Friday, 22. December 2006, 18:36:20
microsoft, antivirus, word, anti-virus
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BitDefender®, first antivirus to protect its users against the third detected vulnerability in Microsoft Word
_Montrouge, 22.12.2006_
BitDefender®, the one of the suppliers more rewarded of solutions antivirus and of security of the data, warns the users against the presence of a non corrected vulnerability in MS Word. BitDefender® is the first solution antivirus to detect this third vulnerability of MS Word and currently it alone software editor of security to protect the users against this even "Exploit".
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Wednesday, 20. December 2006, 21:17:09
statistics, av-comparatives, anti-virus, test

AV-Comparatives
On this site you will find independent comparatives of Anti-Virus software. All products listed in our comparatives are already a selection of some very good anti-virus products. In order to get tested by us, companies must fulfill various conditions and minimum requirements.
To stay informed about current tests and releases, please also have a look to our Weblog.
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Tuesday, 28. November 2006, 20:13:57
anti-virus, antivirus, chip, japan
An antivirus chip would have been developed by a team of Japanese researchers. A processor of the type FGPA (Programmable Field Gate Array) allowing reprogrammings for regular updates would be integrated in this chip of safety and introduced into the router, making useless the software antiviruses installed in your computers (especially PC), and even of the portable telephones, PDA or others. The costs for this revolutionary chip are still too high according to the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) which has the objective to optimise the design and to create partnerships to reduce the price below the 70 € (euros), which would make this technology easily accessible.
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Tuesday, 28. November 2006, 04:09:24
virus, brain, computer, pc
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It was during the opening weeks of 1986 that the first PC virus, called Brain, was discovered in the wild.
Though it achieved fame because it was the first of its type, the virus was not widespread as it could only travel by hitching a ride on floppy disks swapped between users.
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