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Download Norton Internet Security 21 and Norton Antivirus 21 Free 30-day Trial Versions [Offline Installer]

September 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Norton 2014 products, Norton Internet Security 21 and Norton Antivirus 21 have been released. As Beta testing is over, Symantec has released their 2014 line of products- Norton Internet Security 21, Norton Antivirus 21- with version number as 21. These […]

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Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.4 detects Simda trojan

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.4 Detects and Removes Banking Trojan Simda

September 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.4 detects Simda trojan

Microsoft has recently released its Malicious Software Removal Tool version 5.4 for September  2013, with the ability to detect and remove Simda Trojan. “Simda is a multi-component malware family that includes trojan, backdoor, password-stealing, downloader and file-infector variants. It is […]

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Facebook now HTTPS secure browsing

Facebook Turns On HTTPS by Default for all Users

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Facebook now HTTPS secure browsing

Your browser now communicates with Facebook using a secure connection by default. Two years back Facebook has introduced option for users to connect to their site using secure connection, now they’ve enabled HTTPS by default for all users. With this, […]

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 released with Trusted Applications Mode

KAV 2014 and KIS 2014 New Features Explained

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 released with Trusted Applications Mode

2014 Products for Kaspersky, Kaspersky Antivirus 2014 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 have been released for home users with improved protection technologies and new features. Both KAV 2014 and KIS 2014 offer new features such as ZETA Shield antivirus technology, […]

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Norton Power Eraser

Norton Power Eraser 4 Beta Adds User Profiles Scanning and Java Vulnerability Detection

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Norton Power Eraser

Symantec has released Beta for version 4.0 of  Norton Power Eraser and is available for download for testing and feedback purposes. Norton Power Eraser 4 Beta has added scanning of user Profiles feature, Java Vulnerability detection, UI has got some […]

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Avast Free Antivirus 2014 Beta UI

Avast 2014 Beta Introduces New UI, DeepScreen Technology, Hardened Mode and Do-Not-Track Features

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Avast Free Antivirus 2014 Beta UI

First Beta for next major version of Avast 2014 has been released and available to download for testing purposes. Avast 2014 Beta brings new UI, DeepScreen technology, hardened mode and other new features (like DNT)  and improvements to the table. […]

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Avira Rescue System

Use Avira Rescue System to Scan and Repair Infected Non-bootable Windows PCs

August 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Avira Rescue System

Avira has launched Rescue System for Windows PCs, available in ISO and exe format, you, even non-Avira users can download and burn this ISO to CD as well as to USB drive to clean and repair non-bootable systems, that are […]

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Freeware

Bitdefender Releases Safepay as Standalone Desktop App, Makes Wi-Fi HotSpot Protection as Premium Feature

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

Security vendor Bitdefender has released free version of Safepay, integral part of its Internet Security Suit 2014 as standalone Desktop app for Windows and is available for download. If you ask what’s the catch in this for Bitdefender? all much

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Download Bitdefender 2014 Products [Offline Installer Links Included]

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 2 Comments

We’re late, but better late than never. Security vendor Bitdefender has released its new line of products for 2014 – Antivirus Plus, Internet Security and Total Security – and are available for download from their website. Bitdefender boasts they’ve introduced

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ESET Specialized Cleaner

Specialized Cleaner in ESET Smart Security v7.0 Beta

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
ESET Specialized Cleaner

Latest update v7.0.104.0 for Beta of ESET Smart Security and NOD32 Antivirus has added Specialized Cleaner. Before knowing what’s so special about this specialized cleaner, let me tell you this update has brought some new changes to the table, they’re

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Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Releases Security Essentials 4.3.216.0 Final

July 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft has released new version 4.3.216.0 for its anti-malware, Microsoft Security Essentials and is available for download. Few days back, Microsoft has made public beta of MSE 4.3 available for testing, now it is out of beta and available for

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Bitdefender Antivirus Free full system scan entry

Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition Gets ‘Full System Scan’ button

June 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Bitdefender Antivirus Free full system scan entry

Instead of adding important features at once, Bitdefender is adding them one by one to its free Antivirus edition. Recently they’ve added Quarantine function, with latest update they’ve added ‘Full system Scan’ button to Bitdefender Antivirus Free edition notification area menu

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