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John McAfee Prison Death Appeal Rejected By Spanish Court
Appeal to reopen investigation into prison death of anti virus pioneer John McAfee is rejected by court in Spain
CMA Competition Probe Into Music Streaming Market
British competition watchdog announces investigation into music streaming market, and issues recommendations for anti-virus industry
Microsoft Admits Disabling Windows 10 Anti-Virus
Redmond did temporarily switch off third party anti-virus products for Windows 10, the firm admits
Webroot Antivirus Mistakenly Flags Windows Files As Malicious
False positive hell. Webroot AV mistakenly identifies Windows files as malicious, damages computers
Avast Adds Fresh Security Tech Into AVG 2017 Suite
AVG 2017 not has access to Avast's CyberCapture tool for real-time threat detection
Symantec CEO Resigns After Shock Revenue Warning
Boss of troubled security firm steps down after earnings warning
Panda Antivirus Bricks PCs After Faulty Update
Face-palm time. Panda Antivirus accidentally labels itself malware and damages an undisclosed number of PCs
The Top 5 Facebook Scams People Keep Falling For
Scammers use 850,000 tricks to con millions of Facebook users
Avast Closes Forum As Security Company Hacked
Avast says customers will need to change their passwords following forum attack
Why Anti-Virus Is Not Dead (Again)
If even anti-virus detractors like FireEye use the technology, it must be very much alive. Tom Brewster takes its temperature
Symantec And Security Starlets Say Anti-Virus Is Dead
Is anti-virus finally dying? Sort of, say Symantec and its rivals
Don’t Blame Antivirus Software, Warns NSS Labs
Criticism of antivirus software for the malware it misses is unjustified says NSS Labs in a new report
Ex-Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs Becomes AVG Chief
Kovacs joins the security industry but choice of AV company may baffle some
Kaspersky: Sorry If We Broke Your Internet
Anti-virus update kills Internet access for users of many Kaspersky products
John McAfee Returns To The US
After three weeks in the jungle and a week in prison, McAfee goes to Miami
John McAfee Escapes Belize And Seeks Guatemalan Help
McAfee promises to reveal all during a press conference in Guatemala City on Thursday
UPDATED: Has John McAfee Been Apprehended? Nope, His ‘Double’ Was
Rumours emerge McAfee was arrested crossing the border, but doubts remain about his whereabouts
John McAfee Still On The Run, Says He Fears For His Life
Prime minister of Belize urges the multi-millionaire to “man up” and turn himself in
Sophos Struggles To Wake From False Positive Nightmare
Sophos releases more help for users after a literally self-defeating false positive gaffe
McAfee Update Sends PCs Cuckoo
A McGaffe prevents businesses and consumers from accessing the Internet
Facebook Reveals Free Antivirus Marketplace
Facebook has teamed up with security players to offer its users free downloads of anti-malware software and blacklists
Infosec: One In Five Macs Is Infected With Windows Malware
One in thirty-six Macs harbours OS X-specific malware while one in five features at least one Windows virus or Trojan
Avast CEO: We’re Still Working On Making Freemium Services Work
We chat with Avast's CEO about what happened with iYogi and how to ensure partners don't cause embarrassment.
Avast Kills Free Phone Support After Upselling Upset
Avast gets embarrassed by iYogi's dodgy upselling tactics.
Fake AntiVirus Mimics Real AV Products: Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab says it is increasingly difficult to tell fake antivirus products from real antivirus software
Intel McAfee Launches DeepSafe Chip-Level Security
Intel McAfee's hardware-based security allows companies to integrate protection at the processor level
Survey Reveals Extent of Internet Phone Scam
A new survey has revealed the true impact from the phone fraudsters who warn users their PCs are at risk
Apple Delivers MacDefender Removal Tool
Apple has released a security upgrade for Mac OS X that includes a malware removal tool
Kaspersky Hack Redirected Users To Fake AV Site
Kaspersky Lab admits that people attempting to buy its security products were redirected to a scareware site