Windows Security News

Weekly $100 Sweepstake Launched By BestSecurityTips.com

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:02:20 -0500

Bestsecuritytips.com, a very popular security portal, launched today a free $100 sweepstake for its toolbar users. The sweepstake is organized by BestSecurityTips.com to promote the Best Security Tips Toolbar by offering a FREE weekly prize of $100 in cash to one lucky user who makes proof of using the Best Security Tips Toolbar every week.

FREE backup and recovery software relseased by GFI Software

Sun, 17 May 2009 10:53:02 -0500

To assist home PC users in these troubled economic times and to help them understand the importance of data backups, GFI Software today announced the release of a free version of its newly-developed backup and recovery software GFI Backup 2009 Home Edition. Perfect for home users, GFI Backup 2009 will allow all PC users to safeguard their precious memories in the form of pictures, video, Office documents and any files on the computer.

News Leak: FREE GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner and Vulnerability Management

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:51:10 -0500

GFI Software, the market leader in network security, content security and messaging software for small to medium sized businesses shows once again visionary strategy by releasing a FREE version of GFI LANguard. Even though the news is not yet public, we struggled to find more details so that you, our readers, could make the best out of it.

Theft Recovery Software Very Similar to Spyware Released for Windows Mobile

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:39:50 -0500

Retina-X Studios, LLC announced today the immediate availability of RecoveryCop for Windows Mobile devices. This software claims to be "A Thief's Worst Nightmare!" Users can install the software to their compatible Windows Mobile based device and it will run in stealth. Anytime thereafter they can monitor every move, action and sound of the device even if a new SIM card is inserted.

Microsoft Update MS09-008 Fails To Protect Against Windows DNS Attacks

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:10:00 -0500

Update MS09-008 was meant to patch windows DNS and WINS servers. The patch does not effectively protect against a vulnerability in DNS servers that could be exploited by cyber-crooks to redirect users to a malicious proxy. Cyber-crooks could monitor users' internet movements, access their confidential data and even redirect them to malicious web pages.

FREE Parental Control & Monitoring Software from Zamzom.com

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:18:04 -0500

Zamzom Control is freeware that offers email alerts, blocks websites, screens copy and logs web history. Zamzom's parental control software is free and does not require registration. The software is also free of adware.

Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 New Support for Windows 7

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:30:30 -0600

Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security, today unveiled a beta version of Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 compatible with Windows 7. Now all users of the beta version of Microsoft's new operating system will be able to install the best protection against malware at no cost and with minimal resource consumption.

Microsoft Security Centre Now Includes DriveSentry as Personal Firewall for Drives

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:11:32 -0600

By including Next Generation antivirus protection from DriveSentry in Security Centre, Microsoft® customers are finally protected from the very latest virus threats. Known as Zero day threats, they are the preferred method of identity theft on the web. However even these are thwarted with significant ease by the technology known as whitelisting.

New Free USB Thumbdrive Encryption Software

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:01:52 -0600

PC Dynamics, Inc., is pleased to announce the public preview release of SafeHouse Explorer, the newest member of its award-winning SafeHouse family of PC privacy and encryption products. SafeHouse Explorer is free encryption software designed for USB memory sticks.

Defend Against Conficker/Downadup Worm using Zscaler SaaS Security Service

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:09:34 -0600

Zscaler, the industry-first, multi-tenant SaaS security service, announced today that it has deployed proactive protections to combat the rapidly spreading Conficker (aka Downadup) worm. A recent variant of the Conficker worm has spread rapidly over the past week, infecting millions of computers worldwide.