Fake antivirus programs hijack and block computers

The rogueware business has evolved to incorporate ransomware techniques, based on the hijacking of users’ information. Infected computers are extremely difficult to clean manually, forcing victims to pay the ransom or reformat the computer.

Think twice before you download that "free" antivirus

PandaLabs, the anti-malware laboratory at Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, has identified a new, more aggressive trend for selling fake antivirus programs or rogueware. Until now, when a computer was infected by this type of malware, users would typically see a series of warnings prompting them to buy a pay version of the program. Now, these technologies are being combined with ransomware, hijacking the computer and rendering it useless until victims complete the purchase.

Once a computer is infected, any attempt made by the user to run a program or open a document, etc., will be frustrated. The only response from the computer will be to display a message falsely informing the victim that all files are infected with the only solution being to buy the fake antivirus.

Panda Office Protection wins Award for Best Security Software 2009

Panda Managed Office Protection (PMOP), the security as a service (SaaS) solution from Panda Security, has received the Rising Star award from PCWorld Latin America, in the category of Best Security Software 2009.

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The Panda Security solution was chosen from 103 finalists from more than 40 companies. The award was presented on October 1 at an event organized by PC World LA in Miami.

“We are extremely proud to have received this award”, said Joao Matos, Panda’s Regional Sales Director for Latam, Portugal and Canada. “The fact that Panda Managed Office Protection has been recognized as one of the best solutions of 2009 demonstrates the great potential that this type of solution has worldwide, as it meets the needs of a very demanding market. In particular, it offers maximum performance against vast quantities of malware with minimal impact on local resources and negligible infrastructure investment”.

Dont google it, BING it!

Bing does a better job countering “search overload,” offering more-relevant, higher-quality results- Microsoft Ad.

“If you can’t find it, google it” is a well-known phrase in the IT world. However, this is about to change! Microsoft, in continuation of its rivalry with Google has recently launched what it termed the decision engine!- BING.

BING (formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search, MSN Search) is the current web search engine from Microsoft. In association with Yahoo! The engine is bundled with notable changes different from other search engines. This includes the listing of search suggestions in real time as queries are entered and a list of related searches (called “Explorer pane” on the left side of search results.

Bing also includes the ability to Save & Share search histories via Windows Live  SkyDrive, Facebook and email.

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