anti-virus
Anti-virus alliance struck up
News Troubled ISP and ASP iomart has struck an alliance with Japanese anti-virus giant Trend Micro to boost its move into the European business market. Trend Micro is a $208m-a-year, Tokyo-based company which... [07 Jun 2001]
Anti-virus vendors failing users, claims CA chief
News Anti-virus vendors are not doing enough to protect their customers from malicious worms and viruses, according to software giant Computer Associates (CA). He said pure-play... [14 Jan 2002]
Anti-virus vendors at odds over '100 per cent' guarantee
News A row has developed between two of the biggest sellers of anti-virus services in the UK after Trend Micro wrote to MessageLabs and accused it of dishonesty over its "100 per cent virus... [23 Oct 2001]
Anti-virus industry running on fear and dodgy statistics
News Anti-virus experts say the metrics surrounding the spread of computer viruses and worms leave a lot to be desired, and have criticised some companies for attempting to capitalise on fear, uncertainty and... [29 Aug 2003]
Anti-virus vendors in the firing line
Comment And once again, anti-virus vendors stand accused of hyping the threat beyond reason. It's one of those issues with more questions than answers, but as far as the... [19 Sep 2001]
Anti-virus vendors rock
News Anti-virus vendors are doing very nicely on the back of ever-increasing numbers of viruses. Things are also looking good for internet-based anti-virus software maker... [17 Jan 2002]
Anti virus protection for myWasp
News In a prepared statement, Trend claimed it was the first anti virus vendor to work with a wireless ASP in this way, so that it is able to provide customers with malicious code protection. Network security... [17 Jul 2001]
McAfee anti-virus software fails to block Klez virus
News Anti-virus firm Network Associates has been forced to issue a hot-fix for its McAfee software after it became apparent that some versions were having trouble picking up the Klez virus.... [12 Jul 2002]
Three anti-virus packages are better than one
News According to a study by content checking software firm GFI, using a number of anti-virus packages simultaneously provides the best protection against malware. The study analysed five different products... [02 Aug 2002]
UUNet opts for Starlabs' anti-virus package
News UUNet has signed up to Starlabs' anti-virus service for ISPs. Starlabs uses three anti-virus packages - McAfee Total Virus Defence, Datafellows F-Secure... [24 Nov 1999]
FA makes anti-virus substitution
News The Football Association has bought virus protection software from Sophos Anti-virus. The FA has chosen Sophos' Enterprise Manager and Sophos anti-virus... [30 May 2002]
Palm virus taken in hand by anti-virus specialists
News The virus was discovered by NAI's anti-virus emergency response team and has not been seen in the wild. Rival anti-virus vendor Sophos said NAI is... [22 Sep 2000]
Users gang up on anti-virus vendors
News Called the Anti-Virus Information Exchange Network, (Avien), it was first set up by security executives from large corporations as a result of discussions at last year's Virus Bulletin... [28 Sep 2001]
Webcast: Does Your Anti-virus REALLY Protect You Against Spyware?
White Paper While most enterprise anti-virus software includes at least some protection against spyware, it's important to remember that anti-spyware functionality is just an afterthought in the... [13 Dec 2007]
What next for the anti-virus industry?
News The outlook for the anti-virus industry's profits will be promising for a while yet - and it's got the hackers' seemingly ceaseless ingenuity to thank, as the constantly changing nature of malware keeps... [14 Oct 2003]