Nov 30, 2008

AV-comparatives Retrospective/ProActive test released

AV-comparatives has tested again how different antiviruses detect new malware.

Below are detection rates:

ProActive detection of new samples (1st week only):
1. Avira & Kaspersky 71%
2. GData 66%
3. NOD32 54%
4. Sophos & BitDefender 51%
5. Trustport 50%

ProActive detection of new samples (all 4-weeks):
1. Avira 67%
2. Kaspersky 60%
3. GData 59%
4. NOD32 51%
5. Sophos 50%

In overall NOD32 was ranked as first, followed by Avira and Kaspersky.

Read entire test here (Comparatives - Retrospective/ProActive Test November 2008).

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Nov 21, 2008

AV-comparatives released performance test

Ever wondered that is your antivirus solution slow or fast compared to others?

AV-comparatives tested this time how anti-virus softwares impact on system performance.

Top three performers were:

1. ESET
2. Symantec
3. VBA32

And these three were heaviest solutions:

1. F-secure
2. TrustPort
3. Sophos

Read entire test here (Comparatives - Performance Test).

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Nov 19, 2008

“Morro” replaces Windows Live OneCare

Microsoft announced that new anti-malware solution, which goes now under code named “Morro", will replace Windows Live OneCare in the second half of 2009.

Microsoft says that some non-security related things will get removed but core anti-malware features will stay and get better and program will be more lightweight. Windows Live OneCare subscription service will be discontinued due to "Morro" on June 30, 2009. "Morro" will work in Windows XP, Vista and in forecoming Windows 7.

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Nov 13, 2008

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 released

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 has been released.

There are several stability and security issues that have been fixed.

Read more here and download latest version here or use Firefox built-in updater.

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Nov 12, 2008

Denial of service attacks more powerful

Arbor Networks just released their Fourth Annual Security report.

There are some interesting facts. Attacks are more powerful and more targeted but they get reported less often. Size of attacks has hugely increased within 7 years, from 0,5 MBit/s up to 40 GBit/s. Those are so great that ISPs might have troubles mitigating them quickly.

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Nov 6, 2008

November Microsoft updates out Tuesday

November Microsoft updates will be released on next tuesday.

This time there will be two updates, one classified as critical and another as important. They are against Remote Code Execution. Affected softwares are Windows and Office.

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool will also get updated.

Read more info here

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Nov 3, 2008

Scareware brings a lot of money

Antivirus XP rogue is one of those scareware software of which I blogged earlier. It claims that computer is infected and that user needs to pay $49.95 program for disinfecting the machine.

New York Times wrote recently that people who spread that program might get even $60,000 to $160,000 per month. Russian hacker NeoN had posted that information to Russian electronic bulletin board.

Problem with scareware/rogue programs is that they are always changing. When people learn learn to avoid certain rogue, a new one is already there.

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