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John McAfee Found Dead (This is Not a Joke)
Very rarely do I think it necessary to add the tag line to any article title “This is not a joke” but when it comes to John McAfee however, it’s hard to deny that he has led such a weird and bizarre life that if I did not stress this…
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Samsung Smart TVs are Reportedly Pre-loaded with Antivirus
Featuring McAfee Antivirus Software According to TechSpot, Samsung has struck a deal with McAfee software to bundle an antivirus in their smart TV line. On first glance, the idea does not sound too bad. However, this is quite unusual since Samsung develops the TizenOS operating system inside these smart TVs…
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Intel Enter Discussions To Potentially Sell McAfee
Intel May Be Preparing To Sell McAfee It has been a little over 7 years since Intel purchased the McAfee antivirus program. It is, however, perhaps something of a surprise to those of you who didn’t know it, but yes, Intel owns them. The purchase made in 2011 for around…
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Bullguard Tops Independent Antivirus Software Testing
Bullguard Top Of The Charts For Home Antivirus Protection With so many antivirus programs on offer, it can sometimes be difficult to know which one is the best for you. A good way to make an educated choice would be to check a website which specialises in testing antivirus software…
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John McAfee Reportedly Victim Of Attempted Assassination
John McAfee Reports He Was Subject To An Attempted Assassination John McAfee is certainly an interesting subject in terms of tech news. He has, however, been a little quiet as of recent. Yes, we very nearly went a whole week without actually writing something about one of our favourite characters…
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Cyber Security Expert Says ‘Don’t Use Russian Antivirus’
A cyber security expert has warned against using Russian antivirus software It’s pretty clear at the moment that our relationship with Russia isn’t brilliant at the moment. Given the recent revelations of their direct involvement in both Brexit and the US Presidential votes, concerns have been raised about their influence…
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Companies Must Improve Online Security or Face Massive Fines
How safe do you think your data online is? We practically hear a story every week about how some major company has had it’s online data compromised. Based on this it’s not unreasonable to ask, just how safe do you feel with your personal information online? When companies make you…
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Kaspersky asks EU to Investigate Microsoft for Anti-Virus Monopoly
Anti-virus software producer Kaspersky has asked the European Commission to investigate Microsoft over claims of monopolising the market. The complaint was initially filed with the Russian anti-monopoly service (Fas) however, this has since been escalated to the EU. What is Kaspersky accusing Microsoft of? Kaspersky has said that through the…
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Ex-Mozilla Engineer: Uninstall Third-Party Antivirus Software Now
A former engineer for Firefox developer Mozilla has advised PC users to avoid installing third-party antivirus software on their systems. Robert O’Callahan felt comfortable making this bold assertion following his departure from Mozilla last year. The reasoning for his extreme position is that antivirus programs, as well as being “slow…
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Symantec Vulnerability Exposes Three Operating Systems All At Once
When it comes to security holes, there are a few things that you don’t want to create security holes. One of these things is your anti-virus software and yet, Symantec’s antivirus engine did just that. The vulnerability was discovered by Google’s Travis Ormandy, and not only did it open up…
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White Hat Hacker Tweaks Dridex Malware to Distribute Antivirus Software
The Dridex banking malware has been a huge headache for a large part of the financial and technology industries, but it seems there’s a white knight out there looking to turn the tables on this pesky infection. After a mysterious hijacking of the virus distribution servers, they’ve now started dealing…
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Google Isn’t Happy With AVG’s Chrome Plugin
AVG have a give and take relationship when it comes to their attitudes and approach with security and privacy, from their creation of glasses that could hide you from facial recognition software to going so far as to start selling your browsing activity to companies. AVG Chrome plugin has been found…
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