PC World recently published its list of the greatest free downloads and services, and named Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware as one of its top 10 products of all-time, alongside the likes of OpenOffice, Gimp and other user favorites.

Here’s what PC World had to say about Lavasoft anti-malware software:
“Ad-Aware Free: This utility is simple to use and does an excellent job of detecting and killing spyware.”

If you agree with PC World and think Ad-Aware Free is ‘superstar’ security software, remember that a Plus and Pro version of Ad-Aware ,with bonus features and protection is available . Want to try these versions out for yourself? Check out Ad-Aware Plus and Ad-Aware Pro here.

Until Next time

Peter – Your Online Security Guide

Source: Lavasoft Partner Blog

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The world’s leading company in providing the best security solution  Bitdefender has recently released BitDefender 2010.

Proudly answering to to their millions of consumers’ demand – Maximum Protection, Usability at Maximum Speed !

The latest version offers  maximum protection for home  (see new parental reporting system below) or business and secures your PC from the new and fast-evolving internet security threats such as viruses, rootkits, spam and more, gaining a step ahead of the competition.

Whats really new in Bitdefender 2010 you may ask?

1. Active Virus Control NEW!

• Programs running on your computer are monitored 24/7 and any malware-like actions are noted.  If enough malicious behaviors are detected the program that ran them is declared harmful and blocked before it can causes damage to your computer.
  

2. Usage Profiles NEW!

• New user profiles feature  that allows you to choose the profile that best suits your needs  – Typical, Parent or Gamer.  (first in the industry!)

3. Parental Reporting System (Available in Internet Security and Total Security 2010 only) NEW!

• Allows you to view what websites your children visit.

• The monitoring is made more effective as you can receive email alerts concerning each childs activity on the internet.

• You can Set Specific time intervals for your children to use internet or specific applications.
  

4. Intrusion Detection NEW!

• Bitdefender 2010 will detect and block any attempt to change critical system files or registry entries on your PC.

• Warns you about attacks performed by code injection.
  

5. Faster Scanning Time Reduced by Half NEW!

• Bitdefender 2010 now avoids scanning files that are know to be safe. Thus enhancing speed and reducing  System load.  Now achieving scan in half the time of the previous version.

6. Improved In-Product Technical Support

• You can now get answers to the most common support questions or contact technical support directly from the product using its new self-service module.
  

This is what we have all been waiting for a Security program that provides what we really need without slowing us down!

Check out more on  BitDefender 2010 here

Everybody is up for it, don’t miss out and get yourself, your PC, your home or business and your life the superior protection in the land – Purchase or Upgrade to BitDefender 2010 now!

Until Next Time

Peter – Your Online Security Guide

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This is very important even if you are busy take a few minutes to browse through this article and find out if you are unsecured.  If you are unsecured its time to take action because all signs read DANGER and you definitely don’t want to be a Victim!

If you don’t have time to read through the top 3  software providing total security and peace of mind include;

Bitdefender Total Securite $67.00, Steganos Privacy Suite $67.00, Steganos Internet Anonym $97.00.

You may find them a little pricey but when you get an attack I can bet you will be spending alot more to get the problem sorted or purchase a new Computer! If you have spent so much money buying that top range computer or growing your business make sure you are Secured!
Consequences of  being UnSecured

1. Your Identity Could be Stolen

If you have signed up to lots of sites you are most likely to use one password for all of them so it’s easy to remember. If the hackers get into one account then you are in great danger as they could try to access all your other accounts using the same password.

Identity thieves can do a lot of things with your account and here are a few: Use your identity to access your Bank Accounts , Access important/confidential information from  Social Networking Sites, Delete  your Accounts, For Emails – spamming your contacts, send your contacts emails containing adwares

Things that could leave you open to Attack

- Leaving the login page’s “Remember my password“ checked.

- Forgetting to logout (especially if you’re in a cyber cafe)

- Website Spoofed/Phished – you have normally entered your username and password into a website whose design is adopted to the website you should be in, like Yahoo! These fake websites can even have the same URL as the target website.

- Accessing a computer with Keylogger installed on it

2. Your Computer Could Crash

This is the aftermath of having so many viruses, spyware and adware inside your system. These viruses and spywares are often times than not,  from programs downloaded or from storage gadgets inserted to your computer.

Adwares like spywares install themselves. They typically display advertisements once you go online. And this slows down your computer.

If you have  a lot of important personal and work files  you would be out of your wits knowing that you have lost months and maybe years work!

3. Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

This is the most unfortunate thing that can happen to any organization with operations running through Internet.

Denial of Service (DoS) Attack is the pursuit of making a computer deprived of doing its usual tasks and its services unavailable to its users. Where most of the victims of this attack are those sites such as banks, credit card payment gateways, etc.

Hacking can be considered as a culprit of such consequence. Stay secured with Steganos Internet Anonym.

4. Loss of Business leading to Bankruptcy

Apart from Internet thieves out there, who are masters of working their way into your computer network through whatever means they can think of, having bad data back-up habits can  contribute to the failure of a business. Bitdefender Total Security has a very good online backup facility.

With data as the core of any business, a simple backup could save your business from breaking down.

5. Public humiliation

We’ve all heard of scandals which spreads like fungus. Some celebrities even ordinary people have been a victim of this. With their personal, confidential and most personal photos and videos of them exposed on the Internet without them knowing is a total turn down. If you run a business that could be victim to this we recommend Steganos Privacy Suite.

Okay don’t say we didn’t warn you the ball is in your court.

Until Next Time

Peter – Your Online Security Guide

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Google Web Security for Enterprise is a malware protection and URL filtering product with policy enforcement and reporting. Google offers additional features that extend to protecting users that works remotely on laptops on guest networks.

Matthew Connor said” Protecting employees from Internet threats is tough enough when they’re at work, much less when they’re on the road.”

Yahoo, on the other hand has joined forces with McAfee Inc. to have a more secure web search. The new SearchScan feature by Yahoo Search alerts users to sites with security concerns that could damage a user’s PC.

With all this protection going on, Internet experience could be a much safer place for business and consumer alike.

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Website Web Tools and Tips also offer a great section on Internet Security.

Until next time

Peter – Your Online Security Guide

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