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PC Magazine - Security Watch: Majority of Mobile Apps Have Serious Security Flaw...
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Dec 07, 2013 By Fahmida Y. Rashid Apps frequently have access to data they don't need, or permissions to use hardware and services that have nothing to do with what they do. A recent study shows t READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-apps/318686-majority-of-mobile-a...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Malware Loves Company: How Malware Evolution Trigg...
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Nov 13, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking For the malware-infested virtual machines that I use in testing antivirus products, it's deja vu every time I start a new test. I roll back the virtual machine to READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/317629-malware-loves-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Weaponized Antivirus: When Good Software Does Bad ...
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Oct 23, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking The Black Hat conference drew well over 7,000 attendees this summer, and 25,000 attended the RSA Conference in the spring. Attendance of the 8th International Con READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/hacking/317184-weaponized-antivirus-whe...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Beware Android Malware! Threats Reach One Million ...
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Oct 06, 2013 By Abigail Wang October certainly is the month for scares; Trend Micro's Security Intelligence Lab revealed that this past September mobile threats reached the one million mark. This READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/android/316547-beware-android-malware-t...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Norton, Kaspersky, and Bitdefender Rule New Antivi...
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Sep 18, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking Researchers at German lab AV-Test keep twenty-odd antivirus products under observation constantly, collating and reporting their results every couple months. They READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/315914-norton-kaspers...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Can Your Antivirus Handle a Zero-Day Malware Attac...
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Aug 23, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking Testing signature-based antivirus protection is a snap. You gather hundreds or thousands of known malware samples, run a scan, and note how many your antivirus pr READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/315053-can-your-antiv...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Android Malware Protection Strong, But Price Makes...
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Aug 09, 2013 By Max Eddy While most Android security apps continue to offer top-notch protection, features like anti-theft tools are big differentiators. The recent test results from the independe READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-security/314577-android-malware-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Google Glass Malware: It's Coming
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Jul 16, 2013 By Max Eddy With Google Glass wearers popping up all over the place, discussion of the device has focused on how wearable computing and front-facing cameras will challenge our concept READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-security/313703-google-glass-mal...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Is Your Antivirus Working?
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Jun 04, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking You don't have to start a fire to check whether the smoke detectors in your house are doing their job. You just press the test button for a quick verification. No READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/312184-is-your-antivi...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Malware-splosion: 2013 Will be Malware's Biggest Y...
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May 23, 2013 By Max Eddy According to the German security company AV-Test, malware has exploded in the past five years to unprecedented levels. More troublingly, they anticipate seeing over 60 mil READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security/311804-malware-splosion-2013-w...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Windows Malware Techniques Spread to Android
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May 14, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking Because its use is so widespread, Windows is an extremely popular target for malware writers. They hone and tune attack techniques and work hard to innovate new s READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-security/311417-windows-malware-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Speed Up PC Performance by Replacing Microsoft's B...
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May 09, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking It's hard to say just how often your antivirus leaps into action to prevent an attack by malware, but it probably isn't every day. You may go for weeks without en READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/311241-speed-up-pc-pe...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Porn Sites Aren't (Always) Dens of Malware
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Apr 18, 2013 By Max Eddy A few weeks ago, the BBC reported on an interesting little piece by Conrad Longmore that painted a grim picture for porno fans: that adult websites were unwittingly playin READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/malware/310499-porn-sites-aren-t-always...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Antivirus Fails 1 in 500 PCs
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Apr 18, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report reveals that PC users who lack up-to-date antivirus protection are 5.5 times more likely to get hit with a malwa READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/310501-antivirus-fail...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Five Signs Your Android Device is Infected With Ma...
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Apr 03, 2013 By Max Eddy We've written a lot about the dangers of Android malware, but how to diagnose an infested device is another issue. Today, the antivirus and security company Bitdefender re READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-security/309980-five-signs-your-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: A Peek At The Future Of Botnet Evolution
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Mar 29, 2013 By Jamie Cifuentes Botnets weren't always malicious. According to a report by Symantec called The Evolution of IRC Bots, botnets were originally designed to automate basic tasks on IR READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/309491-a-peek-at-the-future-of-bot...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Boring Malware Sneaks By Antivirus Sandboxing
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Mar 25, 2013 By Max Eddy Performing dynamic analysis of unknown software in a controlled environment - or "sandboxing" - is a powerful tool security professionals use to flush out malware. However READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security/309602-boring-malware-sneaks-b...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Antivirus Better at Detecting Email Malware Than W...
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Mar 25, 2013 By Fahmida Y. Rashid Web-based malware is better at bypassing traditional security defenses than email-borne malware, according to Palo Alto Networks. Click the URL above to read t READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/apps-and-websites/309586-antivirus-bett...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: How to Use Your Mac to Keep Your Data Safe and Sta...
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Mar 07, 2013 By Max Eddy In the past few years, there's been increasing interest in malware targeting Apple Macintosh users. Fake antivirus programs like Mac Defender, and its variants, were spott READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/308888-how-to-use-your-mac-to-keep...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: RSA: Is Software Security A Waste of Time?
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Mar 01, 2013 By Fahmida Y. Rashid SAN FRANCISCO - A two-person RSA Conference panel tackled a provocative question head-on: Is software security a waste of time for most companies? No one was s READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/308760-rsa-is-software-security-a-...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Antivirus Testing 101
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Feb 24, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking At various locations around the world, teams of dedicated researchers put dozens of antivirus products through grueling tests. Some of these antivirus testing lab READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/308399-antivirus-test...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Browsers Beat Security Software in Phishing Protec...
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Jan 30, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking You'd feel bad if a burglar broke into your house and stole your new tablet computer, for sure. But you'd probably feel worse if a slick door-to-door scammer conv READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/307527-browsers-beat-security-soft...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Choose the Best Antivirus in 2013
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Jan 11, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking Quick, how many antivirus products can you name? Six? Seven? What if I told you PCMag has reviewed over 40? Yes, we put just about every antivirus product through READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/306933-choose-the-best-antivirus-i...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: Which Antivirus Is Best?
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Apr 26, 2013 By Neil J. Rubenking When you spend your hard-earned cash on something, whether it's a brand-new hybrid auto or an antivirus utility for your computer, you want to make sure you're sp READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/310783-which-antiviru...

PC Magazine - Security Watch: The Best Antivirus Software: New Winners and Loser...
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By Neil J. Rubenking Jun 28, 2013 Those malware coders who cobble together all the Trojans, viruses, and other nasty programs are constantly working on new creations, hoping to get past existing a READ MORE
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/313198-the-best-antiv...
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