows 7 and made the pricing details for the operating system public.
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27.6.2009 500 Hour Test of Tomorrow's Windows Vista
Only Nine More Months Until Windows Vista Goes Live?
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1.6.2006 Microsoft invites hackers to test Windows Vista
After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
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3.8.2006OneCare places 16th in antivirus test, 13th in spyware.
Virus Bulletin this month released the results of a major comparative of the latest security products, covering a range of metrics. These include
detection rates over various types of malware, false positive rates, scanning speed, proactive detection, and response times to outbreaks.
Taking a look at the first one, detection rates, it's clear that a beta version of GDATA's AVK 2009 (which uses the Avast and BitDefender
scan engines) took first place for both malware (measured against 1,164,662 samples) as well as ad- and spyware (94,291 samples). Avira's Premium
Security Suite 2008 was second for malware, F-Secure 2009 was second in ad- and spyware, and Secure Computing's Webwasher gateway product came
third in both categories.
he most interesting data to emerge from this measurement (4 week span) was that the 2009 version of Norton topped
the table with an impressive 6,202 incremental micro-updates, issued several times per hour, while Kaspersky came a distant second with a mere 696.
Half of the 34 products tested had fewer than 100, including those from McAfee (21) and Trend Micro (30)
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06.09.2008Coalition Finalizes Spyware
Definitions
The Anti-Spyware Coalition has
published a final draft of
criteria to use defining
whether or not a software
application is spyware. The
document is designed to help
anti-spyware vendors properly
categorize malware and avoid
legal attacks from companies
who claim their software is
unfairly targeted...
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13.01.2006Help protect your computer
from spyware and other
potentially unwanted software
with Windows AntiSpyware
(Beta)
Justin Harrison explains what
spyware is and how to get rid
of it using the new
anti-spyware beta software
from Microsoft...
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04.01.2006Coalition Posts Spyware Risk
Guidelines
The Anti-Spyware Coalition
published new guidelines on
Thursday designed to help
consumers assess whether or
not a software product is
considered spyware. The group
also revised an earlier draft
of definitions that
differentiate between
acceptable and invasive
advertising...
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28.10.2005EarthLink Buys Anti-Spyware Firm Aluria
These days its almost fashionable for larger technology companies to purchase anti-spyware firms, and EarthLink is not one to be excluded from the party. The Internet service provider said it will acquire Aluria Software, known for its Spyware Eliminator application...
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24.08.2005Zango Sues Spyware Remover, Again
For the second time, adware
provider Zango has sued a
software developer over its
anti-spyware solution, this
time targeting PC Tools and
its popular Spyware Doctor
program that comes with Google
Pack. Zango, previously known
as 180solutions, sued Zone
Labs in late 2005...
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19.05.2007AOL Swaps Spyware Protection
Vendor
America Online has released
the second version of its
spyware protection software
for 20 million AOL members,
which is now built upon
PestPatrol from Computer
Associates. AOL Spyware
Protection 2.0 includes four
different scans for malware
which run in intervals ranging
from 60 seconds, 15 minutes,
daily and weekly...
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22.09.2005FTC Cracks Down on Alleged
Spyware Site
Court orders operator of
alleged spyware sites to stop
offering malicious downloads...
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11.11.2005Charter chucks its spyware-like ad plans
Perhaps in response to consumer uproar, and perhaps responding to Congress, Charter Communications has suspended plans to test ads generated by its
users' Web browsing habits...
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25.06.2008Invitation to final beta test of Ad-Aware 2009 edition
The makers of one of the Internet's first and most respected anti-adware products are on schedule to release their 2009 edition next month, though
they need some help from registered testers to make it happen...
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19.12.2008House Approves Anti-Spyware Legislation
The House of Representatives
passed legislation Wednesday
that further penalizes the use
of spyware, but leaves out
requirements for compliance by
software developers...
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23.05.2007Wash. Sues Spyware Software
Scammers
The state of Washington filed
its first lawsuit under its
new spyware law against New
York-based Secure Computer on
Wednesday. The action is a
result of parallel
investigations involving both
the state attorney general's
office as well as Microsoft...
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26.01.2006When Spyware Wins
If you're reading this, you're probably that guy. You know, the one whose friends and neighbors and family members call when their computers
stop working. When you arrive, you often discover that the PC isn't just infected with viruses and spyware but rather overwhelmed with them. So
what do you do? Format and start over? Try to clean out the machine? Hard Drive Transplant?
Share your experiences in the comment area and
we'll do a follow-up with some of the best suggestions!
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24.12.2007Microsoft, FTC Sue Spyware Distributor
The Federal Trade Commission
said Monday that a court has
shut down a spyware operation
run by ERG Ventures, which
installed malware on millions
of consumers' computers.
Microsoft followed up the news
Tuesday by filing its own
lawsuit against the individual
behind the company, Timothy P.
Taylor...
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15.11.2006FTC Asks Court to Shut Spyware
Firm
The Federal Trade Commission
on Wednesday said that it was
asking a U.S. District Court
to shut down a spyware
operation that was secretly
installing malware on
computers by luring them to
download software that would
allegedly make their P2P
transfers anonymous. The
programs then could not be
uninstalled...
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05.10.2005McAfee Pushes Anti-Spyware
Initiative
On the heels of the Sony BMG
DRM rootkit fiasco, security
software firm McAfee announced
on Tuesday that it was
beginning a new initiative to
raise awareness of malware and
its potential threat to
consumers and businesses.
According to studies, as many
as one-third of those infected
by spyware do not know it...
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15.11.2005FTC: More spyware-fighting tools needed
Organizations and law enforcement agencies fighting spyware are making progress, but new tools in an antispyware bill stalled in the U.S. Congress
could improve the efforts, a member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
One of the spyware bills passed by the
House of Representatives earlier this year, the
Spy Act, would
give the FTC authority to impose civil fines on companies that distribute spyware to consumers' computers. The bill, along with the Internet Spyware
Prevention (or
I-SPY) Act, have
stalled in the Senate since passing
the House in May and June.
The FTC has the authority to collect profits from spyware operations and collect money for consumer
redress, but it lacks the authority to impose other fines, as it does when going after spammers, said Commissioner Jon Leibowitz, speaking at a
spyware forum in Washington, D.C.
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30.10.2007RIAA president proposes spyware-like solution to piracy
In comments to the State of the Net conference held in Washington, DC this past week, RIAA president Cary Sherman essentially said he'd support
filters and spyware-like applications to prevent piracy...
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08.02.2008Mozilla Labs rolls out usability 'Test Pilot' add-on
Mozilla has launched a usability test plug-in for its open-source
Firefox
browser, in a bid to make testing and user feedback easier and more attractive.
Test Pilot, an add-on for Firefox 3.5, was rolled
out on Wednesday. "We are looking for Firefox users of all levels of skill and all levels of technical knowledge to help improve Firefox and Labs
experiments," Mozilla Labs employee
Jinghua Zhang wrote in a blog post.
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15.08.2009Test Updates for Windows 7 Beta Users
Brandon LeBlanc: Starting February 24, we will be releasing up to 5 test updates to PCs running the Windows 7 Beta (Build 7000) via Windows Update.
These updates allow us to test and verify our ability to deliver and manage the updating of Windows 7. We typically verify servicing scenarios during
a beta...
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