Windows 7 supported anti-virus software

New Kaspersky offers Windows 7 support

Kaspersky Lab has announced the Release Candidate for Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Workstations Maintenance Pack 4 with Windows 7 support.

The company says it is the next step in supporting the new desktop operating system from Microsoft. Kaspersky Lab was among the first antivirus companies to support Windows 7 in January 2009 with the release of Kaspersky Anti-Virus Technology Preview for Windows 7.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Workstations provides centralised protection of all workstations on a corporate network and protects from all types of contemporary malware, crimeware and other cyber threats including viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, phishing and hacker attacks.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Workstations MP4 replaces Kaspersky Anti-Virus Technology Preview for Windows 7 and has been enhanced with a management system – Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0 – that also supports Windows 7.

Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0 is the next version of the management console and it contains everything required to protect a network immediately after installation, with new deployment scenarios (including 1-click deployment and native GPO-based deployment support) and optimised default settings.

Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0 also has Release Candidate status and is scheduled for release later this year

Kaspersky Lab invites interested parties to participate in public testing of these updated applications.

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CA Anti-Spyware 2009 : Destory Spyware

Utility that sniffs out and highlights any spyware, adware and Trojans on your PC, ready for placing in quarantine or deletion.

The software now has a much improved interface to rival similar programs such as Ad-Aware. It is just as easy to use and, in some ways, performs a better job.

CA Anti-Spyware found items that the free version of Ad-aware missed in its scan, which may explain why Ad-aware is freeware and PestPatrol isn't.

You can become as involved in the analysis as you like, reading the huge amount of advice available and making your own decisions, or simply let PestPatrol do the donkey work.

After scanning your selected drives, CA Anti-Spyware lists any suspect files with advice on the threat (privacy etc), the risk (high/low) and what to do (delete/quarantine).

New Virus "Southpark.exe" comes to German

Computer Associates warns of Lovebugs successor

There is a life after ILOVEYOU - but this hardly looks pleasing from. The virus expert from c a now warn against a new worm, called South Park. He is not related to the Lovebugs worm and spreads through Outlook on all PCs with Windows 9x, 2000 or NT to run.

Unlike LoveLetter he need not activated Windows Scripting Host. He is tricky, mostly because subject line and body of the mail in the German language are held. The Subject is "Hey old man!" In the body text is the message "Here is the game that you absolutely wanted to read !;-)". Attached is a file called "South Park.exe".

The worm is, according to CA in no way associated with the Pretty Park worm, which a few weeks ago, drove his mischief (ZDNet reported). Written is the new Visual Basic virus in 5th If the file is opened, they are initially sent by mail to all persons involved in the contacts of the infected computer is stored.

In the background, they copied itself to the file "winguard.exe" and embed itself on the hard disk, from where they launch the next time the PC becomes active. Then the worm creates a file called "Swapfile.vxd", for so long with garbage data is filled up the hard drive is overflowing.

As always advise the virus experts about the e-mail to delete unread. CA offers a free Personal Edition of antivirus software "Inoculate" under www.antivirus.ca.com/ ... for free download, which, according to the company against South Park wappnet.

New ILOVEYOU virus appeared

Kapersky Lab warns
The Virus Hunters of the Kaspersky Lab warn of a new variant of the ILOVEYOU virus. The Internet worm "Fireburn" spread just like its predecessor via Outlook as VBS file in the attachment to an e-mail. The pathogen is also in IRC channels, by making the mIRC client infected.
The subject line looks different every time, in the mail states - on receipt of German version of Windows - in most cases:
Subject: Moin, alles klar?
Text: Hi, how's you? / Guck dir mal the photo attached, to, is echt geil;) / bye until then ..
When using a of Windows is written:
Subject: Hi, how are you?
Body: Hi, look at that nice Pic attached! / Watching it is a must; / cu later ...)
As the file names are used:
Ultra-hardcore Bondage.JPG.vbs
Christina__NUDE!. JPG.vbs
CuteJany__BigTits!. GIF.vbs
MyGirlfriend__NUDE!. JPG.vbs
Aguiliera__NUDE!. JPG.vbs
! Jany__Gets-fucked!. GIF.vbs
cute__EmmaPeel!. JPG.vbs
Julie17__xxx.GIF.vbs
Of course, the company offers on its site a patch against the parasite
so to make your computer safe and secure against all these threats, we need to use proper antivirus software and update our antivirus software on the regular basis.

New virus can update itself

Symantec: W95.Babylonia attacks. Exe and. Hlp files

Various anti-virus companies are facing a new pathogen warned himself to be able to update. "This is just the tip of the iceberg," said the adviser Eric Chien of Symantec, the appearance of "W95.Babylonia". "The virus writers are becoming more network-centric ideas to create new types of programs to write."

Previously known name for e-mail attachments with dangerous cargo are:

I-WATCH-U.EXE

BABILONIA.EXE

X-MAS.EXE

SURPRISE!. EXE

JESUS.EXE

BUHH.EXE

CHOCOLATE.EXE

Symantec has since the first appearance of Babylonia on 6 December 24 Virenbefälle counted (www.symantec.com/ ...), Computer Associates since 3 December 15th ELF KByte great program attacks. "Exe" - and ". Hlp" files from Windows 95, however, directed to no harm - not yet. The experts suggest that destructive variants of the language confusion not wait long to be.

The virus first appeared in a newsgroup on - disguised as a Windows Help file named "serialz.hlp" - before and gave a list of serial numbers for commercial software. If the file is opened, it copies itself into the kernel memory and opened a new, four large KByte file with the name "c: \ babylonia.exe". Then copied babylonia.exe to themselves as "KERNEL32.EXE" in the Windows system directory and copy these lists "Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run".

In the result, the program at each program launch itself. It looks at the kind of application "RNAAPP.EXE" in Windows 9x in the online mode is active. If the program is successful, it provides a link to a site of a Japanese hacker ago. From there it loads a text file named "virus.txt" down. This lists the name of "dropper.dat", "greetz.dat", "ircworm.dat" and "poll.dat" on. They use a special format with a header, with "vmode" begins. Vmode stands for "Virus modules.

Finally, the four active loaded files and send the message, among other things "Quando o mestre chegara?" to the address babylonia_counter@hotmail.com. This serves the author about the number of infected computers to determine. About MIRC spreading the virus further.

The author of "Vecna" is, according to Symantec belongs to the Latin American group of virus writers known as 29A.

Users can be infected by the entry "W95/Babylonia by Vecna (c) 1999" in c: \ autoexec.bat noted. An update of the anti-virus software should protect against infe

Norton Antivirus 2008 with Browser Defender is ready

Antivirus software now comes with three licenses per package.

With Norton Antivirus 2008 and Norton Internet Security 2008 Symantec has updated versions of its security solutions. Both programs now included with the browser Defender on a real-time protection against malicious programs that security vulnerabilities in the browser exploit and unnoticed on the computer, as well as threats to target vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer exploit. In particular, for the attacks with unmarked ActiveX, JavaScript and VB Script malicious code.

New in Norton Internet Security 2008 is also the Norton Identity Safe, which the personal information and the identity of the user with online shopping, banking or browsing protect. Norton Identity Safe allows users to control what information with which site to be replaced.

In addition, users can access their data centrally manage. He has the option, passwords and other confidential data in Identity Safe to store and different identities for different activities on the Internet apply. The respective access data created will be automatically retrieved and if necessary entered into web forms. An encryption prevents tap some of the data by keyloggers.

In addition, the user gets on the Home Network feature an overview of his home network, including Wi-Fi router, and can manage individual network components. In addition, a support function directly into the software: If assistance is needed, the user enters directly through the Norton surface via live chat or e-mail with a Symantec employee in contact.

The software packages are expected late September on the market. Both solutions are now standard with licenses for three computers: Norton Antivirus 2008 costs 39.99 euros, Norton Internet Security 2008 is available for 59,99 Euro.

Webroot Brings AntiSpyware Corporate Edition with Antivirus

Security solution offers Vista compatibility and Active Directory integration
Webroot Software announced today the publication of its security solution AntiSpyware Corporate Edition with Antivirus announced. The software is a renamed new version of Webroot SME Security 3.1. Also his other products, the manufacturer now under a new brand names sell.

New in the current version of AntiSpyware Corporate Edition with Antivirus, in addition to the compatibility with Windows Vista Active Directory integration and technology Sophos Behavioral Genotype Protection. The latter analyzes the behavior of code before it is executed.

In addition, Webroot proactive protection to on-Write, Read-on-and on-execute shields extended to block spyware threats. The new version now also contains detailed reports on spyware detection and real-time threats and trace reports. The scalable security solution, according to the manufacturer in networks of all sizes use.