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Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared
Can free antivirus software protect you? Or is it worth paying for a full-blown A/V app? We look at the benefits--and pitfalls--of free and paid antivirus products.
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Worm Planted in Fake Microsoft Security Update
Malware authors use Microsoft’s schedule to con users.
- Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits
- S. Korean Police Say Google Collected Private Data Illegally
- Sudden Spam Drop Leaves Experts Baffled
- Spam Clock Tallies Junk on the Internet
- Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns
- U.S. Subpoenas Twitter for Wikileaks Info
- US Army Takes on Taliban With 'Smart' Bullets
- Goodbye Internet, We Hardly Knew Ye?
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Could Malware Render Your PC Unbootable? A lot of people see a PC that won’t boot, and assume that it’s infected. That’s the least likely cause.
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Protect Your Laptop Laptops can be stolen. Neoflyer asked the Answer Line forum for tips on protecting them.
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Bank Online Safely NB asked me about precautions for banking online
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The Paranoid's Guide to Facebook Facebook can be a scary place: It knows who your friends are, what you like, where you live, what you buy, and possibly even where you are right now. Here are 6 tips to help secure your personal information.
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Avoid Security Software Overlap Thinking of running more than one anti-virus program? Here's an important rule: don't.
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Testing Tasers at CES 2011 PCWorld writer Sarah Purewal and assistant Alex Wawro conduct a live-fire test of the Taser C2 Neuromuscular Incapacitation device on display at CES.
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U.S. Subpoenas Twitter for Wikileaks Info The U.S. Department of Justice served Twitter with a subpoena seeking information about the accounts of the Wikileaks organization and its founder.
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Spam Clock Tallies Junk on the Internet Search firm warns that spammers have turned their attention from e-mail to bogus Web pages.
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Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns Easy hack means some apps could be infected with malware, security firm warns.
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Security Researcher Finds Way Around Flash Sandbox A security researcher has found a gap in the way Adobe Systems has fortified its Flash Player for better security.
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Testing Tasers at CES 2011 PCWorld writer Sarah Purewal and assistant Alex Wawro conduct a live-fire test of the Taser C2 Neuromuscular Incapacitation device on display at CES.
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EU Fines LCD Manufacturers For Price-Fixing The European Commission found five LCD manufacturers, including LG Displays and AU Optronics, guilty of forming a cartel and fined them $865m for price-fixing.
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Chrome OS Laptops, Wikileaks, Facebook and More On World Tech Update this week Google introduces laptops that run Chrome OS, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is under arrest, the EU fines an LCD cartel, we take a look at a green supercomputer in Japan, Facebook profiles get a redesign and a robotic arm imitates an elephant's trunk.
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Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared Can free antivirus software protect you? Or is it worth paying for a full-blown A/V app? We look at the benefits--and pitfalls--of free and paid antivirus products.
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2011 CES Best of Innovations Honorees Take a look at some of the most innovative tech of the year--and the most innovative tech of the near future. Here are the 2011 Best of Innovations honorees.
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Testing Tasers at CES 2011
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U.S. Subpoenas Twitter for Wikileaks Info
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Spam Clock Tallies Junk on the Internet
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Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns
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Security Researcher Finds Way Around Flash Sandbox
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S. Korean Police Say Google Collected Private Data Illegally
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Security Researchers Verify IE Bug
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Spam Volumes Drop as Botnets Go Quiet
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Worm Planted in Fake Microsoft Security Update
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Dell to Acquire SecureWorks
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Sudden Spam Drop Leaves Experts Baffled
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Chinese Hackers Dig Into New IE Bug, Says Google Researcher
