This post provide tips if Have Spybot Search and Destroy keep your hosts file locked from accidental modification. This protect your computer to unwanted programe and help to virus protection and spyware protection.
The Hosts file normally acts as a network-translation mechanism so that you can access certain network resources without having to go through DNS (domain name services). However, in many situations, spyware and adware modify this file so that web browser requests to sites such as PayPal, Amazon, or eBay go to other sites instead. You can help protect your hosts file from modification by having Spyware Search and Destroy write-protect it.
1. Click "Mode", selecting "Advanced Mode".
2. Click "Tools" in the left pane.
3. Click "IE tweaks" in the right pane.
4. Check "Lock Hosts file read-only as protection against hijackers".
Note that even with this tip it is still possible for some spyware and adware to unlock the hosts file for modification.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
McAfee to Offer Security-as-a-Service
To make it easy for customers to maximize the value of its solutions and help them save money through Security-as-a-service (SaaS), McAfee has outlined details of its SaaS strategy. McAfee's Saas model is designed to provide consumers, SMBs and large enterprises with a comprehensive set of security products delivered as a service in the cloud. With SaaS delivery options, McAfee customers can save costs up to 50 percent on average.
By integrating with McAfee's real-time, cloud-based global threat intelligence, McAfee Security SaaS products provides increased visibility into both external and internal threats and vulnerabilities. The complete McAfee Security SaaS portfolio leverages McAfee's large install base and impressive threat intelligence capabilities.
McAfee's SaaS portfolio delivers endpoint protection, Web protection, email protection and vulnerability assessments as a service, linked to global threat intelligence from Artemis, TrustedSource and SiteAdvisor. McAfee's combined intelligence capabilities guards users against today's most advanced threats, including insidious Web-borne malware, morphing viruses, targeted phishing attacks and more. The intelligence system works by accumulating data from millions of sensors, creating a real-time profile of all suspicious activity and content, and then watching for deviations based upon expected behavior.
The McAfee security SaaS portfolio includes:
By integrating with McAfee's real-time, cloud-based global threat intelligence, McAfee Security SaaS products provides increased visibility into both external and internal threats and vulnerabilities. The complete McAfee Security SaaS portfolio leverages McAfee's large install base and impressive threat intelligence capabilities.
McAfee's SaaS portfolio delivers endpoint protection, Web protection, email protection and vulnerability assessments as a service, linked to global threat intelligence from Artemis, TrustedSource and SiteAdvisor. McAfee's combined intelligence capabilities guards users against today's most advanced threats, including insidious Web-borne malware, morphing viruses, targeted phishing attacks and more. The intelligence system works by accumulating data from millions of sensors, creating a real-time profile of all suspicious activity and content, and then watching for deviations based upon expected behavior.
The McAfee security SaaS portfolio includes:
- McAfee Total Protection Service: This integrated solution protects desktops, servers, and email; blocks viruses, spyware, spam, phishing, and hacker attacks; and allows customers to surf the Internet safely with SiteAdvisor technology.
- McAfee Total Protection Service Extended: This solution dds the capability to Total Protection Service to automatically protect customers' email from threats like spam, phishing and viruses.
- McAfee Web Protection Service: This offering is based completely in the cloud. It provides URL filtering to protect customers from malware and other web-borne threats and utilizes McAfee TrustedSource software to enforce security policies in real time.
- McAfee Vulnerability Assessment: This offers real time validation against industry standards including Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Additionally, McAfee SECURE Trustmark appears on more than 80 thousand websites worldwide, with more than 80 billion impressions.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Features and Functions Your Anti Virus Software Should Have
With up to 100 new malware threats existence unconcealed per day, antivirus software is, for many home computer users, the primary method for protecting their computer from threats.
Many computers come with some sort of antivirus software, often a trial version, installed. Unfortunately, many users fail to properly configure the antivirus software or keep it up to date, and many haw let the antivirus software expire without even realizing their computer is no longer protected against current malware threats.
This post provides a listing of some of the key features or functions that are commonly found in antivirus software. Becoming familiar with these cost and their uses will help you intend the most out of your existing antivirus software program, or help you find for new antivirus software.
Realtime Scanner: The antivirus software realtime scanner monitors network data as it is coming into the computer to intercept any malware as it enters your system.
On-access Scanner: The on-access scanner does what its name implies- it scans files as they are opened or accessed to detect any malware
On-Demand Scanner:The on-demand scanner provides the ability to perform a custom scan of a file, folder or drive initiated by the user.
Heuristic Scanner: Antivirus software typically has a heuristic scanner as well. Heuristic scanning uses what is known about existing malware and what it has learned from past experience to identify new threats even before the antivirus vendor creates an update to detect it.
Compressed File Scanner: Some malware may come inside a compressed file such as a ZIP file, or may even be embedded in a compressed file within a compressed file and so on. Most antivirus programs can scan within a compressed file. The better programs may be able to scan many levels deep to detect malware even if it is buried within multiple compressed files.
Scheduled Scans: Most antivirus software provides some method of creating a schedule to set when the software will automatically perform a scan. Some antivirus programs may restrict what sort of scans can be scheduled, while the more flexible programs allow you to run any type of pre-configured or custom scan at the scheduled time.
Automatic Virus Updates: One of the biggest problems users have with antivirus software is simply keeping it up to date. Most antivirus software can be configured to automatically connect with the vendor site and download new updates on a regular basis.
Automatic Program Updates: The scan engine(s) and program itself may periodically be updated to add functionality to detect newer threats. Many antivirus software programs can be configured to automatically check for new updates and downlaod and install antivirus them if they are available.
Many computers come with some sort of antivirus software, often a trial version, installed. Unfortunately, many users fail to properly configure the antivirus software or keep it up to date, and many haw let the antivirus software expire without even realizing their computer is no longer protected against current malware threats.
This post provides a listing of some of the key features or functions that are commonly found in antivirus software. Becoming familiar with these cost and their uses will help you intend the most out of your existing antivirus software program, or help you find for new antivirus software.
Realtime Scanner: The antivirus software realtime scanner monitors network data as it is coming into the computer to intercept any malware as it enters your system.
On-access Scanner: The on-access scanner does what its name implies- it scans files as they are opened or accessed to detect any malware
On-Demand Scanner:The on-demand scanner provides the ability to perform a custom scan of a file, folder or drive initiated by the user.
Heuristic Scanner: Antivirus software typically has a heuristic scanner as well. Heuristic scanning uses what is known about existing malware and what it has learned from past experience to identify new threats even before the antivirus vendor creates an update to detect it.
Compressed File Scanner: Some malware may come inside a compressed file such as a ZIP file, or may even be embedded in a compressed file within a compressed file and so on. Most antivirus programs can scan within a compressed file. The better programs may be able to scan many levels deep to detect malware even if it is buried within multiple compressed files.
Scheduled Scans: Most antivirus software provides some method of creating a schedule to set when the software will automatically perform a scan. Some antivirus programs may restrict what sort of scans can be scheduled, while the more flexible programs allow you to run any type of pre-configured or custom scan at the scheduled time.
Automatic Virus Updates: One of the biggest problems users have with antivirus software is simply keeping it up to date. Most antivirus software can be configured to automatically connect with the vendor site and download new updates on a regular basis.
Automatic Program Updates: The scan engine(s) and program itself may periodically be updated to add functionality to detect newer threats. Many antivirus software programs can be configured to automatically check for new updates and downlaod and install antivirus them if they are available.
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