Tuesday | 7 July, 2009
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Stories about: PC Tools

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    Antivirus Test: A Quest for Nearly Objective Rankings 21/05/2009 04:50:00

    Editor's Note: Chaz Sowers wants reliable, indepedently tested antivirus software with few false positives. But what really constitutes an "independent" test? Unsatisfied with lab ratings, he built his own malware testbed and put 35 AV products through the paces. Here is the story behind one man's AV rankings; your results may vary.
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    Malware threat lists slammed as 'useless' 17/04/2008 08:41:23

    Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks.
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    Cyber lovers warned beware of flirtatious robots 11/12/2007 15:58:04

    Internet users are being warned about a new malware trend involving the use of natural language dialogue systems that are already deployed within gaming technologies.
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    Big brands slip up in antivirus tests 06/12/2007 08:02:33

    Many big-brand security products fail to spot commonly-circulating malware, testing outfit has Virus Bulletin found in its latest tests.
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    Westpac's anti-keylogging attempt questioned 21/02/2006 08:57:46

    Some believe that Westpac's new anti-keylogging sign in page, is a joke and does not go far enough to ensure security.
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    Industry tries to unite again to tackle spyware 13/07/2005 08:16:50

    The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), a group of IT companies and public interest groups, is hoping to succeed where a previous vendor organisation failed in tackling the global problem of spyware. The ASC released an agreed-upon draft definition of spyware Tuesday that it hopes will promote public comment and ultimately result in users becoming better educated about the dangers of spyware.
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