Viruses

Microsoft expands Intune beta to 10,000 more users

Microsoft's popular hosted desktop management service is moving to its second beta stage

Free products dominate security software market

Prominent branding from some vendors doesn't translate into a high number of installs, according to study

Testing reveals security software often misses new malware

Research from NSS Labs show that security software vendors take an average of two days to block a new malicious Web site

Dell says Ubuntu is safer than Windows

So, does this end the debate over what the safest OS is? Not by a long shot. Nice bragging rights, though.

Group releases guidelines for future AV software tests

The guidelines seek to account for other security technology that can detect malware for fair tests

McAfee vs. Symantec

The 'Hatfields and McCoys' of anti-virus have kept their feud alive for decades

Driving a Stake In A Blood Sucking Software Patent

The anti-thesis of open source, software patents stifle innovation. Here is one blood sucker that may be on its last legs

Facebook users warned of sexy ‘Candid Camera Prank’ attack

Facebook prank app tries to trick users into installing Hotbar adware, Sophos says

The LoveBug worm: Ten years later

Google finds fake antivirus programs on the rise

A new report says that 15 percent of all malware found on the Web is fake antivirus software