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Security vendor Bitdefender has released free Rootkit Remover tool which detects and removes known rootkits by using Bitdefender’s award winning malware removal technology. Unlike to other Rootkit Removal tools Bitdefender’s Rootkit Remover tool can be launched directly from Windows without
To run Avast Browser Cleanup your PC doesn’t need to have Avast Antivirus installed, Avast is generously offering this tool for PC users as standalone program also. Avast 8 to come with Browser Cleanup tool which helps users in removing
ESET has released command line tool to get rid of rogue malware applications, the tool ESET Rogue Applications Remover is free of charge. Rogue applications are those which mislead you to pay money by showing false information regarding security or
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
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall version 11 for 2013 which we’ve covered back in November 2012 got the first update in new year which has added two new features:Facebook Privacy scan and Do Not Track. This version has also added support for
Security vendor Avast has introduced Bug bounty program to find issues in their product Avast free antivirus, Avast Pro antivirus and Avast Internet Security and report -who reports the bug in latest shipped versions gets reward starting from $200 to
Red October, highest cyber-espionage campaign going from over five years has gone unnoticed till security researchers at Kaspersky antivirus discovered this malware by then it already infected diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organization computer networks. Mean while security vendor Bitdefender