Saturday, April 25, 2009

FREE ANTI VIRUS: PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition

With PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal information. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading virus and worms, such as Netsky, Mytob and MyDoom, can result in infections within minutes.

Once infected, the virus will usually attempt to spread itself to your friends, family and associates by accessing your email contacts and networked PCs. The infection may also allow hackers to access files on your PC, use it to launch attacks against other computers and websites or to send mass SPAM email.

That's why PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition provides world-leading protection, with rapid database updates, IntelliGuard™ real-time protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your system remains safe and virus free. PC Tools products are trusted and used by millions of people everyday to protect their home and business computers against online threats.

PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition feature highlights

  • Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing
  • Detects, quarantines, disinfects and destroys Viruses, Trojans and Worms
  • IntelliGuard™ protects your computer against threats in real-time
  • Automatically checks for frequent updates against the latest threats
  • Best of all it's FREE. No catches, limitations or time-limit
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Free Anti Virus: SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition

SuperAntiSpyware, a next generation product, with its Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware and remove over 1,000,000 pests such as Vundo, ZLob, SmitFraud, WinFixer, VirusRay, and VirusHeat. Repair broken Internet connections, desktops, registry editing, and task manager. The program provides complete and custom scanning of hard drives, removable drives, memory, registry, individual folders include trusting items and excluding folders for complete customization of scanning. Detect and remove spyware, adware, malware, Trojans, dialers, worms, keyloggers, and hijackers. Prevent potentially harmful software from installing or re-installing. First Chance Prevention examines over 50 critical points of your system each time your system starts up and shuts down to eliminate threats before they have a chance to infect and infiltrate your system. Our Direct Disk Access (DDA) technology sees rootkits others miss.

Version 4.25.1014 includes Smart Definitions to detect zero-day threats,Improved rootkit removal technology to handle rootkits that disable security applications,Updated Direct Registry Access (DRA) Technology.

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Return of AVG's LinkScanner

When AVG Technologies slurped up Exploit Prevention Labs, it rolled the standalone LinkScanner security app into its popular antivirus offerings. While the newfound ability to rate search results and live Web pages for safety ratings lent AVG products some extra relevancy and clout, not everyone wants to download a full-blown security app just to get a warning or go-ahead to search a Web site.

Thankfully, AVG Technologies has seen the error of its bundling-only ways, and has rereleased LinkScanner as a free, standalone add-on for Firefox or Internet Explorer once again. This is particularly sanguine news for those who noted performance bungles when using rival software like McAfee SiteAdvisor (for Firefox and IE).

Those well-versed in the LinkScanner of yore won't see too many changes in the new LinkScanner 8.5. The usual red, yellow, and green flags emerge on Google and Yahoo search results, and on the Web page itself, to tip you off if the page in question might contain harmful or seedy elements.

We're glad to see LinkScanner back on its own, and after you read up on this handy security scout, you might be, too.

Read the hands-on review of Link Scanner

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Friday, April 17, 2009

Virus: Win32:Banker [Trojan Horse]

Win32:Banker is a family of Trojans capable of monitoring user activity and stealing private information. Win32:Banker monitors user’s internet access. If certain websites (banking, payment system) are visited, Win32:Banker will log user’s activity. Win32:Banker will than send all the stolen details to the attacker.

Description

Win32:Banker is a family of Trojans capable of stealing private information such as account numbers, passwords and banking credentials. Many variants can wait in the background and monitor user's internet activity. A logging procedure starts when a certain website is accessed, or if the address of an accessed website contains certain words. Many variants may supplement legitimate banking or payment system websites to get user details.

After getting the user details, Win32:Banker will send all the information to the attacker. Data can be sent to the attacker’s e-mail, can be uploaded to the attacker’s FTP server or can be submitted to the attacker’s website.

Win32:Banker may be downloaded by a user or can be received via email, but usually it is downloaded by other Trojan-Downloaders. When Win32:Banker is launched, it may copy itself to various folders such as %WINDOWS% or %SYSTEM%. Many variants set themselves to run each time Windows starts by creating the corresponding registry entries.

Most known variants target the users of Brazilian banks. These variants may be distributed in executables with names containing the word "cartao" ("card" in English).

If a user’s computer is infected with Win32:Banker, it is recommended to change the logging details of user’s bank account.

Avast

Saturday, April 11, 2009

FREE ANTI VIRUS: Ansav +EA 2.0.26 Beta / 1.9.3

This antivirus helps you to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software.



Ansav is a free antivirus utility designed to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (malware)

ANSAV, abbreviation from An's AntiVirus, is an application that runs on Windows XP and was made especially to handle various mallware like virus

, Trojan and Spyware.

This is not a commercial Antivirus, ANSAV was only designed as portable software and can be undertaken without needing the installation, because ANSA V is not resident and only treats.

At this time ANSAV could have detected various newest local virus (Indonesia Viruses) and several foreign viruses that often circulated in Indonesia, but ANSAV cannot be relied on as personal Antivirus because there are quite a few viruses that could be detected by other Antivirus softwares and were not detected by ANSAV. This was caused by the limitations of the Antivirus database (the virus definition signature)

ANSAV was developed for Indonesian purpose (local support only) although it can detect several foreign viruses, therefore your role is to always send the sample of the newest virus that still could not be detected by ANSAV, so that ANSAV would become your main weapon to eradicate the virus, especially the local virus.

Ansav contains the definitions of more than 776 viruses.

Ansav AntiVirus


FREE ANTI VIRUS: a-squared Free 4.0

Freeware! This free version is the little brother of a-squared Anti-Malware and contains only the scanner to clean infected computers. But it does not come with a background guard, Auto-Update, scheduled scans and HiJackFree.


  • Scan your PC for infections of Trojans, Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Bots, Keyloggers and Dialers.
  • 2 Cleaning Scanners in 1: Anti-Virus + Anti-Spyware
  • 4 million users world wide rely on a-squared to clean their PC from Malware.

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COMPUTER VIRUS

A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, adware, and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can only spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB drive. Viruses can increase their chances of spreading to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by another computer.[1][2]

The term "computer virus" is sometimes used as a catch-all phrase to include all types of malware. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware, and other malicious and unwanted software), including true viruses. Viruses are sometimes confused with computer worms and Trojan horses, which are technically different. A worm can exploit security vulnerabilities to spread itself to other computers without needing to be transferred as part of a host, and a Trojan horse is a program that appears harmless but has a hidden agenda. Worms and Trojans, like viruses, may cause harm to either a computer system's hosted data, functional performance, or networking throughput, when they are executed. Some viruses and other malware have symptoms noticeable to the computer user, but many are surreptitious.

Most personal computers are now connected to the Internet and to local area networks, facilitating the spread of malicious code. Today's viruses may also take advantage of network services such as the World Wide Web, e-mail, Instant Messaging, and file sharing systems to spread.

From Wikipedia

a-squared Anti-Malware - Effective Malware Protection

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

FREE ANTIVIRUS: C.O.M.O.D.O

FREE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE - NO LICENSE FEES EVER

Comodo Internet Security is the all-in-one security software that keeps your computer completely safe from viruses and internet threats. The software is free for life and incorporates Comodo Firewall and Comodo Antivirus. If required, either product can be installed individually during setup.

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Conficker worm might originate in China




Updated at 9:13 p.m. PDT with information provided by BKIS stating that its free version of BKAV antivirus software can remove the worm from any infected computer.

There's been a lot of fuss about the Conficker worm. And here's the a $250,000 question: what is the origin of the virus?

$250,000 is the amount of money Microsoft is putting up as a reward for any information leading to an arrest related to the case. Folks at BKIS, a Vietnamese security firm that makes the BKAV antivirus software, announced Monday that they found clues that the virus may have originated in China. Previously, there were rumors that it might have been from Russia or Europe.

The firm's conclusion is based on its analysis of the virus' coding. It found that Conficker's code is closely related to that of the notorious Nimda, a virus that wreaked havoc on the Net and e-mail in 2001. At that time, BKIS determined that Nimda was made in China, based on the firm's own data.

It's important to note that the origin of Nimda was never verified. Though Nimda contained text indicating that it may have originated from China, that is in no way hard evidence.

Even if this finding by BKIS is credible, it's hardly good news, as it does little to help the authorities lay their hands on whomever is responsible for creating the virus. What it does is narrow in on where to block the return of the virus.
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Sunday, April 5, 2009

VIRUS: Win32:Confi (Confiker, Downup, Downadup and Kido)

Win32:Confi is a mass spreading worm

Summary

Type : Worm
Aliases : W32/Downadup, Net-Worm, Win32.Kodo, W32/Confoker
Platform : Windows
Known locations : %WINDIR%\system32, recycle bin

Description

Win32:Confi exploits a security hole in Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-067.mspx ) to propagate itself over networks. After infecting a machine, Confi creates a service with a randomly generated name and tries to infect other computers in the same subnet. It also drops itself into any removable media (USB sticks) plugged into the infected machine. When the attempt to exploit neighbouring computers fails, the worm runs a brute-force attack against weak passwords. Filesystem operations above the Win32:Confi files are not accessible for common users (not even for administrators), because the worm removes the rights and ownership from its files.

Detection/Removal

Manually download the corresponding patch from MS (Confi blocks access to some anti-malware sites). Update avast! VPS to the latest version. Unplug the LAN cable. Schedule the boot time scan and move all Win32:Confi files to the virus chest. After rebooting, install the MS patch. Reconnect the LAN cable and everything should be fine.

Avast Home Edition

a-squared Anti-Malware - Effective Malware Protection

Saturday, April 4, 2009

FREE ANTI VIRUS: BitDefender Free

Yooo...another FREE ANTI VIRUS : BitDefender Free Edition.

It is FREE Antivirus for All

BitDefender Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world's most effective antivirus engines for free!

BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all.

BitDefender Free Edition is your chance to use one of the world's most effective antivirus engines for free!
BitDefender Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery or forensics role. If you are on an "always-on" Internet connection, we strongly advise you to consider using a more complex antivirus solution.

BitDefender AntiVirus

FREE ANTI VIRUS : ClamWin Antivirus

This is another Free AntiVirus, really truly free. ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 and Vista.

ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge. It features:

* High detection rates for viruses and spyware;
* Scanning Scheduler;
* Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus Database.
* Standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer;
* Addin to Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments automatically.

The latest version of Clamwin Free Antivirus is 0.94.1
Please note that ClamWin Free Antivirus does not include an on-access real-time scanner. You need to manually scan a file in order to detect a virus or spyware.

ClamWin Free Antivirus is based on ClamAV engine and uses GNU General Public License by the Free Software Foundation, and is free (as in freedom) software. To find out more about GNU GPL, please visit the following link: Philosophy of the GNU Project - Free Software Foundation.
ClamWin Free Antivirus uses ClamAV Scanning Engine.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009

FREE ANTI VIRUS: RISING Free Edition Antivirus

This is one of my favorites free anti virus.
Rising Antivirus Free Edition 2009 protects your computers against all types of viruses, Trojans, worms, rootkits and other malicious programs. Ease of use and Smartupdate technology make it an "install and forget" product and entitles you to focus on your own jobs with your computer. RISING Antivirus powerful engine has been certified by Virus Bulletin,Checkmark, TUV.

Rising Antivirus Free Edition 2009 is a solution with no cost to personal users.

RISING Free Anti Virus was upgrade now.

The latest Rising Antivirus Free Edition has the same service and function as Rising Antivirus 2009 paid version, but there are some differences which need users to know:


1. Information centre service:
Rising Antivirus Free Edition has Information centre window in its main interface, and this window drive users get latest news of RISING. But Rising Antivirus 2009 paid version not;
2. Update Service:
RISING paid version product gets update through high speed update server each day, but Rising Antivirus Free Edition product does not;
3. Technical support:
RISING provides fast response technical support to each paid version product user; but the support to RISING free version product user may be limited;
4. Users buy Rising Antivirus paid version can get a Rising Firewall with same service life in FREE; but Rising Antivirus Free version users could not.

RISING Antivirus Free Edition

FREE ANTI VIRUS: AVG Anti Virus Free Edition

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - trusted by 80 million users.

Antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
  • Award-winning antivirus and antispyware
  • Real-time safe internet surfing and searching
  • Quality proven by 80 million of users
  • Easy to download, install and use
  • Protection against viruses and spyware
  • Compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP
Note : AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is only available for single computer use for home and non commercial use. It is a basic protection against viruses and spyware. AVG Free Edition

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

FREE ANTI VIRUS: Avira AntiVir Personal

Avira AntiVir Personal is a free antivirus (Basic protection).
Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers. New: Basic Anti-Spyware.
Note: Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is only available for single computer use for home and non commercial use.
Avira AntiVir Personal

FREE ANTI VIRUS: Avast! Home Edition Antivirus.


Avast Home Edition is one of the FREE anti virus. This edition is truly free of charge antivirus with spyware protection for non-commercial use. Try and look if you like it.


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Following version 4.8 of avast! Home Edition and Professional Edition earlier this year, ALWIL Software has now released version 4.8 of avast! Server Edition and Small Business Server Edition.