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Microsoft's security software fails certification
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, VIPRE Internet Security, and Microsoft Security Essentials all scored three full points lower than their previous test. Microsoft scored 10.7 and failed and the other two just managed to scrape a pass. -
Computers force kids into adulthood too early
A survey commissioned by AVG has come to startling conclusions about the effects computers and the internet are having on children. -
UK government refuses to educate public on cyber crime
A lot of cyber crime could, however, be limited through preventative measures. By raising the public's awareness of tactics like phishing, or teaching an increasingly web-connected public to use complex passwords, life could be made much more difficult for criminals. -
Qualcomm has a staggering vision to connect everything
IQ 2011Speaking at the Qualcomm IQ event in Istanbul, CEO Dr Paul Jacobs was pushing the internet of things, but more like the internet of everything. However, security experts at AVG have released a damning report suggesting that the tech industry is setting the world up for a fall. -
Smartphone users don’t know they’re being stalked
Anti-virus firm AVG said that smartphones pose serious security risks and people who use them don’t know just how vulnerable they are. -
More children can use a smartphone than tie their shoelaces
The shocking news came from a report by internet security firm AVG, which surveyed 2,200 mothers of children under five who had internet access as part of the Digital Diaries series of studies, highlighting how exposed children are to technology. -
AVG bug stops Windows 7 PCs from booting
It has been a bad week for AVG. Not only has it managed to stop its Windows 7 customer's PCs from booting, it's also come under scrutiny from consumer watchdog Which? magazine, which has accused it of sharp practices in selling consumer anti-virus upgrades. -
AVG security report hasn't a leg to stand on
Insecurity software outlets are supposed to encourage responsible and rational behaviour based on hard facts and safety - so why then is AVG peddling the kind of nonsense it usually derides? -
Britons more likely to get angry with PCs than humans
Britons are morely like to get angry with their PC than with a fellow human being, according to a survey conducted by AVG UK. -
China pirates most software worldwide
Members include Adobe, Altium, Apple, Autodesk, AVEVA, AVG, Bentley Systems, CA, Cadence, Cisco Systems, CNC/Mastercam, Corel, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Microsoft, Minitab, PTC, Progress Software, Quark, Quest Software, Rosetta Sto -
US Government website hacked
According to an AVG software vendor official, the first to report the hack in an official blog, it redirected people to a Ukrainian website that then launched a variety of web-based attacks. -
Majority of malicious websites are in the USA
A survey by anti-viral software company AVG has revealed that the majority of malicious websites are hosted in the USA - and not in far off places like China. -
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