Softonic: The Software Parasite If you search for freeware programs using Google, Bing or Yahoo search, more than likely one of the top 3 or 4 search results is going to be Softonic (en.softonic). And if you click the link to download from Softonic, you’re in for a long ride, and you’ll be setting up your computer for… Read More »
A New Villain In Town His name is Poweliks (or her name is Poweliks, if you prefer). And while Poweliks has been around since last summer we hadn’t seen any cases of it, until this week when we saw three in one day. Now the reason that Poweliks deserves mention here (there are always dozens of new black… Read More »
Emsisoft Wins Again If you’re one of those who think that the most dangerous threats to your computer are viruses, you’re wrong. The chances you’ll encounter a virus are 100 times less likely than you are to encounter malware. And the good news is: If all you are concerned about are viruses, just about any old antivirus will… Read More »
We were recently bombarded with email from Avast users because suddenly, without warning, Avast detected Cloudeight CalenderPal as being infected with the virus: Win32:Evo-gen. Avast is well-known for its high rate of false-positives. A false-positive is a harmless file detected as a malicious file. If an antivirus cannot differentiate a bad, malicious file from a good, safe file, then… Read More »
Jack says Avast does a great job protecting his computer and we only recommend Emsisoft because we are greedy! I have been using Avast for years – free version. You claim you tested a lot of antivirus programs before you decided to endorse Emsisoft. Yet, in all the years I’ve had Avast, I’ve never had a bit of… Read More »
Police Departments Skirting Public Accountability By Using Private Foundations To Obtain Controversial Surveillance Technology The less the public knows about law enforcement surveillance technology, the better. That’s the thought process governing the purchase and deployment of technology like Stingray devices and automatic license plate readers. In the case of the former, even the nation’s top cops (the FBI)… Read More »