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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.
Ad-Aware 2008
This year's update to user favourite Ad-Aware is quite a significant overhaul, and the result is faster scan times and a new interface.
F-Secure Internet Security 2007 beta
F-Secure Internet Security 2007 beta features tighter integration between its antivirus and antispyware engines.
AVG Internet Security 8.0
AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.
Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home Edition
Avast Antivirus 4.7 Home edition works fairly well for a free antivirus protection.
FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs
Copy protection on music discs could help hide viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'
Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played.
Sony settles with FTC in rootkit case
Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has reached a proposed settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission over the controversial embedding of antipiracy software its CDs without users' knowledge.
PC hardware can pose rootkit threat
PC hardware components can provide a way for hackers to sneak malicious code onto a computer, a security researcher warned Wednesday.
Sony settles 'rootkit' class action lawsuit
The record label agrees to offer U.S. customers money and free downloads to encourage them to replace CDs that secretly install software.
DIY: Master your Windows processes
Suffering from a slow PC, but bamboozled by what's going on with Windows Task Manager? Here is some software that will take the mystery out of what's going on with your system processes.
Beat back that Trojan horse
Accidents happen. Somewhere, somehow you've clicked the wrong link and a Trojan horse has piled your PC with adware and spyware. Learn some basic techniques for beating back the assailants.
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.
RootKit Hook Analyzer 3.02
Check and display rootkits that hook the kernel system services of your computer.
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