avast! Anti-Virus detects *New* Microsoft IE Zero-Day Attack
avast! Antivirus is able to detect the *New* Microsoft IE Zero-Day Attack. Here is an excerpt from their blog: “It was brought to our attention by this thorough Eric Romang article that a new zero-day exploit (an exploit actively used by cybercriminals in the wild) targets a bug in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE)[...] |
When Anti-Viruses Go Bad
When Anti-Viruses Go Bad What happens when your anti-virus turns on you? The simple answer is your computer stops working. This was made evident in a recent update to Avira (ironically only affecting the paid versions of the program and apparently only in 32-bit environments). After the update, the AntiVirProActiv[...] |