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PC Magazine - Security Watch: Why You Need Antivirus Software
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Dec 17, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking These days, "antivirus" is just a word for a tool that protects your data and your PC against viruses, Trojans, botnets, rootkits, rogue security software, ransom READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/330459-why-you-need-a...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: PC Infected? Which Antivirus Does the Best Cleanup...
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Dec 09, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking It's essential that your antivirus utility detects all kinds of malicious software, including very new zero-day threats. Indeed, tons of independent lab tests spe READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/330210-pc-infected-wh...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Report: Android Security Apps Improving
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Dec 08, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking While there aren't nearly as many malicious applications aimed at Android devices as there are targeting Windows, that's no reason to be complacent. If one of tho READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/330168-report-android...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Which Antivirus Products Are Best at Protecting Th...
Votes:34 Comments:0
Nov 25, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking You depend on your antivirus or security suite to protect your data and your devices, but how well does it protect itself? Security software is just software, and READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/329844-which-antiviru...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: AV-Test Institute Rates Antivirus Protection
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Sep 30, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Researchers at AV-Test Institute constantly test popular antivirus programs to determine which ones are most effective. Every couple of months they release a new READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/327907-av-test-instit...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Mac Antivirus Products Prove Effective in Whole-Pr...
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Sep 03, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Yesterday I commented on how rarely we see Mac antivirus products put to the test, compared to the widespread lab testing of PC antivirus. Wouldn't you know it, a READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/326975-mac-antivirus-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Mac Antivirus Test Reveals Winners, Losers
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Sep 02, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Test results from independent labs around the world are invaluable in helping identify the best antivirus products. The vast majority of these tests focus on Wind READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/326903-mac-antivirus-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: An Evil USB Drive Could Take Over Your PC Undetect...
Votes:30 Comments:0
Aug 07, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking If you haven't turned off USB autoplay on your PC, it's conceivable that plugging in an infected USB drive could install malware on your system. The engineers who READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/hacking/326196-an-evil-usb-drive-could-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Shocking Upset in Independent Antivirus Lab Test
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Jul 24, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Some people eagerly await publication of a new thriller from a favorite author. As for me, I get that thrill when one of the antivirus test labs releases a new re READ MORE
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PC Magazine - Security Watch: XP Users Can Still Get Effective Antivirus Protect...
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Jul 21, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking As of April this year, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows XP. Those still using XP won't get any more security patches. Well, there was one in May for READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/325620-xp-users-can-s...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Real-World Antivirus Protection Test: Winners and ...
Votes:10 Comments:0
Jul 17, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Your antivirus tool has many different opportunities to protect your PC from attack. It can totally block access to a malicious URL, wipe out the downloaded code READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/325583-real-world-ant...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: iOS Safer Than Android? Maybe Not
Votes:38 Comments:0
Jun 18, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Common wisdom holds that iOS devices are inherently secure, like Macs. Android devices are inherently vulnerable, like Windows. Given that Macs are actually more READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/hacking/324705-ios-safer-than-android-m...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Android Antivirus Protection Even Better After Lat...
Votes:37 Comments:0
Jun 10, 2014 By Max Eddy Security company AV-Test has released its latest snapshot of Android security, after subjecting 30 popular security apps to a battery of tests. These tests are a great way READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-security/324459-android-antiviru...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Is Antivirus Software Ineffective?
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Jun 11, 2014 By Abigail Wang How come those of us who have antivirus software sometimes still find ourselves victims of malware? Unfortunately, simply installing antivirus technology isn't enough READ MORE
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PC Magazine - Security Watch: With So Many Older Bugs Around, Why Bother With Ze...
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Jun 03, 2014 By Fahmida Y. Rashid Don't obsess over zero-day vulnerabilities and the highly sophisticated, targeted attacks. Attackers are more likely to exploit older, known flaws in Web applicat READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/apps-and-websites/324224-with-so-many-o...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Some Antivirus Tools Wildly Effective Against Zero...
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May 28, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking A Trojan or other malicious program that's been analyzed by antivirus researchers is very easy to detect and block. Antivirus programs handle such threats using a READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/323990-some-antivirus...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Symantec Says Antivirus Is Dead, World Rolls Eyes
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May 07, 2014 By Max Eddy Earlier this week, Symantec's senior vice president Brian Dye declared to the Wall Street Journal that antivirus "is dead." That's a bit surprising, considering it still a READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security/323419-symantec-says-antivirus...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: What Does Your Security Suite Know About You?
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May 01, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking You installed that security suite to protect your computer, and your privacy, but just what is it reporting to its maker? Could your suite itself be a security ri READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/323187-what-does-your...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Advanced Persistent Threats Not So Advanced After ...
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May 06, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking The phrase "Advanced Persistent Threat" brings to my mind a particular image, a cadre of devoted hackers, tirelessly digging for new zero-day attacks, closely mon READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/hacking/323351-advanced-persistent-thre...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Free Antivirus Products Rule the World
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Jan 29, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Infrastructure management company OPSWAT has security agents installed on over 100 million endpoints. The company's free Security Score tool checks your PC's secu READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/320162-free-antivirus...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Here's To Ten Years of Mobile Malware!
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Jan 25, 2014 By Abigail Wang Not all anniversaries are celebrations of good relationships. In the early days of malware and cellphones' relationship, it might have been hard to foresee that mobile READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/malware/320017-here-s-to-ten-years-of-m...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: The Antivirus Industry Must Focus on Behavior-Base...
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Jan 09, 2014 By Neil J. Rubenking Computer viruses have existed for many, many years. In the early days, detection was a simple matter of matching files against a known set of signatures. Some ant READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/319581-the-antivirus-...
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