AFTER A week of testing, Computer Reseller News testers have found that Windows Vista is only marginally more secure than its predecessor Windows XP.

Posted by StJohn (singin) Murray in Virus & AntiVirus News at 09:29

NOD32, the leader in proactive threat protection, today unveiled its new online scanning service. Powered by award-winning NOD32 Antivirus software, NOD32 Online Scanner is a free Web-based service that enables computer users to perform a comprehensive system scan to check for and clean viruses, spyware, and other malware—without uninstalling their existing antivirus solution. With Online Scanner, non-NOD32 users can get a “second opinion” on the health status of their computers and determine if their existing malware solution is really performing up to snuff.

Posted by StJohn (singin) Murray in NOD32 News at 16:50

RECENTLY I spoke to David Delaune, a computer repair whiz and owner of Pearl City Computer Care. Shops such as David's are on the front lines of technology. Unlike computer manufacturers, these shops deal face to face with end users who bring in their broken PCs and fried hard drives for repair. Small businesses depend on guys like David to keep their enterprises going and he understands intimately what kinds of technology challenges his clients face.

Posted by StJohn (singin) Murray in Virus & AntiVirus News at 08:42

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

Adware maker Zango has sued PC Tools, makers of the popular Spyware Doctor software, in a dispute over the way the antispyware program flags and removes Zango's technology.

Representatives from both Zango and PC Tools confirmed that Zango had filed suit against the antispyware vendor. However they declined to provide details on the lawsuit except to say that it involved a dispute over the way Spyware Doctor rated Zango's software.

Posted by Greg Hewitt-Long in Adware, Spyware and Trojans at 07:39