antivirus
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Samsung Deletes Frightening Tweet Warning That Its Smart TVs Can Get Viruses
The internet of things, in which all of our gadgets are plugged into data connections, will bring some terrible downsides along with its conveniences. We were blessed with a reminder of this uneasy future when Samsung’s Twitter account for customer support tweeted a guide to performing a security scan on your television. Then Samsung deleted…
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You Should Update Your Antivirus Software Right Now
A security researcher at Google has found several fatal flaws in Symantec antivirus software (also known as Norton) that he describes as “as bad as it gets”. Symantec has issued an advisory to customers and released updates that fix the security flaws.
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How Trend Micro Mobile Security Takes Android Anti-Malware To The Next Level
One of the great things about Android is being able to sideload apps; to install software from outside Google Play. Cool, but risky. Meawhile, according to the Mobile Threat Report, 27 per cent of known malicious apps were actually found on the official Android store in 2013. Trend Micro has responded with its most advanced…
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Ultimate (Free) Virus Protection Guide
So you got caught with your pants down on the internet (figuratively, folks) and contracted a virus. That sucks. Or maybe you were wearing protection but still fell victim to some nasty bit of code that managed to slip by your antivirus software undetected. That sucks even more. Either way, it’s nothing to feel ashamed…