Posts Tagged ‘antivirus’

Must-have (free) Security App for Android Owners

The app’s interface is incredibly straightforward. Three panels show the modes of protection and their status. If your phone is up-to-date on all fronts, you’ll see green checkmarks for each panel. If there’s something that needs attention, you’ll see a yellow triangle with an exclamation point. First, Lookout offers a mobile anti-virus scanner. Mobile viruses [...]

Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials – Another free antivirus/malware solution. This one is from Microsoft, it’s pretty good for basic protection, but doesn’t do heuristics.

AVG Free

AVG Free – A virus/spyware solution that updates automatically daily, scans email and downloads and even has heuristics!

Protecting Yourself On The Internet

It is estimated that of the 600 million computers currently on the internet, somewhere between 100 and 150 million could be infected with malware. Here are some things we can do to protect ourselves online: Update security patches for your operating system and web browser. Probably the most important step in protecting your computer is [...]