Skatter Tech » virus http://skattertech.com gadget news and reviews Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:35:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 FREE Download: Microsoft Security Essentials http://skattertech.com/2009/09/free-download-microsoft-security-essentials/ http://skattertech.com/2009/09/free-download-microsoft-security-essentials/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:44:41 +0000 Sahas Katta http://skattertech.com/?p=2763 Microsoft Security Essentials
Earlier today, Microsoft released their latest anti-malware tool, Microsoft Security Essentials. The application, which is a free download for Windows XP, Vista and 7 users, will help defend against both viruses and spyware. An overwhelmingly large portion of Windows users do not use security software either due to the complication or cost. Malware has the potential to both damage your data and share it with identity thieves. Microsoft Security Essentials has real-time protection and runs efficiently in the background without eating up system resources. Yet it manages to accurately detect malware almost as well as an expensive product such as McAfee’s VirusScan Plus and Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus.

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In the past I highly recommended AVG Free to just about anyone who was looking for an alternative to the $40-50 per year you would need to pay for either a McAfee or Symantec product. AVG is still a great product, however Microsoft Security Essentials is just a lot more convenient. The installer file size varies between a 5-10MB download based on which version of Windows you are running. The installation process is simple and quick. The user interface makes sense without any confusing technical terms. The program receives updated virus definitions automatically through the built in Windows Update tool to simplify things even further. Windows XP, Vista, and 7 all have a built-in Firewall, the addition of this component completes the entire security package. If you don’t have any anti-virus or anti-spyware protection software running on your computer, there’s no excuse to not try Microsoft’s free solution.

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Google seems to be working an anti-virus scanning program that will run behind the scenes for their Gmail email service. According to the FAQs page just like Yahoo and Hotmail, the new virus scan will check all incoming and outgoing messages for viruses. If a message with a virus is received it will be fixed if possible or deleted. If you try to send a message with a virus, Gmail won’t let the user send the message until the attachment has been removed. Gmail has currently been fairly safe due to the fact that they don’t allow attaching the “.exe” file formats in which most viruses travel through. Google already has good spam fighting services, but with this addition Gmail will become safer than ever.Google has not yet announced any information about this yet, but if Google does add a Virus Scan to Gmail it will definatly be a great addition to the service.

From the Gmail Help Center:

How does anti-virus scanning work?
Each time you send and receive attachments, Gmail automatically scans them for viruses.
If a virus is found in an attachment you’ve received, our system will attempt to remove it, or clean the file, so you can still access the information it contains. If the virus can’t be removed from the file, you won’t be able to download it.
If a virus is found in an attachment you’re trying to send, you won’t be able to send the message until you remove the attachment.

Link: Gmail Help Center
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