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    German Government Advises Companies to Stop Using Kaspersky Anti-Virus

    With the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine, international attention has clearly been focused on the conflict and especially so in the tech world with various limitations and suspensions going in both directions. Following a report via BleepingComputer, however, the German Government has just issued a rather stark and certainly…

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    John McAfee Reportedly on the Verge of Bankruptcy

    We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again, but sooner or later, there has to be a film based on the life of John McAfee. Possibly directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Johnny Depp. If you don’t know the reason as to why that is, then click on the…

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    Anti-Virus Companies Are Sticking With Windows 7 (For Now)

    With support officially ending for Windows 7 earlier this month, one of the biggest concerns for using remaining on the platform was how their online security would be affected from this point on. With Microsoft likely to no longer provide any patches or updates (beyond any hugely notable security vulnerabilities)…

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    Windows Defender Rated as One of the Best Antivirus Programs

    Since releasing in 2006, Windows Defender has proved to be an excellent (and better still, free) antivirus option offered to users of Microsoft’s operating system. Originally releasing as an optional download for XP, it has been a staple of their releases since the much-maligned Vista. In a report via TechSpot,…

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    John McAfee is in London and Out For Revenge!

    Earlier this week it was reported that John McAfee (founder of the namesake anti-virus software) had gone missing, presumed captured by the CIA. With his ‘insurance policy’ of sensitive documents on (reportedly) American government officials, his Twitter account was making it pretty clear that if he wasn’t released soon, information…

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    John McAfee Is Alive, Well, and Released!

    Yesterday, we reported how the official Twitter account for John McAfee had said that the cryptocurrency advocate (and former anti-virus maker) had vanished. Specifically, missing, presumed captured by the CIA. As such, various threats were being made that if he didn’t check-in soon his ‘insurance policy’ of a supposed 31…

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    John McAfee is Missing – Presumed Captured by the CIA

    I daresay that as I write this, there is someone in Hollywood desperately lobbying to get a film made about the life and times of John McAfee. I mean, to say that he is an ‘interesting’ character would be as much an understatement as to say that the Antartic can…

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    Malwarebytes Premium Ranked Worst Malware Protector

    Malwarebytes Premium Ranked Worst Malware Protector German IT security institute AV-Test regularly publishes their rankings based on testing of the latest versions of anti-virus software. As there is rather a lot of it available to you, the more savvy consumer is clearly going to be interested in the results. Particularly…

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    Avast To End Windows XP/Vista Support In January

    Avast To End Windows XP/Vista Support In January For many, Avast has proven to be one of the most effective and reliable free anti-virus programs on the market. Having used them in the past, I have been impressed with their relatively straightforward interface and the solid level of protection it…

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    Windows Defender Works With Vendors To Stop False Positives

    Windows Defender Works With Vendors To Stop False Positives Windows Defender has become one of the most popular anti-virus programs out there. Available for free, it initially had a bit of a rocky start. Today though it is one of the better anti-virus programs out there and is certainly widely…

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    Malwarebytes Pushes Fix for System Crashing Update

    Malwarebytes Update Causes System Crashing Memory Usage For many users, one of the most important lines of defence is their anti-virus (AV). Many casual users will often set an AV up at install and forget that it exists, letting it run in the background. Sometimes, however, the AV suites can do…

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    Spyware Created for Parents to Identify if their Children are Gay

    Spyware to identify gay children? In the 21st century, there is very little out there any more that genuinely shocks me. The news today is so wide and prevalent that society has become desensitized to most things that were once considered, at the very least, disquieting. Today, it would seem is, therefore, an…

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    Avast Anti-Virus Acquires CCleaner Maker Piriform

    Avast Anti-Virus Acquires CCleaner Maker Piriform

    Security software product maker Avast is announcing their acquisition of London-based Piriform. The latter is known for their CCleaner performance optimization software, a utility with 130 million-strong user base. Moreover, this also includes over 15 million Android users. Only a few months ago, Avast completed acquisition of rival AVG in…

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    John McAfee Settles with Intel Over Legal Battle

    John McAfee seems to like making his life as difficult as possible it seems. If he isn’t suffering from heart attacks, he’s being accused of murdering someone. Well, fortunately for him, he’s got one less thing to worry about as he has settled a case with Intel over a recent…

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    The Evolving Threat of Ransomware and How it Works

    With Ransomware on the increase, we look to help explain what Ransomware is and what you can do to avoid becoming its next victim in a significantly growing volume of those affected. Whilst some can be a mild irritant as we reported in an article last week, the vast majority of…

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