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Security Application Reviews & News |
| Spybot-S&D 1.6 Released. |
| Jul 14th, 2008. Spybot Search & Destroy, one of the first & finest, freeware anti-spyware has released its new version. |
| "To keep up with the latest threats, and solve some issues and feature requests users had, we're proud to announce Spybot-S&D version 1.6. Some of the features include: Improved Scan Speed, Up-to-date browser support, Easier On-Access Use, etc." HomePage. |
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| Trend Micro™ RUBotted |
| Security experts believe that millions of computers have already joined Botnets without the knowledge of their owners. By using remotely-controlled computers, the criminals in charge of the Botnets try to remain anonymous and elude authorities seeking to prosecute them. |
| Trend Micros has introduced a new freeware security tool. Malicious software called Bots can secretly take control of computers and make them participate in networks called “Botnets.” These networks can harness massive computing power and Internet bandwidth to relay spam, attack web servers, infect more computers, and perform other illicit activities. |
| RUBotted monitors your computer for suspicious activities and regularly checks with an online service to identify behavior associated with Bots. Upon discovering a potential infection, RUBotted prompts you to scan and clean your computer. |
| SpywareBlaster 4.0 released! |
| SpywareBlaster is one of the most powerful protection program available. It prevents the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software. It also blocks spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox & restricts the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer. |
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| Unlike other programs, SpywareBlaster does not have to remain running in the background. Its a 'must have' ! |
| Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. |
| Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool designed that helps you determine your security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. You can improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security mis-configurations and missing security updates on your computer systems. |
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| Probably one of the finest Tools of its type. HomePage. |
| Freeware AVG to Get New Security Features. |
| Dec 6th, 2007. Security company Grisoft, the owner AVG antivirus, announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs, another security vendor, which would bring several new features to the freeware antivirus. |
| "Unsafe hyperlinks and the poisoning of legitimate websites represent one of the biggest threats facing computer users since the advent of viruses. The research and technology behind Exploit Prevention Labs’ LinkScanner product family will enable us to provide our 60-plus million users with access to the most complete protection against internet security threats. Our combined operations will give us the dual advantages of fast reaction and deep research capabilities over other vendors attempting to address this space", said J.R. Smith, CEO of Grisoft. |
| Comodo Firewall For Vista. |
| Freeware Comodo Firewall 3.0 has been launched for Windows Vista recently. The new Version 3.0, now features a fully fledged Host Intrusion Prevention System to protect your critical operating system files and block viruses and malware before they ever get the chance to install. It features a friendly graphical user interface; highly granular configuration options; easily understood and informative alerts; wizard-based detection of trusted zones and much more. While Vista's firewall is strong enough, those of you who are are interested in a 3rd party firewall, this one, like ZoneAlarm, is definately worth a check-out ! HomePage. |
| SafeSpace. |
| SafeSpace is another new sandboxing program, which protects computers from Internet malware infection without the need for signature updates or regular maintenance. It eliminates the problem of malware by creating a secure barrier between your computer and the internet, protecting you and your personal information against known and unknown malware threats. SafeSpace isolates internet facing applications in a virtual sandbox, which protects your system files and settings from unwanted changes, and blocks unauthorized access to your private files and data. |
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| When you next log off, or purge SafeSpace all virtualized changes are wiped, leaving your computer clean and malware free. Downloaded files are tracked by SafeSpace to ensure that they always open in the virtual sandbox. Tracked files can be saved to any disk location and stored alongside private files without any additional management. Its personal edition is a freeware. HomePage. Download. |
| Make Your Searches Safer. |
| Use ScanSafes Scandoo OR McAfee SiteAdvisor. |
ScanSafe's Scandoo & McAfee SiteAdvisor classify your searches as safe or unsafe. They are services that categorizes your Web search results so that you know whether you're surfing into spyware, porn, phishing or such treacherous sites...it has plugins for IE6.IE7, FF, etc. |
| Avast or AVG !? |
| This has always been the never-ending debate among these two major freeware av. With regards to the PROTECTION here are my observations : |
| Avast in my opinion, is MUCH better at detecting virus files inside compressed (zip'd) archives. Even AVG's complete scan will NOT detect ALL infections inside the Zip files. And if the compressed files are .rar or other formats, AVG's odds of detection are even less. |
| Next : Detection of email borne viruses in AVG is at best average. If you have Outlook Express 6 client as part of Windows XP, you could easily end up downloading and saving some common email borne viruses. Its only at the time of extraction or saving the extracted infection that AVG gives a warning ! AVG even with using the Outlook Express plugin, u could download the virus to your machine as an eml file, and it wont even warn when you open the eml file. |
| Drawbacks of FREEWARE AntiVirus Programs. |
| AVG and Avast have poor detection of polymorphic and 0-day malware in addition to having limited self protection. |
| The free Avira lacks an email scanner; that's only available in the paid version. The self protection is also poor - it can be terminated with Windows Task manager. The free version also constantly nags you to upgrade. |
The Kaspersky-based AOL AVs lacks the html scanner found in the full Kaspersky product and consequently doesn't offer the same level of protection against hostile sites. It's also quite heavy on resources and is not suitable for slower PCs. AOL Anti Virus can be terminated by a hostile agent as well. BitDefender lacks a real time monitor as well as email scanning. |
| Freeware ThreatFire, A Behavior Based Anti-Malware |
| ThreatFire (earlier CyberHawk) is a NEW Behavior Based Anti-Malware From PC Tools, which offers defination-less, real-time protection. It claims to offer comprehensive protection against viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, rootkits, keyloggers & buffer overflows. Its a 14KB beta download. The shift these days is towards behavior-based protection. |
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| When minimized and working, my Vista's Task Manager showed 1.3MB and its TFService showed 2.9KB memory usage. ThreatFire. |
| Prevx CSI - FREE Malware Scanner |
| Prevx CSI scanner is click-and-go utility. Totally Free! And FAST ! Rapidly scans for all forms of malware to let you know if you're infected. No Install required. Runs completely independently and as many times as you like! Always up-to-date. The scanner checks with the up-to-the-second Prevx community database for the very latest threats. Small size of 1.83MB. |
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| Worth a check-out! Prevx. |
| The Secunia Software Inspector. |
* Detects insecure versions of applications installed
* Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied
* Assists you in updating your system and applications
* Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required. |
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| Click here for an on-line inspection. To download the Secunia PSI, click here. Its best to always have the latest updated software versions. |
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