AVG Anti-virus Free 8.0 was released on April 24,2008 and since then it was installed into our system. Compared to AVG Internet Security 8.0 which we reviewed about two months ago, AVG Free 8.0 only provides the anti-virus, anti-spyware and LinkScanner component minus six other major protection components like anti-rootkit and a firewall. You may think that “Hey, cool! LinkScanner in its free version!” but AVG decided to leave out the pro-active safe surfing module. This means that LinkScanner would not protect you from drive-by-download malwares like in its paid version.
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About a year ago, Sunbelt Software famous for their Counter-Spy product developed a totally new anti-virus engine from scratch - now they have released it under the name VIPRE for public beta. It all began when they realized that they needed an even powerful anti-malware technology. VIPRE is said to employ very powerful heuristic detection engine in addition to Sunbelt’s kernel-level active protection and FirstScan technology.
Since it is still in its beta stages, we wouldn’t be having a very comprehensive review on Sunbelt VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware Beta. Read on for views on this product.
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Believe it or not, the highly anticipated Avast! Anti-virus v4.8 is already available for download - Home Edition and Professional Edition. Both only having a slight features difference but the Professional Edition has the extra protection from the Script Blocker for the web browser.
What’s new in Avast! Anti-virus v4.8?
- Built-in Anti-spyware
- Built-in Anti-rootkit
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AVG introduced their latest AVG 8.0 on February 27, 2008 with a set of new improved features. Dr. Safemode is pleased to bring you the review for AVG’s latest security solution, AVG Internet Security 8.0. AVG was founded since 1991 and has been providing computer security solutions to home and business users. AVG made a global impact when they started offering free anti-virus solution for home users. To date, AVG Anti-virus is the most popular software on Download.com.
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Symantec Corp recently announced the new Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection for MAC users. This anti-virus solution is targeted at MAC users who are running the Boot Camp or Microsoft visualization software so that they can have Norton AntiVirus installed on both the MAC OS and the Windows OS. This comes at a price of $69.90 which includes the Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac and the Norton AntiVirus 2008 for Windows.
Early this month, Symantec Corp also announced the released for Norton 360 version 2.0 with newly added patent pending Browser Protection technology to protect users against drive-by-downloads. The Norton 360 is an all-in-one security solution which also includes anti-spyware, anti-phising, firewall, e-mail scanning and etc.
