Bitdefender Rated Best Business AV

bitdefenderAV-Test rated Bitdefender Endpoint Security 5.3 the best anti-virus software for Windows client business users in its December 2015 test.  I mention this because this is the product that we deploy here at CIT for our managed service customers.  They rated a nearly perfect score.  Here are the particulars:

  • 100% effective against zero-day malware out of 140 samples used
  • 100% detection of 14,658 pervalent malware samples
  • Bitdefender affected performance negliably, adding a ...
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2
MAR
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, malware, Virus, Viruses

Word and Excel Macro Viruses Are Back

macro-virusUsing BASIC or Visual BASIC programming scripts can add automation and other functions to documents created in the Microsoft Office productivity suite of products.  Unfortunately, this feature can be used by cyber-attackers to send malware exploits in otherwise innocuous looking documents that most people would open without a second thought.

The macro virus goes back to 1995, the most infamous being the Melissa email macro virus that $80 million in damages to ...

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6
NOV
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, malware, Security, Software vulnerability, Virus, Viruses

Rogue Security Software – “Scareware”

One of the more common viral or spyware infections I see more of is the installation of rogue or fake anti-virus or anti-spyware programs. These have been called “scareware” programs by some, because they work by “scaring” you into purchasing their security “solution.” They generally start out as an e-mailed invitation (SPAM) to run a free security scan, with a link that takes you to a web site. When you go to this web site and run the ...
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12
NOV
0

Rogue Security Programs, Spyware, Viruses

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