Remove all traces of Avast products from your system
Security software sometimes may not uninstall properly on a system it is installed on.
Security software sometimes may not uninstall properly on a system it is installed on.
While most malware ignores software installed on a PC it is trying to infect, some have been designed to block security software from running or being installed
If you are in the business of downloading and testing lots of different applications, you better make sure that the programs that you run on your PC are clean a
Not everything that security company Avira did in recent times has received a positive reception by the company's user base.
You have probably heard about PCs being infected in China with malware in factories as part of the manufacturing process.
My go to service for scanning individual files online for malicious code is VirusTotal.
AVG Technologies AVG Security Toolbar is included in the company's latest range of security software, as a standalone application, and as a third party offer in
If you are into math, computers or computer games, you have probably come into contact with the Gauss name.
Avira, the company best known for its Free Antivirus program, has just made available a technical preview of Avira Protection Cloud, a new cloud-based antivirus
Panda Software has just released version 2.
Even if you are running security software that gets regularly updated by its development company, you run the risk of falling prey to dangers that lurk behind e
Avast! has just released the first public beta version of the company's 2012 security lineup.
Avira DNS Repair is a specialized tool designed to fix internet connectivity issues caused by the DNSChanger Trojan.
We all know that there is not a single antivirus software on the market, either free or commercial, that detects 100% of malicious software.
Of all the smartphone and tablet operating systems available at the moment, the one that I simply can't recommend to people is Google Android.
The Security Intelligence Report is a biannual report by Microsoft that analyzes past and present security trends.
Fake antivirus software has been on the rise in the past years.
It is the time of the year again where security software developers are pushing out updates for their products that increase the version or year by one.
It was only a matter of time until a security company would come up with an ingenious idea to increase their market share.
While it is essential to protect Windows PCs with antivirus software, one of the drawbacks of doing so is that it can slow down the PC.
A computer with a malware infection causes serious troubles for its owner or the current users, especially if they are not aware of the infection.
Like many other security software companies, Avast is offering both a free basic version of their software and a commercial advanced version that comes with ext
Free products often have a much wider reach than commercial software.
The latest anti-virus test figures for Windows 7 are out and there are a good few shocks to be seen in the results.
The idea to scan files with multiple antivirus engines is not new, online portals such as Virustotal offer that feature for quite some time.
Avira DE-Cleaner is a new specialized security software from the makers of the popular antivirus software AntiVir.
Sometimes you may not be sure if a local file is safe to execute even with an up to date antivirus software installed.
When in doubt verify.
Many antivirus companies offer free rescue disks to provide their customers with an option to disinfect a system from the "outside"; in other words, an option t
No, the BBC isn't trying to subsidise its coffers by branching out into cyber-crime.
Some computer viruses disable system specific features to make it harder for the computer user to detect and remove them.
Panda Cloud Antivirus made quite an impact in 2009 when it was officially released after an initial beta testing period.
A common rule for Windows users is to install and use only one antivirus software solution at a time.
Reports about a WordPress hack affecting self-hosted WordPress blogs have appeared on the Internet in March.
Update: The most recent versions of Avira don't display the popup advertisement anymore.
NoVirusThanks is a free service similar to VirusTotal that allows you to upload files to the service to have them scanned against multiple antivirus engines.
We've covered a few Linux antivirus tools here on Ghacks (see "Install Avira Antivirus on Linux" or "Rescue that infected Windows drive with Trinity Rescue" or
Sticking with our current theme of rescuing, we will now focus our magnifying glass another another useful Linux tool - Trinity Rescue Kit.
In yesterday's post (see "Scan a Windows drive for viruses using Linux") in which I mentioned the Avira Antivir software.
The Cleaner was one of the few solid programs back in the good old days to clean malicious software from a Windows computer system.