antivirus

Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot

Anti-virus maker Avast shutters data harvester Jumpshot

Privacy scandal news saw share price fall off a cliff.
Jan 31 2020 10:25AM
Microsoft trials sandboxed Windows Defender AV

Microsoft trials sandboxed Windows Defender AV

Claims first for security program.
Oct 28 2018 8:00PM
Anti-virus maker Avast plans to float

Anti-virus maker Avast plans to float

Could value freemium company at over $5 billion.
Apr 13 2018 6:18AM
US govt bans Kaspersky products

US govt bans Kaspersky products

Orders purge amid concern about Kremlin influence.
Sep 14 2017 6:30AM
Kaspersky offers free anti-virus software

Kaspersky offers free anti-virus software

Looks for security data to power its machine learning.
Jul 26 2017 1:30PM
Microsoft defends Windows antivirus after Kaspersky complaint

Microsoft defends Windows antivirus after Kaspersky complaint

Admits to disabling some AV for compatibility reasons.
Jun 21 2017 7:30AM
Webroot bricks Windows PCs after flagging system files as malware

Webroot bricks Windows PCs after flagging system files as malware

Antivirus update goes wrong.
Apr 26 2017 9:13AM
Anti-viruses can be hijacked via legit Windows tool

Anti-viruses can be hijacked via legit Windows tool

DoubleAgent attack hard to defend against.
Mar 22 2017 10:00AM
Testing reveals sad state of Android anti-malware apps

Testing reveals sad state of Android anti-malware apps

Ratings and reviews won't weed out badware.
Feb 28 2017 10:20AM
Sophos antivirus gaffe locks out Windows users

Sophos antivirus gaffe locks out Windows users

Flags login process as malware.
Sep 6 2016 5:05AM
Avast to buy AVG for $1.7 billion

Avast to buy AVG for $1.7 billion

Combined user bases to enrich threat data collection.
Jul 8 2016 6:55AM
Goodbye, PCs. You just can't be secured

Goodbye, PCs. You just can't be secured

[Blog post] Time to rethink enterprise users' computing platform.
Jul 5 2016 2:30PM
Malware whitelisted by Chinese antivirus after third-party bribes

Malware whitelisted by Chinese antivirus after third-party bribes

Elaborate scam to fleece online shoppers.
Apr 12 2016 9:35AM
When you can't trust your security vendor

When you can't trust your security vendor

[Blog post] The watchmen also need to be watched.
Jan 19 2016 2:57PM
Researcher finds gaping holes in Trend Micro antivirus

Researcher finds gaping holes in Trend Micro antivirus

Security vendor scrambles to fix remote code execution and silent password leak.
Jan 13 2016 6:40AM
Security vendor Tencent found cheating in tests

Security vendor Tencent found cheating in tests

Joins Qihoo 360 to be stripped of awards.
May 8 2015 4:54AM
Chinese security vendor caught cheating in AV test

Chinese security vendor caught cheating in AV test

Qihoo 360 loses certifications.
May 1 2015 6:33AM
The failure of the antivirus industry

The failure of the antivirus industry

[Blog post] Insights from AVAR 2014.
Nov 26 2014 10:37AM
China's IT security gamble

China's IT security gamble

[Blog post] Can Chinese antivirus vendors fill Symantec and Kaspersky's shoes?
Aug 6 2014 11:20AM
Antivirus vendor Avast suffers data breach

Antivirus vendor Avast suffers data breach

Community forum taken offline.
May 27 2014 3:31PM

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