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antivirus_software

False Positive From Avast Antivirus for Windows Live Photo Gallery

July 18, 2009

[Update: It looks like Avast has resolved the problem. Virus defs version 090719-0 do not have the problem. Right click the Avast icon in the system tray and go to the updating menu if you need to force the update. I removed the exclusion I had below and all was well.]
I went to start Windows [...]

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McAfee VirusScan Plus free with VMware Fusion – Overpriced

February 17, 2009

I’ve recently been casually looking at virus software to see what’s out there. My impression of McAfee overall is negative but I can no longer remember the specific reason why that is. It’s bundled with VMware Fusion so I figured since it was free I’ve give it a try. Now, I expect a few strings [...]

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10 Favorite Macs Apps (that I don’t use enough)

October 9, 2007

Yesterday I wrote about my 10 Most Used Mac Apps according to Wakoopa. I was a little surprised by some of the apps that showed up on the list and a few apps I really like didn’t show up in the top 10.
So these are the apps I wished were on, or expected to show [...]

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Security Quest #1a: Introduction and Catching Up

September 11, 2007

I’ve been running another site called the Spam Chronicles which was last updated after Patch Tuesday in August. I’ve accepted that I don’t have time to keep both sites up to date. So, long story short – I’ll stop even thinking about updating the Spam Chronicles and will instead incorporate the new content here when [...]

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CA Gives Away Antivirus Software/USB Drive

May 28, 2007

I don’t know what it means CA thinks of their software but I’ve noticed that CA has been bundling their antivirus software with a 2GB USB drive and making it free after some rebates. As always, there’s some catches and hoops to go through.
Several retailers are offering a competitive upgrade rebate of $40 along with [...]

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Avast Antivirus Sound Tip

April 19, 2007

I’ve noticed that people are complaining that Avast announcing “Virus database has been updated” is an annoying feature. A compaint I whole heartily agree with. Here’s how to turn that off:

Start Avast AntiVirus
Select Settings from the menu
Select “Sounds” from the settings dialog
Click the “Settings” button (or just check “disable all sounds” and be done with [...]

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Avast! Antivirus – Free Windows Anti-Virus Software

January 20, 2007

I avoided the “Must Have” label for this one but it was tough. If you don’t like your current AV software or are about to spend money on some you should look here first. Avast Personal Edition is free (for home/non-commercial use) and is complete anti-virus software that does well in independent tests. I use [...]

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