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22 Best Antivirus Software For Windows 10 Home PCs

Short Bytes: Even though Microsoft is increasing the security measures in its latest operating system Windows 10, your PCs remain vulnerable to attacks. Here’s a list of the 22 best antivirus software for Windows 10 Home PCs, as suggested AV-TEST. Just like the previous lists, Bitdefender has managed to score the top position by scoring perfect […]

AVG’s extension is flawed, Chrome users are at risk

On AVG.com, there’s a free download available. It’s called Web TuneUp and it’s meant to guarantee a secure and safe browsing activity for every user. Including Chrome aficionados. But is it really? The website powerfully recites: be safe. Be in control. Free yourself of hidden threats and hackers. Yes, please – we would merrily chant. […]

Best Antivirus Software for Mac OS X, According To Tests

Short Bytes: OS X is considered comparatively safer than Windows, but it does not necessarily conclude that MAC OS X does not have any security loopholes. AV-Test, a German company specialized in reviewing antivirus on different platforms, has made a complete list of antivirus software and their performance reports on Mac OS X.  If you think that Mac OS […]

Which Antivirus Software Protect Themselves From Hacking Attacks?

Short Bytes: Even though the number of users aware about the basic security practices is increasing day-by-day, most of us are unaware of the fact that the antivirus software can also be hacked. Along the similar lines, AV-TEST has conducted a test and listed the consumer and business versions of the antiviruses based on their […]

Google Expert Detects Zero-Day Exploit in Avast Antivirus

Short Bytes: Avast was detected with a serious zero-day exploit by a Google security expert. The antivirus software was vulnerable to malicious HTTPS websites. Antivirus Softwares are trusted heavily with the security of the computer system, especially in today’s times when the threat of viruses and malware is at the peak. Avast has been one of […]

AVG Sells Your Data To Third Parties To Make Money

Antivirus and Security vendor AVG, based in Czech Republic and creator of one of the world’s leading antivirus software collections, is excited to showcase their one-page easy-to-read privacy policy which openly discloses that the firm sells users’ non-personal data to the third party to generate revenue from their free antivirus programs. After Microsoft’s new operating […]

Kaspersky Antivirus Made Fake Malware for More Than 10 Years – Ex-employees

Short Bytes: Two former employees of the security firm Kaspersky labs have told Reuters that the Russian company made fake malware for more than 10 years to gain advantage over its rivals. According to the report, Kaspersky took this step as it believed that other antivirus companies were stealing its technology. Founded in the year […]

Apple removes antivirus apps from iOS App Store

Apple is deleting antivirus and antimalware apps from its iOS App Store without official warning or announcement.  It seems that Apple has given up on apps in the Apple store that are related to antivirus or antimalware. There has not been any official announcement made by Apple on this change of policy as such. However, […]

AVG in trouble: Gets 19 official domains hacked by Indonesian and Pakistani hackers

The internet security software company AVG is in trouble, this time the company has been attacked by hackers from Indonesia and Pakistan who have defaced 19 subdomains of the company have been hacked and defaced. From Indonesia, a hacker going with the handle of Hmei7 has hacked 11 domains belonging to AVG’s downloads, renewal, free trial, AVG […]

How to Secure Yourself from Hackers

Getting hacked is one of the phases of internet life that has affected millions of people around the globe. Even if you have the world’s best antivirus, spyware or firewall installed in your system, it still does not provide 100% security. You can add more to make your cyber life secure. Below are some details, […]