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Security experts are saying that smartphones are the new 'El Dorado' for computer criminals and many owners are unaware of the risk and what to do about it. Security companies say that as sales of smartphones and tablets have started to outpace those of personal computers, criminals are increasingly targeting the devices. Many people use their smartphones or tablets to access corporate networks without authorization. "This is something which is self-evident in the world of PCs,"...
Russian computer security expert Eugene Kaspersky said on Tuesday that Google's Android would ultimately become the market leader in smartphone operating systems, surpassing Apple and BlackBerry.There is just "one company, one operating system which follows Microsoft's strategy of the 1990s," said Kaspersky, founder of the leading anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab, referring to the way in which Microsoft's Windows operating system became the dominant platform for computers."I believe...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Softonic.com, the second-biggest software download site worldwide, has launched a new security seal that scans programs before they are downloaded to ensure they are not infected with a virus. Furthermore, Softonic re-scans each download once a week to provide even greater security to its users. With its new security seal, Softonic.com becomes the world's most secure free software download site, being the only one that runs 30 different...
BEIJING, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Globalshareware.com, another platform of DinoDirect and well-known shareware download site, releases its new version today. As one of the world's largest software download sites, Globalshareware's new version seems ambitious. It creates a brand new site and establish a powerful software service platform to try to restore its leader position in the software industry. Globalshareware has been always working for all users and platforms with the most...
CAMPBELL, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AAAntivirus.com chooses to maintain pricing levels acceptable to the market conditions while competitor, Kaspersky Antivirus has decided to raise prices for EDU/GOV/Non-Profit, official Oct 1 2010, by 41%. According to CEO Roy Miehe of AAAntivirus.com, the company will not be following competitors in raising prices due to the current state of affairs with the economy. "Some competitors are taking advantage of tough times, with the layoffs in the IT...
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security today announced that Panda Internet Security 2011 obtained the Number One rank in the most recent Security Suites Performance Test from independent reviewer, AV-Comparatives.org. Panda Security received the highest certification level of Advanced+ and performed better overall than all of the competition including Symantec, ESET, AVG, Kaspersky, F-Secure and Trend Micro. This test released on August 23 reviewed the impact of security...
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today announced that its flagship Panda Internet Security 2010 solution has been awarded the top spot by prestigious German testing laboratory AV-Test.org in its Q2 Product Review and Certification Report (http://av-test.org/). Panda's award-winning anti-virus solution also received AV-Test certification after surpassing all protection, cleaning and usability tests, as well as those designed to test the...
A virus that disguises itself as a media player but sends premium rate text messages has been affecting smartphones that run Google's Android operating system, according to various media reports.The malicious software, code named Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, was discovered by Russian-based Internet security firm Kaspersky Lab. It is spread through a text message that encourages users to download the booby-trapped 13KB movie-playback application."The Trojan uses the system to begin...
ORLANDO, Fla., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security today announced results from several independent product tests, demonstrating the effectiveness of the company's proactive and cloud protection technologies in detecting new malware while minimizing impact on users' PCs performance. In the two tests conducted by AV-Comparatives.org during 2010, Panda Antivirus Pro exceeded the malware detection capability of competitors Symantec, McAfee Kaspersky, Microsoft, Sophos and other main...
ORLANDO, Fla., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, today announced that it will now participate in the main comparative tests performed by widely-recognized anti-virus testing organization AV-Comparatives.org. These tests include the On-Demand, Retrospective, and Whole Product tests and are designed to prove key aspects of competency in anti-virus products. In the first On-Demand Test performed under the agreement, Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 placed among the...
