This Windows update is snarling up some endpoint security tools Malwarebytes and Trellix upgrades to the rescue Sysadmin Month29 Jun 2023 | 8
Malwarebytes may not be allowed to label rival's app as 'potentially unwanted' Legal prof warns: 'This case is like a wrecking ball for internet law' Security06 Jun 2023 | 53
Google's here to boost your cloud security and the magic ingredient? AI, of course RSA Conference Send in the LLMs Spotlight on RSA25 Apr 2023 | 4
Google euthanizes Chrome Cleanup Tool because it no longer has a purpose Times have changed and unwanted software on Windows is a rarity (unless you count Windows itself) Security11 Mar 2023 | 4
Microsoft: For better security, scan more Exchange server objects Software giant takes some files and processes off the exclusion list Security26 Feb 2023 | 10
Antivirus apps are there to protect you – Cisco's ClamAV has a heckuva flaw Switchzilla hardware and software need attention, unless you fancy arbitrary remote code execution Patches17 Feb 2023 | 8
Twenty years on, command-line virus scanner ClamAV puts out version 1 Used by millions – and the first official finished edition is here Security01 Dec 2022 | 15
The only Windows 10 updates for the year are coming. Spoiler alert: It's just security What did you expect, HoloLens-ready Minesweeper and new skins for Calculator? OSes19 Oct 2022 | 16
Cybercriminals target games popular with kids to distribute malware Kaspersky research finds Minecraft and Roblox have the most malicious files associated with them Security07 Sep 2022 |
Microsoft mistakenly rated Chromium, Electron as malware Windows Defender update fixed the mess after a weekend of false positive weirdness Security05 Sep 2022 | 26
NortonLifeLock and Avast $8.6b deal gets provisional yes from UK regulator Plus: Even market authorities can't seem to keep up with Microsoft's Defender branding Security03 Aug 2022 | 7
Botnet malware disguises itself as password cracker for industrial controllers Can't get into that machine? No problem, just trust this completely sketchy looking tool Research18 Jul 2022 | 8
$185m anti-malware patent dispute: Norton and Columbia University fight on Decade-old spat over security tech not over yet as New York institution files for enhanced damages Legal04 Jul 2022 | 14
Microsoft Defender goes cross-platform for the masses Redmond's security brand extended to multiple devices without stomping on other solutions Security17 Jun 2022 | 16
Microsoft's standalone Defender for Business hits GA Security suite for the orgs unwilling to stump up for a Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscription Security03 May 2022 | 3
UK regulator puts NortonLifeLock merger with Avast on ice Security vendors now have 5 working days to explain to the Competition and Markets Authority why it's wrong Security16 Mar 2022 | 12
Germany advises citizens to uninstall Kaspersky antivirus Russian biz founder calls it 'an insult' Security15 Mar 2022 | 102
NortonLifeLock and Avast tie-up falls under UK competition regulator's spotlight CMA invites comments from 'interested parties' on what merger means to them Security20 Jan 2022 | 7
Avira also mines imaginary internet money on customers' PCs Who should your PC work for: you, or your antivirus vendor? Security10 Jan 2022 | 45
No defence for outdated defenders as consumer AV nears RIP Opinion How sad would you be to see AV go? Us neither Security10 Jan 2022 | 96
Remember Norton 360's bundled cryptominer? Irritated folk realise Ethereum crafter is tricky to delete Updated Disable anti-tamper features first and you'll be all right Security05 Jan 2022 | 68
UK competition watchdog unveils principles to make a kinder antivirus business Treat customers fairly when it comes to auto-renewal. Or else Security19 Oct 2021 | 13
Norton dodges UK courts after telling Brit watchdog it will be nicer to consumers Admits nothing but promises amendments to auto-renewal, refund policies Security14 Jun 2021 | 33
Brit watchdog shows some teeth over McAfee antivirus auto-renewals Refund rights for customers Security25 May 2021 | 32
Difficult season: Antivirus-flinger Avast decides to 'wind down' Jumpshot 'Hundreds' of staffers in marketing analytics subsidiary to be hit Security30 Jan 2020 | 20
Labs are for nerds, it's simply Kaspersky now – just hold still while we cyber-immunise you Logowatch Inoffensive, nondescript logo screams 'building a safer world' Security05 Jun 2019 | 21
Symantec boss Greg Clark exits biz amid dismal financials Troubled security house keeps up trend of sudden resignations Security10 May 2019 | 15
Enough about me, why do you hate Kaspersky so much? Revealed: Insp Clouseau-esque bid to smear critics as shills Interview Please speak clearly for the tape... I mean, my ears Security17 Apr 2019 | 27
Trend Micro antivirus fails to stop measles carrier rubbing against firm's Ottawa offices Vaccination GOOD. Spread of easily preventable illness BAD Bootnotes05 Apr 2019 | 114
Sticking with one mobile provider gets you... Oh. Price rises, big exit fees, and lovely, lovely lock-in UK competition bods threaten action against 'loyalty penalty' Networks19 Dec 2018 | 45
Sir, you've been using Kaspersky Lab antivirus. Please come with us, sir US govt bans agencies from using Russian outfit's wares Security15 Jun 2018 | 41
Citation needed: Europe claims Kaspersky wares 'confirmed as malicious' Motion passed to eject Russian software from bloc institutions Security13 Jun 2018 | 87
Kaspersky Lab's move from Russia to Switzerland fails to save it from Dutch oven Netherlands turns up the heat as transparency plans unveiled Security15 May 2018 | 40
North Korea's antivirus software whitelisted mystery malware 'SiliVaccine' uses ancient, stolen, Trend Micro AV engine and bad home-brew crypto Security02 May 2018 | 25
Essex black hat behind Cryptex and reFUD gets two years behind bars Goncalo Esteves sobbed as he was sentenced Security15 Feb 2018 | 10
Windows Defender will strap pushy scareware to its ass-kicker machine Doomed: Junkware claiming it can rid PCs of viruses, clean up the Registry, etc Security31 Jan 2018 | 53
CPU bug patch saga: Antivirus tools caught with their hands in the Windows cookie jar You're fondling our kernel wrong, grumbles Microsoft Security09 Jan 2018 | 73
UK government bans all Russian anti-virus software from Secret-rated systems Starts talks with Kaspersky to 'prevent the transfer of UK data to the Russian state' Security03 Dec 2017 | 98
Fake tech support 'scam' husband and wife banned FOR LIFE from computer repair world Virus panic pair agrees to never again offer to 'fix' anyone's PC On-Prem30 Oct 2017 | 41
Microsoft downplays alarm over Windows Defender 'flaw' Says you'd hafta click through a *boatload* of warnings Security28 Sep 2017 | 39
Downloaded CCleaner lately? Oo, awks... it was stuffed with malware OK, OK, well the 2.27 million victims were not Reg readers Security18 Sep 2017 | 126
Kaspersky axes antitrust complaints against Microsoft after Windows giant vows to play nice Builtin antivirus will make room for rival products Security10 Aug 2017 | 17
Cybereason snags $100m from Softbank to mount distribution, tech offensive 'This deal is the coming of age of the offensive security model' Security21 Jun 2017 | 3
Kaspersky files antitrust suit against Microsoft Windows Defender is the alleged offender Security06 Jun 2017 | 55
Avast blocks the entire internet – again Updated Now that's cast-iron antivirus Security11 May 2017 | 42
Everything's fine, says Cylance, as workers given the boot Updated Antivirus vendor Security05 Apr 2017 | 30
RIP: Antivirus veteran Raimund Genes, 54 Trend Micro CTO suffered fatal heart attack Security28 Mar 2017 | 2
Despite the spiel, we're still some decades from true anti-malware AI Opinion Vendors stuff jargon into antivirus marketing mix Security13 Feb 2017 | 35
Former Mozilla dev joins chorus roasting antivirus, says 'It's poison!' Kill your antivirus, maybe keep Windows Defender Security27 Jan 2017 | 122
P0wnographer finds remote code exec bug in McAfee enterprise This one ticks all the boxes: Runs as root ✔ Claims security ✔ Unpopular product with few updates ✔ Security13 Dec 2016 | 11
Trend Micro AV nukes innocent Sharepoint code, admins despair Servers fall over after JavaScript file trashed by mistake Security08 Dec 2016 | 19
Oh no, software has bugs, we need antivirus. Oh no, bug-squasher has bugs, we need ... Secunia report on treadmill of security software pain Security29 Nov 2016 | 11
Antivirus tools are a useless box-ticking exercise says Google security chap Kiwicon Advocates whitelists and other tools that 'genuinely help' security Security17 Nov 2016 | 122
VESK coughs up £18k in ransomware attack Exclusive Biz took the precaution to pay up as a belt and braces approach Channel29 Sep 2016 | 11
Sophos Windows users face black screens after false positive snafu Black is the new BSOD OSes05 Sep 2016 | 49
Windows 10 Anniversary Update crashing under Avast antivirus update Intel Skylake drivers + Avast = kernel panic, BSOD Security09 Aug 2016 | 77
Carbon Black snaps up cloud-dwelling threat-sniffing 'next-gen AV' Will confer new name on Confer Security19 Jul 2016 |
Avast woos AVG shareholders with $1.3bn buyout offer Merger is to corner market rather than snaffle rival's tech Channel07 Jul 2016 | 16
Malware scan stalled misconfigured med software, mid-procedure RTFM. No, really, read it Software09 May 2016 | 31
McAfee gaffe a quick AV kill for enterprising staff Anti-virus engine easily disable. Channel07 Mar 2016 | 33
Google probes AVG Chrome widget after 9m users exposed by bugs Web TuneUp extension blocked from automatically installing with antivirus package Security29 Dec 2015 | 38
Predictable: How AV flaw hit Microsoft's Windows defences An ecosystem issue explained Channel11 Dec 2015 | 48