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German security vendor Avira has released a free PC Cleaner tool for Windows. This tool which works along with other antimalware products is not a replacement to antivirus, it has been created to detect malware that has been missed by […]
Recently Malwarebytes corporation has acquired ZeroVulnerabilityLabs and rebranded its Exploitshield which offers protection for browsers and applications against zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows as Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit (MBAE). This light-weighted tool which is currently in beta and works with other antivirus and […]
Till now SSL protection or HTTPS encryption is offered for Yahoo Mail only till you sign into service, once you signed into it it will be turned off automatically, back in January 2013 Yahoo offered SSL option for users, now […]
Avast has recently acquired Jumpshot PC optimization and cleaning service, they’ve now integrated it into their products interface in Avast 2014 R2 beta and released with name ‘GrimeFigher’. This beta is available for download with other new features such as […]
SUPERAntiSpyware anti-malware is available in free and Professional editions. Free version when compared to Professional one doesn’t offers real-time protection, schedule scanning and automatic updates. Yesterday Support.com has released SUPERAntiSpyware 5.7 with intuitive interface and new features. SUPERAntiSpyware 5.7 detects […]
If you’ve a Windows 8 computer that has Avast installed, before upgrading to Windows 8.1 you’ve to make sure you’re using latest version of Avast i.e 2014. Because Avast 2014 has got Windows 8.1 certification and that’s why it works […]
Recently released Avast 2014 has got its first program update 9.0 2007. This update has fixed several issues. You can able to update to the latest version from “Update” tab in Settings of program or same can be done from […]
Avast software has first made available Ad Blocker Powered by Adblocker Plus during Avast 8 beta testing though it didn’t hyped much about it it worked well on Internet Explorer and Chrome browsers but not on Firefox if ABP was […]
CCleaner has the ability to enable, delete or disable startup programs (including of browsers) in Windows, some Avast users on 64-bit Windows 7 getting ‘access denied’ errors whey trying to do those things even though they’re logged in and running […]
Cryptolocker, recently became very popular and tough to get rid of kind of ransomware from your computer if you’re infected with. This ransom malware once enters system encrypts all files and provides the key to decrypt them only when you […]
Few Avast users reported WinPatrol program has alerted them about Emergency Update entry addition in startup that supposed to run every time after reboot, they’re concerned about it. We’ve covered this in the past, Avast uses Emergency Update feature to […]
Avast has released another program update for 2014 products with build no 9.0.2008 that has fixed metro apps issues after upgrade to Windows 8.1 and resolves warning shown by Outpost Firewall “unsigned kernel mode driver or service”. You can update […]