List of Antivirus Software Company in India This is a non-exhaustive list of notable antivirus and Internet Security software, in the form of comparison tables, according to their platform (e.g. desktop, mobile, server, etc.) and their operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris, Android, iOS, Ubuntu Touch, Windows Phone, etc.). The term “on-demand scan” refers to the possibility of ...
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Why your Android antivirus app never works out the way you plan
Everyone could get very unlucky and have a hard time getting it off their phone. You might have thought that you could not get viruses because they are made for computers, but they will run on your phone or tablet just like they were running on your computer. You must have a look at antivirus software, but you need to ...
Read More »Seven ways to detect ransomware beyond antivirus
Ransomware is a creative malware that infects systems and locks down data, preventing users from accessing it until a ransom is paid. It can affect individuals and businesses alike, but can become a critical threat for enterprises dealing with huge amounts of data. Once you are infected with it your data is more or less lost, unless backups are available. ...
Read More »Why antivirus peace of mind doesn’t have to cost you… anything
Investing in an antivirus solution can often be a tedious task that requires a lot of forethought and research before you are willing to hand over large sums of hard-earned cash. There are a lot of solutions out there that can promise the world, while installing a whole bunch of extra ‘add-on’ features that frankly most users won’t ever use ...
Read More »Why security suites are ousting traditional antivirus programs
For a while, the humble antivirus was considered by many as a cure-all for any malicious piece of software or script that interfered with a user’s browsing experience. And it still does exactly that. But here’s the crunch – criminals haven’t been idly sitting by and watching antiviruses destroy their attempts to profit from your computer. In recent years, user ...
Read More »Evil Malware Turns Antivirus Software Against PCs
A new proof-of-concept exploit known as DoubleAgent can not only hijack third-party Windows antivirus software, but use said software to deliver further attacks. While there’s no evidence that the exploit has made its way into the wild yet, most antivirus programs are still completely susceptible to it. The entire point of antivirus software is to prevent malicious programs from compromising ...
Read More »Don’t Trust Google Play Protect to Shield Your Android
Google Play Protect is supposed to protect users from malicious apps in the Google Play Store — but of 20 Android programs evaluated by AV-Test, Google Play Protect bears the dubious honor of being the only one that doesn’t routinely protect its users. Those results come from AV-Test, a Madgeburg, Germany-based security firm, which periodically evaluates antivirus programs for Windows, Mac ...
Read More »AVCrypt ransomware attempts to eradicate your antivirus
The malware attempts to take your antivirus products out of the equation before locking systems. A new type of ransomware which tries to uninstall security software on victim PCs has been discovered in the wild. The ransomware, dubbed AVCrypt, was first discovered by MalwareHunterTeam and later analyzed by security professionals at Bleeping Computer. According to an analysis of the malware, AVCrypt will attempt ...
Read More »Microsoft: Windows Defender now rules antivirus on business PCs… running Windows 10
Microsoft’s new investments in Windows Defender and its advanced threat protection program appear to be paying off in the enterprise at least on Windows 10. The company today announced that Windows Defender Antivirus, once shunned as “basic protection” because of its it’s relatively low malware detection rates, is now the most widely deployed antivirus among enterprise organizations. But there is a ...
Read More »Windows chip flaw patch is crashing some PCs, making them unbootable
Here’s some bad news for Windows users. Microsoft’s latest patch to protect Windows users from the Meltdown and Spectre chip vulnerabilities was found to be incompatible with various types of anti-virus software. The worst part is this, users with non-compliant antivirus software will not be able to install any Windows security updates at all unless the software makers tweak their software ...
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