Anti-virus company F-Secure is now allowing users to download its Anti-theft for mobile software absolutely free.

The software, which is compatible with Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian OSes, includes browsing protection against malware...

A virus scanner update from McAfee has caused havoc amongst Windows XP computers by incorrectly identifying part of the operating system as a virus.

The 5958 update identified svchost.exe as the wecorl.a virus. A while back, Microsoft shifted...

Symantec came up with some interesting new developments in system security last year, with the well publicised Quorum and System Insight tools offering faster, more efficient scans and an unprecedented amount of information for users who would benefit...

BullGuard Internet Security has been a worthy rival to more established names in the security arena for the last couple of years, and though what is already a feature-packed collection of tools hasn't been significantly updated during this time, it...

Antivirus company F-Secure has rolled out Anti-theft and Security software for Android, which includes browsing protection against malware sites and the ability to lock the handset and wipe it remotely if it's lost or stolen.

The remote lock...

Microsoft has announced a zero-day vulnerability that affects its internet browser, Internet Explorer, versions 6, 7 and 8.  

Symantec explains in layman's terms this means "there's a hole in Internet Explorer which a cybercriminal can take...

Vodafone is offering new price plans for its mobile broadband offerings claiming greater savings to give us poor snow-struck GBers a chance to beat the January blues.

There are two new pay monthly price plans for customers to choose from...

Facebook is helping its users out with more than connecting with their friends and family on the online service with the news it is to offer security software.

"We want to help you take the offensive by having the latest security software...

In the middle of 2007, Microsoft developed a suite of applications called COFEE that allows police officers at crime scenes to extract forensic-quality digital evidence from computers with the aid of a USB stick.

That software leaked to the...

AVG has been one of the most popular free antivirus tools for many a year, and updates its software for 2010 with the new AVG 9. We’ll kick off by summarising the different versions of the software, which still includes a free version for those...

After a roll-out to 19 countries, Microsoft has revealed some stats relevant to the release of its Security Essentials security software.

In the first week Microsoft saw well over 1.5 million downloads of the security suite, but admits...

AVG Technologies has announced that its next free and paid-for internet security products, AVG 9.0, will be available this month.

"Significant enhancements" in speed see a 50% faster boast, while levels of protection, ease of use and end...

We’ve seen a few new arrivals in the security software market for 2010 so far but are yet to experience any dramatic improvements, certainly in terms of new features and innovations. Rarely one to rest on its laurels, Symantec has been busy putting an...

Microsoft's free antivirus package, "Microsoft Security Essentials", is now available to anyone, just over three months after it went into a beta test period in June that was limited to US users.

But now everyone can grab the bare-bones security...

Microsoft's free antivirus product, "Security Essentials", is leaving beta and a final version will be released "in the coming weeks", according to an email sent to participants in the beta test.

Although it's not been officially available...