Beta version of Avast 8 has been released for public and officially available for download from Avast forums. We’ve reviewed Avast 8 beta last month, that’s closed beta, this one is public. As we’ve reported in the past this version
Mozilla started protecting the hidden preference “keyword.URL” of Firefox browser which generally is targeted by third-party programs to change awesome bar search provider with theirs with/without user consent, not any more! as upcoming Firefox version warns if a program or
Microsoft Fix It tool now available for Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 users which has recently affected with Zero-day vulnerability. If you’ve not heard the security news recently zero-day bug has been discovered in Internet Explorer 6, 7 and
Foxit Software has released security update for their Foxit Reader 5.4.4 which has fixed vulnerability in its web browser plugin that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users Computer. After security researchers found the vulnerability in dll
Version 2.0 for GMER, free rootkits detector and remover has been released and available for download from its website. GMER v 2.0 has added support for Windows 8 and 64-bit Windows. And other notable additions are Traces I/O function and
Google is enhancing the security for Search in Chrome by sending the searches from address bar over SSL for not-signed in users where till yesterday this encryption being offered to signed-in users only, now Google has turned on SSL protection
Java is not safe to use right now, you’ve been warned to immediately disable Java or even better uninstall it from your Computer as new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered which being exploited in the wild. Two hackers who maintain
Mozilla now blocklisting malicious add-ons aggressively, till now you may’ve heard news about Firefox developer blocklisting Java, Silverlight and other plugins because of vulnerabilities, now they’ve added some Codec add-ons available with different names such as Codec, Codec-C and Codec-M
RKill, portable tool developed by BleepingComputer.com site to terminate malicious processes on infected systems helps users to scan their systems for infections using antivirus software and further they can able to remove threats if any found. We’ve reviewed this tool
VLC Player 2.0.5 and earlier versions are affected with a critical vulnerability, to address this Videolan is likely to release 2.0.6 version any time soon. If you’re using VLC media Player 2.0.5 and earlier versions you’re advised not to open
Web of Trust which is available as an add-on for Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari and Internet Explorer browsers shows safety ratings for websites and links in search results has passed 60 million downloads and last year by this time
Avast 8 beta to debut in coming months with redesigned user interface and new features- Browser cleanup and Software health- provides controls to users in resetting popular browsers homepage and search provider to defaults and also alerts user to update