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1. McAfee indulges in bout of cyber scare mongering

   (Security/Security Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   Evidence, dear boy, evidence Self-interested anti-virus corporation McAfee has thrust a press release into the public domain suggesting we should all get into a spin because of "cyber warfare". It has ...

2. My 10 favorite Windows apps

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 27 October 2009

   ... I'm still using AVG 8.5. I've had licenses for Norton, for McAfee and the rest, but I really do find this chummy little AV prog is the bee's bollocks, as we say in the UK. 6. Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional. ...

3. Jessica Biel friskier than Brad Pitt, Obama

   (Security/Security Features)

   Tuesday, 25 August 2009

   Anti-virus software firm McAfee has a fresh bit of nonsense to proffer to the world today.Anti-virus software firm McAfee has a fresh bit of nonsense to proffer to the world today. The company said that ...

4. Iomega upgrades eGo hard drive line

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 18 May 2009

   ... units from drops up to 51 inches.The eGo drives ship with a "Y" cable and feature McAfee's VirusScan Plus, along with a number of native backup options, including QuikProtect, EMC Retrospect Express amd ...

5. UPDATED: Conficker.e surfaces and reveals purpose: Wants $49.95

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 10 April 2009

   Late Wednesday, TrendMicro observed a new version of the Downad.KK/Conficker.c worm, dubbed Conficker.e. The previous version utilized its built-in P2P functionality to download the update, which then ...

6. Koobface worm still infiltrating Facebook

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 05 December 2008

     Koobface, a worm that surfaced on Facebook in July, is spreading again and remains very active, according to a security alerts issued by Websense and McAfee. Chicago (IL) – Koobface, a worm that ...

7. VMware releases Fusion 2.0 virtualization for Macs

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 16 September 2008

   ... virtual machine," provides a similar functionality to OS X's Time Machine.  The software also comes bundled with a 12-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus (to help keep your Mac free from damage ...

8. Anti-virus software may soon be given the boot by something far better

   (Security/Security Features)

   Wednesday, 10 September 2008

   ... of the fix by vigilant anti-virus groups like McAfee and Norton.  That delay may only be a day or two, but if the virus infects your computer or network server, what does that mean to you?  That ...

9. Possibly your best defense against malware: A cloud service

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 06 August 2008

   ... antivirus software applications in parallel, each in a dedicated virtual machine. The 12 evaluated antivirus programs included Avast, AVG, BitDefender, ClamAV, CWSandbox, F-Prot, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee, ...

10. McAfee raises Trojan alert for the first time since 2005

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 07 May 2008

    ... but this is by no means the final number of potential infections, and can give you a rough idea what happened on computers that were not protected by malware-stopping applications. McAfee reported that ...

11. McAfee offers virus scanner for Windows Mobile

    (Security/Security Brief)

    Monday, 19 November 2007

    McAfee has added a mobile version of its virus scanner to its Total Protection and Internet Security Suite packages. The software promises to protect users of Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone and Windows Mobile ...

12. CompTIA survey declares Internet Explorer as "most influential" tech product

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 31 July 2007

    ... rounded out with McAfee Virus Scan (31%), Netscape Navigator (31%), and the Palm Pilot (31%). CompTIA is not officially sponsored by any specific vendor, but nonetheless the results seem a bit unnerving. ...

13. New worm takes aim at Harry Potter

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 09 July 2007

    ... It doesn't "steal any system information, diddle with your data, or own your box -- it just makes system changes such that your system becomes largely unusable," said McAfee researcher Allysa ...

14. Panda Antivirus 08 beta opens up for download

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 07 June 2007

    ... Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro. ...

15. Computer Associates announces malware protection suite for Windows Vista

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 30 November 2006

    ... Major anti-virus companies like McAfee and Symantec have complained that Vista's "Patchguard" technology effectively locks third-party anti-malware software out of Vista. Microsoft recently compromised ...

16. Symantec releases antivirus beta software for Windows Vista

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 27 November 2006

    Symantec, next to McAfee, has been the key voice in criticizing Microsoft's decision to lock down the Windows Vista system Kernel and provide less access to one of the core elements - which could result ...

17. Microsoft muscles into the client security market

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 14 November 2006

    Symantec's and McAfee's worst nightmare has arrived. Microsoft has launched a beta version of their Forefront Client Security solution which fights spyware, viruses and rootkits. The software is aimed ...

18. McAfee CEO, chairman retires after probe

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 11 October 2006

      Antivirus and security software provider McAfee on Wednesday said it fired President Kevin Weiss, and announced that CEO and Chairman George Samenuk will retire after a stock options investigation ...

19. Growing antitrust concerns over Vista in Europe

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 02 October 2006

    ... time fine along with an almost $2.5 million dollar daily fine. Other vendors have also expressed concern over Vista's features. Anti-virus vendors McAfee and Symantec don't like Vista's Security Dashboard ...

20. Need ID theft insurance? Pick up a copy of CA's Security Suite.

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 27 September 2006

    ... in the security software field. Traditional providers such as Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro or Panda are seeing increased competition from firms such as Microsoft and CA, which want to cash in as Internet ...

21. Celebrity websites most common distributor of Adware - McAfee

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 11 September 2006

    Star-powered websites may contain harmful software, claims anti-virus specialist McAfee. According to the company, celebrity websites are the most "prolific" distributors of adware and spyware. Star-powered ...

22. Google warns of malware on websites

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 04 August 2006

    Google has begun warning users about visiting websites that include malware capable of damaging computers. Security software, including the latest beta of McAfee's upcoming Internet Security Suite and ...

23. UPDATE: First Core 2 Duo T7600 performance and battery benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 02 August 2006

    ... and uses a somewhat antiquated set of applications that mostly cannot take advantage of the improved multi-threading features in Merom. These applications include Winzip, McAfee Virusscan, Microsoft Word, ...

24. McAfee sees 400,000 virus definitions by 2008

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 06 July 2006

      Although widespread virus outbreaks may be a thing of the past, the total amount of malicious software being written is on the rise, according to McAfee. Although widespread virus outbreaks may ...

25. McAfee answers Microsoft's OneCare challenge

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 16 June 2006

    ... McAfee is among the first to answer with a beta version of its next-gen security suite that addresses new and emerging threats such as identity theft and rootkits. Santa Clara (CA) - Microsoft's recent ...

26. Microsoft takes OneCare security suite live

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 31 May 2006

    ... as Symantec's Norton Internet Security or McAfee's Internet Security Suite by offering similar functionality that tightly integrates with the Windows operating system. In addition to an anti-virus package, ...

27. McAfee anti-virus update flags hundreds of innocent files as virus

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 13 March 2006

    McAfee accidentally released update files for its anti-virus software that contained incorrect information for the W95/CTX virus. Users are reporting significant damage caused by the mistake - several ...

28. Non-subscription anti-spam device debuts

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 02 March 2006

    ... for $52 a year that uses McAfee and Symantec Norton anti-virus to flag mail suspected of containing email-borne viruses for deletion. The service also provides an "anti-phishing" service using Spam Cube's ...

29. Google, Lenovo and Sun unite against "badware"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 January 2006

    ... for several years. Administrators dealing with a virus outbreak often go to vendor websites like Sophos, Symantec or McAfee. While helpful, these websites tend to cater to network administrators rather ...

30. Anti-virus companies gear up for mobile phone viruses

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 20 December 2005

    Cellular phones are no longer simple communications devices, but are usually miniature computers - Computer that could be susceptible to viruses. Traditional anti-virus companies like Symantec and McAfee ...

31. Microsoft opens up OneCare Live beta

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 30 November 2005

    ... to directly compete with anti-virus products from established vendors like Symantec or McAfee, but it's easy to see how OneCare looks like Symantec's SystemWorks - Just replace Symantec's signature yellow ...

32. New Sober variant an efficient worm, but infections already dying down

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 November 2005

    ... This tool searches for the Microsoft tool and terminates it. "It's not looking for Trend-Micro, Symantec, Mcafee or any of the others," says Perry.  ...

33. McAfee announces product bundles aimed at protecting home PCs and wireless LANs

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 11 October 2005

      Both the Wireless Network Edition and McAfee Wireless Home Network Security Suite include McAfee's Wireless Home Network Security 2006 for securing home wireless networks. Both the Wireless Network ...

34. Symantec vs. Computer Associates

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 28 February 2005

    ... recently targeted large corporate customers, would usually top a list followed by companies like McAfee and Trend Micro. Read the complete story. (Forbes)  ...

35. Microsoft acquisition continues to rattle security firms' investors

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 10 February 2005

    ... and content-filtering add-ons for Exchange Server, Lotus Notes, and other products. Third-party security firms such as Symantec and McAfee have been aggressively moving on the server market as they expand ...

36. Hotmail dumps McAfee

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 20 December 2004

      MSN's Hotmail service, which has almost 200 million users worldwide, has dumped McAfee as its antivirus partner in favour of rival Trend Micro. MSN's Hotmail service, which has almost 200 million ...

37. Zafi worm hides behind Christmas cheer

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 15 December 2004

    ... Christmas." Instead of a gift, however, the e-mail package delivers worm code that infects Microsoft Windows systems on which it is opened. Leading antivirus companies, including McAfee, Sophos, and Computer ...

38. IM Threat Center Formed

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 08 December 2004

    ... to create a new IM Threat Center. The center claims to be the first broad-based initiative to help IM users protect themselves against malware threats. Security firms McAfee and Sybari, as well as IM network ...

39. The cost of virus protection rises

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 29 November 2004

    ... been rising, also. But while leading antivirus software vendors Symantec and McAfee have been hiking annual subscription fees for stand-alone products, they've kept those charges flat for product suites ...

40. McAfee takes on more spyware

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 16 November 2004

      Users of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Edition versions 7.1 or 8.0i next month will be able to purchase a new McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition Module for $15 (£8) per desktop to better ...

41. AOL to give away anti-virus software to members

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Friday, 29 October 2004

    ... U.S. subscribers a premium anti-virus software service, McAfee VirusScan Online, for free in November. Story from Reuters  ...

42. AOL to give away anti-virus service

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 28 October 2004

      AOL is set to give away that which it sells at a premium - its McAfee VirusScan Online anti-virus software. AOL is set to give away that which it sells at a premium - its McAfee VirusScan Online ...

43. McAfee launches managed e-mail service

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 13 September 2004

      McAfee says that a new managed e-mail service will help small businesses handle the deluge of spam and viruses pounding their networks. McAfee says that a new managed e-mail service will help ...

44. McAfee names worst viruses

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 26 July 2004

    ... that exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, according to McAfee. A rivalry between the creators of the Netsky and Bagle viruses helped cause a dramatic increase in threats in the first ...

45. Bagle source code is revealed

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 07 July 2004

    ... computers they infect. Leading antivirus firms including Sophos PLC , Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. issued alerts about two new variants, W32/Bagle-AD and Bagle-AE, on Tuesday. The new tactic could place ...

46. Network Associates CEO denies sale rumours

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 23 June 2004

    ... Associates makes McAfee anti-virus and security products. Read the complete story here.  ...

47. Microsoft to buy Network Associates?

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 22 June 2004

      Network Associates, the maker of McAfee antivirus and security products, is up for sale according to crn.com. Network Associates, the maker of McAfee antivirus and security products, is up for ...

48. Phoenix, McAfee to offer BIOS Clean Boot! In June

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 05 May 2004

      Today Phoenix said that it has teamed up with McAfee to offer software called CleanBoot! built into a closed area of the BIOS. Today Phoenix said that it has teamed up with McAfee to offer software ...

49. Researcher claims online anti-virus scanners buggy

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 08 April 2004

      Online scanners from Symantec, McAfee and Panda all contain buffer overflows. Online scanners from Symantec, McAfee and Panda all contain buffer overflows. One researcher claims an attacker could ...

50. Bapco releases Sysmark 2004

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 16 December 2003

    ... Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX; Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, Access 2002, Excel 2002, Outlook 2002, Word 2002, PowerPoint 2002 and IE 6.0; Network Associates McAfee VirusScan 7.0; and WinZip ...