Archive for the ‘Portable Antivirus’ Category

Difficulties in Virus Scan Today's viruses are smart and intelligent. The first thing which they do after infecting a computer is to hide themselves deeper in your system and make their detection difficult. In this process they disable your security software and antivirus applications, block your software update processes and modify your system files. These malware and viruses get loaded as soon as your system is booting ...

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Even if you are using the latest security suites and antivirus software, chances are always there that malware is able to sneak in and infect your computer. The first thing, which today's malware do is to disable your antivirus and security applications and make your security software paralyzed so as to disguise . You will not be allowed to update and use them. THE only option ...

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What are RootKits A rootkit is a software system that consists of a program or combination of several programs designed to hide or obscure the fact that a system has been compromised. An attacker may use a rootkit to replace vital system executables, which may then be used to hide processes and files the attacker has installed, along with the presence of the rootkit. The Detection of ...

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Stand Alone Antivirus Software - Why You May Need Them Internet Security is a complex domain. With the rapid changes in the technology and development of newer ways to spread malware, you can never be sure about your PC Security. You never know, when a new virus or malware is able to penetrate your security and play havoc with your system. The first thing, which today's malware ...

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Portable Antivirus - Why You may Need them Internet Security domain is very complex. You can never be sure about your security, even if you are using latest and updated security suites. You need to have a restoration plan ready, in case your computer gets infected. Besides this, today's Malware threats are intelligent and the first thing they do on your computer is to block your security ...

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Limitations of Internet Security Suites Today's Internet Security Suites like Kaspersky, Norton, McAfee, CA etc. provide you a comprehensive real-time protection for different types of malware attacks. You have to purchase them and install onto your system. The virus definition files get updated, sometimes more than once in a day. So far so good. But this system has one weakness. Since their effectiveness is dependent upon the presence ...

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AutoRun.Inf File - The Cause of Many Malware Infections Windows uses a special file with the name autorun.inf with the removable media like USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards, Pen Drives etc., with a purpose to know the action to be taken when such a media is inserted in the computer. Autorun.inf file is located in the root directory of the removable drive and contains a reference to ...

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Common Approaches to Malware Removal Malware removal is a complex approach. There are lots of tools and tricks for cleaning your system; most people use updated security software suites like Norton, McAfee, BitDefender, CA etc., some use complex methods like registry editing, virus files & DLL removals, some use online malware scanners; but none of them is fool proof. With the ever changing mechanisms employed by different ...

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Virus Removal - The Race of Malware Developers and Security Software Even if you are protected with best security suites and have made it a point to regularly update the malware database, you cannot be absolutely sure about your PC Security. The reason is the basic mechanism in which present day security software ...

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Portable Antivirus for USB Security With the advancements in technology, the storage space in USB Flash Drives and Pen Drives is getting larger and larger, and it has tremendously increased their usability. Coupled with their miniature size, convenience of use and availability of lots of useful Portable Applications, they have become a convenient way to carry your data alongwith yourself, without ever bothering to carry ...

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