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Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Is Vulnerable To 8 Out Of 10 Viruses
1:50AM Rosa Golijan | The folks at SophosLabs didn’t believe claims that Windows 7 and its User Account Controls were any more secure than previous versions of the OS, so they tested a clean install. Result? A reminder that you should always use protection. More »
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Microsoft’s Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final
3:45AM Jason Chen | The free Security Essentials app from Microsoft just escaped beta, meaning they fixed all the showstopper bugs that would cause users to be irreparably pissed. More »
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Snow Leopard Has Hidden Antivirus Talents
5:39AM John Herrman | Well, this is int-er-est-ing: Early testers have come across what looks like a new antivirus function within Snow Leopard. Or to put it another way, Macs don’t need antivirus! Wait. More »
Deals
9:15AM Nick Broughall | The Internets can be dangerous, which is why Three has partnered with anti-virus software company AVG to offer a free 12 month subscription to all of its mobile broadband customers. More »
Three Offering Free AVG Subscription To Mobile Broadband Customers
9:15AM Nick Broughall | The Internets can be dangerous, which is why Three has partnered with anti-virus software company AVG to offer a free 12 month subscription to all of its mobile broadband customers. More »
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Microsoft’s Free Morro Antivirus Software Available On June 23rd
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Microsoft has supplied details on its plans for Microsoft Security Essentials (Morro)—a free antivirus service for Windows. Do Symantec and McAfee really have anything to worry about? More »
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Microsoft Morro Free Antivirus Service: Don’t Laugh Too Hard
9:20AM Matt Buchanan | Microsoft’s Morro antivirus service—no, not Live OneCare, their other soon-to-be-terminated antivirus deal—is hitting beta “soon,” before it launches at the end of the year for free. You and I are laughing. Symantec and McAfee, not so much. More »
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Klingon Anti-Virus Software Detects Romulan Activity
1:00PM Andi Wang | U.K. security firm Sophos has re-released their Threat Detection Test software, but with a slight tweak to use the new Star Trek’s popularity to its advantage: The software has been translated entirely into the Klingon language. More »
Design
Dr. Hard Drive Concept Brings the Fun of Hospitals to Your Desk
2:45PM Dan Nosowitz | This adorable concept is aimed at healing a computer’s viruses and recovering its files from harm, so what better form to take than an I.V. drip bag? More »
Business
Microsoft Ordered to Pay $US388 Million for Patent Infringement
2:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Microsoft was ordered by a Rhode Island court today to pay a whopping $US388 million in damages for patent violation in software filed back in 2003 regarding Windows XP. Way to be timely, Rhode Island. More »
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