Dr.Web for Android 7.0: Now even more effective

The company "Doctor Web" has released a new version of the antivirus for Android. Dr.Web for Android 7.0 is designed to protect mobile devices against viruses and spam, downloading unwanted or dangerous content, and possible theft of confidential data.

The new version has several useful features, such as Dr.Web Cloud Checker. This module checks the contents of the site, located on the links are opened in a standard web browser for Android. Data is transferred to a specialized company's cloud service, which determines whether the target site is safe and whether it is in the category of resources that are not recommended for a visit. If the URL is in the database of undesirable sites, access to the page is blocked. The user can specify the subject of resources, access to which he wants to ban.

What else is new in the Dr.Web for Android 7.0? In the setting of an antitheft component can specify an email address to which the server if necessary, will be sent an unlock code. In addition, it is possible to simply disable this feature. The new version, users can also send information about false alarms and suspicious files to the Dr. Web lab.

Dr.Web for Android 7.0 can be downloaded from the official website or Google Play.

The activities of malware Flame undermines the reputation of manufacturers of anti-virus programs

Mikko Hypponen (Chief Research Officer for F-Secure) found that antivirus developers have suffered a complete fiasco. What are the benefits of their products, if viruses circulate freely and work over the years? Flame malware successfully spied on users at least two years, and this is an optimistic estimate! Mikko

Hypponen - a renowned expert who is working on developing antivirus for more than 20 years. In his time he has seen the most dangerous virus outbreaks, including Loveletter, Blaster, Conficker and Stuxnet. So he knows whereof he speaks. Video of a recent speech Mikko Hypponen at the conference TED Talk watched over half a million people!

 

Flame - this is not the first incident that points to the archaic and ineffective traditional model of antivirus programs. "Flame was a failure for the antivirus software industry - says Mikko Hypponen. - We really should have had the opportunity to do something. But we did not have such an opportunity. We are faced with an opponent from the other league, in our own game."

Reasons for Flame could not find out for years, are clear: any antivirus software running on the basis of signatures, as the virus did not get into this database, it will not be detected. At the same time, developers of the virus Flame done everything possible to avoid detection (eg, Flame check for virus on infected computers).

Thus, the reliability of commercial antivirus is highly questionable. Especially the bad thing is that the antivirus gives users a false sense of security.

Symantec Antivirus revived forgotten iAntivirus

Historically, antivirus software for the operating system Mac OS X is not widespread (especially compared to Windows). Today, the most popular antivirus software for Mac OS - free ClamXav, Sophos AntiVirus for Mac, as well as relatively lightweight iAntivirus. The other antivirus software or do not have a significant popularity among users, or are part of a complex application.

The last antivirus product debuted in 2008. It was a free antivirus developed by PC Tools. Unfortunately, since 2009 when there was a version 1.36, iAntivirus no longer updated.

However, the recent wave of OS X-threats, including Flashback and DNSChanger trojans, as well as fake antivirus MacDefender, back interest from the antivirus product for Mac. In light of this, Symantec has created its own iAntivirus.

iAntivirus is free, but offers only basic features to protect your computer. But despite the fact that this software does not have the functionality that have Norton Antivirus for OS X, it can be used to periodically scan your system and remove malicious programs.

Note that Symantec released iAntivirus as its own product, not related to iAntivirus from PC Tools.

To start iAntivirus requires Mac OS X 10.6 or higher and a minimum of 2 GB of RAM. While antivirus is only available in Mac App Store.

Who steals money from users of devices based on Android?

Sadly, the new viruses for Android are discovered more often. So for example, Sophos has detected a rogue antivirus. Link to this virus is spread through Twitter. After clicking on this link, you are prompted to check smartphone for viruses, update Opera or Skype. Instead, the device is infected by a malicious program that sends SMS on paid numbers.

 Symantec, in turn, found the Android Opfake program. It was possible to download disguised as the driver, popular game, the pornofilm or updating for the browser. The behavior of this virus is similar to the previous one.

In this regard, the magazine Computerworld shared interesting information. According to the magazine, the majority of malicious software that was created in order to steal money from users of devices based on Android created in China or Russia.

According to director of antivirus company F-Secure, 20% percent of all malicious software for Android-platform created in Russia. A further 20% in China. The remaining 60% of the virus of unknown origin. It is possible that these viruses are also produced in the above-mentioned countries.

eScan Anti-Virus 11.0 was awarded "AV-Comparatives Advanced +"

Anti-Virus eScan Anti-Virus 11.0 is once again confirmed the high level of malware detection and demonstrated the minimum number of false-positives. In mid-April 2012 an independent laboratory AV-Comparatives has published the results of comparative testing of antivirus products to detect malicious software by scanning on demand, including the identification of false-positives. eScan Anti-Virus 11.0 showed a high level of threat detection - 98.5% and the minimum number of false positives - 11.

Value for the detection / false positive response eScan Anti-Virus 11.0 was one of the best. At the end of the test product is deservedly received the award "AV-Comparatives Advanced +". Recall that the eScan Anti-Virus 11.0 is an innovative development company MicroWorld Technologies, was among the leaders of the report «AV-Comparatives in March 2012", ahead of many popular today in the market anti-virus solutions.

Cnet is accused of spreading malicious software

Cnet is accused of distributing adware through his service Cnet Download. The corresponding statement was received from Gordon Lyon (developer Nmap).

"I recently learned that the download from CNet Download.Com turn by the Trojan installer, which performs operations such as installing a toolbar StartNow, change the user default search engine on the Microsoft Bing, and the replacement of the home page for the browser MSN from Microsoft », - said the author of Nmap in your message.

"The system works in such a way that the Cnet download page offers the user download a allegedly Nmap for Windows». Cnet also indicates the correct size of the official file loader. However, the downloaded application before installing the real Nmap does its dirty work "- added the developer.

According to the Nmap creator, Cnet is violating a condition of licensing the product, and possibly U.S. law on cybercrime (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act). In addition, the administration Cnet accused of copyright infringement, as Nmap may not be distributed in conjunction with proprietary installers.

"We have long assumed that the attackers can distribute Nmap with the Trojan installer program, but to us and had no idea that this resource will be engaged in CNet, owned by CBS. We never thought that Microsoft will be sponsoring such activities ", - said the developer.

With the message developer Nmap can be found here.

Dr.Web Anti-virus Pro 7.0.0.11071 - A new version of the famous anti-virus

According to the developers, Dr.Web for Windows provides reliable and highly efficient protection of your system and data regardless of the version of the system is installed on your computer.

Dr.Web protects file and mail servers, separate workstations, file servers (including large companies), data storage, universities and research centers, corporate networks and gateways throughout the world. In this case, Dr.Web demonstrates high performance, stability and excellent virus detection mechanism, coupled with extremely low false alarm rate.


Created in the early 90s in Russia by Igor Danilov, Dr.Web has always reflected the author's basic philosophy: security means no compromise.

Many innovations of Dr.Web has long become a standard in the antivirus industry, therefore, Dr.Web Anti-virus still remains one of the leading anti-virus solutions.

Dr.Web Anti-virus Pro 7.0.0.11071 for windows contains the following components:

• Anti-virus (which provides the best protection from viruses and able to deal with an active infection);
• Anti-rootkit (which provides protection against malicious software, carefully concealing its presence in the system); 
• Anti-spyware (allows you to protect your personal data); 
• Firewall (serves as a barrier to intruders trying to break into your system through the network). 

Key features:

• Dr.Web scanner provides reliable detection and neutralization of viruses and malware on hard drives, removable storage devices and memory;
• SpIDer Guard ensures effective intercept calls to files on local disks, CDs, flash drives and smart cards; 
• Protection against rootkits; 
• Protection against unknown threats using technologies Origins Tracing and intelligent heuristics analyzer; 
• Protection against viruses in the archive at any nesting level; 
• Scanning files compressed by unknown packers (with the help of technology FLY-CODE); 
• Scanning incoming and outgoing traffic POP3/SMTP/IMAP/NNTP; 
• Protection against mass mailing of letters, arranged by network worms; 
• Protection from unauthorized access through the network, data leakage prevention, blocking suspicious connections at the packet level and application; 
• A system scan on demand or on schedule; 
• Automatic antivirus database updates; 
• Automatic notification when an infected, incurable or suspicious object; 
• Centralized configuration of all components; 
• Reports on the operations of each program module.

Details can be found on the official site

Free antivirus software for Android to have failed the tests

Many free anti-virus software can not provide sufficiently effective protection of smartphones running the Android platform by introducing thereby user confusion about the safety of their devices.

Tests conducted by the laboratory AV-Test.org, showed that the best free anti-virus for Android, Zoner Antivirus, found 32% of the 160 latest threats. The remaining six free antivirus programs are far behind him, the best of the past has identified only 10% of threats, and one of them has not detected any virus. 

AV-Test.org tested seven free antivirus products downloaded from the Android Market (found for "antivirus"). The most common application is Antivirus Free (Creative Apps), which is used by more than a million users. But that is a fraction of the number of users Lookout Mobile Security and AVG DroidSecurity, 12 and 10 million respectively. AV-Test.org not tested these products because Lookout offers a paid anti-virus software, and DroidSecurity - because of its recently acquired by AVG.

This omission does not mean that the results of tests AV-Test.org comprehensive. But even they are a shocking revelation.

Each free antivirus software was installed on a smartphone running Android, which has been deliberately infected with inactive samples of 150 viruses for Android.

AV-Test.org tested all programs to identify these samples.

AV-Test.org included in the test F-Secure Mobile Security and Kaspersky Mobile Security for comparison. And Kaspersky, and F-Secure have discovered more than 50% of all threats, it is much better than the results of free products.

The second part of the test consisted of deliberate attempts to infect the newly updated device 10 viruses for Android. Products F-Secure and Kaspersky detected and blocked all samples. Zoner Antivirus blocked eight, while the other six free antivirus blocked either one or none. BluePoint AntiVirus Free, Kinetoo Malware Scan and Privateer Lite found only one virus. Antivirus Free by Creative Apps, GuardX Antivirus and LabMSF Antivirus beta test failed completely.

"In general, free products have not shown good results (except one), but the paid applications have shown much better results," - said Andreas Marx, CEO of AV-Test.org. "We are working on a critical article, and will focus its attention on the paid applications."

The full report AV-Test.org to test antivirus Android can be found here.

McAfee Deep Defender - anti-virus, operating without operating system

At the conference, McAfee FOCUS 11 was submitted to next-generation solution for protecting workstations - McAfee Deep Defender. The new anti-virus can detect almost any malicious software at the kernel level. McAfee DeepSAFE provides a high level of security due to the fact that it can work even without an operating system (OS). Release of security solutions, which involves hardware, was made possible through collaboration McAfee and Intel.

With increasing number of threats, the emergence of targeted attacks, the need for effective protection. This need prompted McAfee and Intel join forces and send them to the change in the principles of information security by combining hardware and software into a single complex.

 McAfee Deep Defender uses McAfee DeepSAFE, protecting all data between the processor and operating system, and helps to protect software located in RAM.

McAfee Deep Defender also offers:

• Monitoring memory and CPU usage in real time; 
• Provides administrators with information about memory usage, running processes and lets you lock and limitation. 
• Detect unknown viruses (protection against known and unknown threats.) 

For more information on McAfee Deep Defender can be found on the official site.

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AVG Security Suite - the world's first antivirus program for Windows Phone 7

The good news for users of Windows Phone 7! The company AVG has released anti-virus scanner for the new mobile platform from Microsoft.

The company AVG, the famous Czech manufacturer of defense against malicious software, today announced the release of a new application for the mobile platform Windows Phone 7, which allows you to scan music, pictures, and other custom files for malware.

AVG Security Suite

WPCentral reports that AVG Security Suite can be updated without the user (including viral load fresh basis). In addition, experts were pleased with the high scanning speed of the product from AVG.

However, despite the appearance of the first anti-virus, currently there are no known virus or a Windows Phone 7. Therefore, as stated by Rafael Rivera (very well-known researcher in the field of IT security) benefit from this application is currently not a lot.

If you're worried about it not too hard, we note that the AVG Security Suite is available to all owners of Windows Phone 7 now.

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Kaspersky Lab has released a Internet Security 2012 and Anti-Virus 2012

Kaspersky Lab announced the release of new security packages for home users - Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2012, which support the "cloud" technologies, combining them with traditional anti-virus protection.

As reported on the official site, the main feature of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 the presence of a special mechanism - when there is a risk of infecting your computer information about the infection is automatically sent to an expert via the Kaspersky Security Network, which quickly react to the threat.

For the first time this feature appeared in the anti-virus products of the previous generation. In addition, similar opportunities exist in product Panda Security (Panda Cloud Antivirus).

What else's new? In Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 added a module to check the reputation of the programs (with the possibility of adding to the database of trusted applications) and website safety module. In addition, from the "cloud" on the computer loading the actual information about threats to information.

More information about Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012

Facebook attacked by Trojans

Facebook users have been victims of the Trojan Win32/Delf.QCZ. This malware disables antivirus programs that are not updated for a long time (meaning the signatures database.)

Social networks continue to be the main source of spread of malicious software. Facebook is no exception.

Specialists of ESET found a Trojan, which is rapidly spreading in a given social network.

The Trojan sends the message to one of the users with the text «Hi! How are you? ». In this case the letter contains the name of the recipient and a malicious link to the video. As soon as you try to watch the video, there is a message to download a new version of Flash Player. After confirming the installation starts downloading malicious code.

According to data obtained by means of early-warning systems ThreatSense.Net, mostly victims of Win32/Delf.QCZ become users in Central and Eastern Europe. The greatest number of infections were recorded in countries such as Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Serbia / Montenegro. An increasing number of infections in Israel, Asia-Pacific region, Thailand and Malaysia.

"To prevent infecting your computer with this malware, we strongly recommend that users not in any way not to respond to such messages", said Pavel Demyanenko, head of technical support ESET in Ukraine.

In addition, these messages are easily recognized, especially non-English speaking residents of countries. Due to the increasing number of such attacks, we can advise users of social networks to be extremely cautious. Do not open suspicious attachments and emails from unknown authors and do not click on suspicious links. You should also configure all the necessary security and confidentiality.

In addition, you must install on your computer safe and effective antivirus software with current signature database (license antivirus software with current signature database will provide reliable protection for your computer and prevent infection trojan Win32/Delf.QCZ).

Internet Explorer 9 - the first on protecting users

Internet Explorer 9 is still the most secure browser! In Q2 2011 the company NSS Labs conducted independent research in 20 European countries from Britain to Russia, during which explored how many qualitatively different browsers block websites containing malicious code.

The results showed that due to the filter SmartScreen, Internet Explorer 9 can detect and block 92 per cent malicious websites, it is more than 7 times higher than in other browsers such as Firefox 4 (13 percent) and Chrome 10 (13 percent).

Also, thanks to the "Application Reputation" feature, Internet Explorer 9 identifies remaining 8 percent of threats and warn the user about the danger of downloading malicious software.

Internet Explorer provides additional protection and prevents attacks that use social engineering, detecting and blocking malicious web sites and downloadable files, even if they do not identify with antivirus software. Daily Internet Explorer 9 blocks of 3 to 5 million attacks, far more than any other browser. So if you are using an earlier version of Internet Explorer, you should definitely download Internet Explorer 9!

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New trojans for the Android are found!

The frightening statistics of the Internet

One of these days has found interesting (and actual) statistics:

• Daily in the world it is dispatched 113 billion letters with spam; 
• Every day in the world comes to light 94 thousand new computer viruses; 
• Spam is dispatched by means of 11 million computers from every corner of the globe (computers are used by malefactors without the knowledge of the owner); 
• Daily in the world by e-mail sent 10 billion phishing messages. The purpose - to gain access to confidential user data, such as logins and passwords of bank accounts, etc. 

How do you statistics? I'm impressed and scared!

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New trojans for the Android are found!

Researchers have faced a new trojan for Android which sends sms under paid numbers.

Known under name HippoSMS, the new trojan differs that automatically sends SMS on paid telephone numbers and doesn't suppose precautionary messages on expenses which expect users.

It was found out by researchers of the State university of Northern Carolina on July, 10th. Researchers have found HippoSMS in China on alternative Android Market. While it is not known, whether there was a trojan in official shop.

HippoSMS it is built in one of application and it is activated right after to installation on the device working on Android. "Our research shows that HippoSMS is activated together with application", - the assistant to the professor of chair of computer sciences has written Ksuksian Jing.

Then the virus traces entering SMS and deletes everything that is sent by providers of mobile services. Providers usually send the notifying messages, concerning the user accounts (for example, the information on current balance). Deleting messages, the trojan thus hides the information on expenses of the user till the moment of reception of the final account.

At the moment HippSMS works only with users in China and sends SMS only on certain numbers. This sort of viruses which dispatch messages on elite numbers, are extended in Russia, China and Ukraine.

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AntiVirus Free 2.8.2 - protection for Android devices
Six out of ten users are running a vulnerable version of Adobe Reader!

AntiVirus Free 2.8.2 - protection for Android devices

AVG has released a new version of free anti-virus utility for Android devices. The utility can perform a system check on a predetermined schedule. AntiVirus Free allows you to check links, e-mail messages and incoming SMS to the presence of malicious code.

AntiVirus Free 2.8.2 also provides protection against spam SMS attacks. Also in the utility built-in mechanism to alert the owner about the location of the device (for example, if it was lost or stole it). In addition, the owner of the smart phone can remotely display messages on screen or erase sensitive data from your device.

Find out more you can on the AVG official site.

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Six out of ten users are running a vulnerable version of Adobe Reader!

According to research conducted by AVAST Software, six out of ten computer users are running unpatched version of Adobe Reader. Data for the study were obtained by using the free antivirus avast! Free Antivirus, which is one of the most popular (this product is used by more than 165 million people).

AVAST Software claims that 40% of users who prefer to Adobe Reader, use the patched application (versions 10, 9 and 8). 35% of users use the unpatched Adobe Reader 9. 20% of users use the unpatched Adobe Reader version 8 or earlier versions. At the moment, version 9.x and 8.x is still supported by the developer - for them available security updates.

The company notes that 80% of people use to read PDF Adobe Reader. His alternative Foxit used only 4.8%.

Despite the decline in the past year the number of exploits for Adobe Reader, the application is still a target for targeted attacks and drive-by downloads (download files without user interaction).

By the way, in March this year, it became known that the company AVAST Software may include in future versions of its antivirus new component that should be automatically updated frequently attacked application. Perhaps, produced a study was conducted to assess the utility of this functionality.

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Google is preparing its own antivirus?

Google is preparing its own antivirus?

Google has launched a technology that allows search engines to determine the presence of viruses on your computer, even if it is not installed an antivirus program.

Distinctive feature of technology that to define presence of viruses, the computer of the user isn't scanned! Instead algorithms Google analyze the data about the traffic which comes on search engine servers.

At the moment, Google does not decide, whether there is a new function constant, but experts say the new feature of Google is able to recognize a wide variety of malicious programs that infect computers working under Windows operating system.

"Recently, in the ordinary course of procedures for improving performance in one of our data centers, we found an unusual type of search traffic," - says an engineer on Google Information Security Demian Mensher.

Google engineers have found that such traffic typically comes from malware infected computers.

The fact that some types of malicious software changing the configuration of your computer so that he missed the entire network traffic, or any part of it through a proxy server owned by criminals. The operating principle of the Google algorithm is based on an analysis of the route by which to transfer data from computer servers at Google. And if this route is questionable, Google displays a message about the danger.

It is necessary to notice that for today Google doesn't offer own antivirus product, and simply informs them on possible infections.

Details can be found on Official Google Blog

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NANO Antivirus - new and promising solution
Panda Cloud Antivirus has been updated

NANO Antivirus - new and promising solution

NANO antivirus - a completely new project to protect your PC from viruses and trojans (binary, macro, script), worms and other malicious software. 

The main feature of NANO antivirus - deep emulation technology which allows us to find and treat complex encrypted and polymorphic viruses, not always reliably determined by other solutions. 

Conveniently organized access to the most frequent problems. Making the minimum number of actions you can perform a full system scan, to check any removable media, run the express scan (ie scan only potentially dangerous areas), to update the program components. 

If necessary, you can create scanning tasks and updates that are performed periodically on a schedule you set, that allows you to automate most of the action to protect. 

NANO Antivirus has built-in protection system, which is necessary to ensure the safety of your computer in real time. With security enabled system, all files are being accessed (the user or system), we immediately checked for malicious software. 

Apart from anything else NANO Antivirus provides an opportunity to organize a trusted zone, which is a set of objects selected by the user and entered in a special list whose contents can not be checked during the scan. This eliminates the objects in the security that you are confident, therefore, optimizing, for example, processing large volumes of archives. 

The presence of the quarantine feature allows you to provide reliable isolation of suspicious objects detected. Added to the quarantine files can be quickly sent to our technical support for further analysis.

You can download the current version of antivirus here - (66.6 MB, Freeware, Windows All).

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Panda Cloud Antivirus has been updated

Panda Cloud Antivirus has been updated

The Spanish company Panda Security is one of the leaders in the information security industry among European companies, introduced an updated version of its cloud antivirus Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5.

If we compare the previous version of the product with the new, we will find a lot of changes. In the new version has been optimized "cloud computing" engine, increased speed of scanning files, has been reduced processor load (thanks to improvements in the "BackgroundScan" modul), has expanded the list of application settings. In addition, the installer has been updated, corrected some bugs.

Learn more and download Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5 from the official website.