Microsoft Anti Virus Not Safe?

Step last week that Microsoft will offer free anti-virus with the name of Morro made time bomb for the computer security industry. Microsoft's previous interest cost of U.S. $ 50 a year for Windows Live OneCare service.

Microsoft's security software will be available in the second half of 2009. Promised, the software is able to provide protection against viruses, spyware, rootkits, Trojan, and other threats that may arise.

Laura Yecies, Vice President Check Point ZoneAlarm software division at Microsoft said the announcement did not disrupt ZoneAlarm.

"This is not the first free product, consumers who already have antivirus products are free determine the choice," said Yecies.

Provision of free software by Microsoft will raise the concern that many more users who depend on one source. Even for this, even while paying even Microsoft's OneCare is never off the best security products. I wonder if this new product Microsoft will not be able to protect all users.

Can be understood business operating system manufacturer in the world's largest software that provides free anti-malware, such as car manufacturer membundel water bag and seat belt.

However, comparing the security between the security vehicle with a remote computer is different. Stir the danger behind, with a far different threat to the computer that happens continuously with the increasingly innovative ways.

Also changed the type of threat from viruses written by computer experts that smug, changed into the program created by dangerous criminals to steal information dangerous. While also providing jobs for thousands of employees who work in security companies in the world.

Industrial safety has long been working together for mutual information about the various threats that exist, although they also put-off to become the best. Step Microsoft offers free anti-virus market feared would damage the security of other companies. [Ito]

New viruses, Old Engineering

A new virus has been present to conduct attacks that will menginfikesi Windows Mobile users with old tricks. Virus called the "Companion virus or virus bringing friends," the attack by using the method of taking the identity of the file and move the file to a different location. After that, the virus will run himself when the original file is clicked, and displays the file has been moved, after the virus executable code.

When researchers at McAfee first test of this virus, they are really very surprised when a long infection techniques are still used by the creator of the virus. "This technique was used in the very popular DOS, and we have never seen in the new platform." McAfee researchers write, Jimmy Shah, in his blog post.

However, other elements of the virus also has modern. Code virus has been encrypted and polymorphic, making the virus difficult to Rewrite the code. This is intended to prevent detection by the security software in the mobile phone. Viruses and malware in mobile devices are usually small size, but they enough.

A report from F-Secure estimates that there are about 400 mobile viruses, and can cause a risk to data security and identity theft. Shah noted that the technique not only from the latest virus is using the old method, but the making of this virus may also come from a combination of methods that bygones.

"If the virus in the system of Windows Mobile phones this may make changes to profit from spyware and Trojan viruses to become a more Experimental. Or will malware writers may Windows CE will be tired, when the virus on a mobile platform has invited attention of many people. "Shah said. (h_n)

Computer News: Google, Microsoft and Yahoo Ask Freedom of Expression in the Internet

Still remember your birthday with blocking the website done by the countries as China, Africa, and Thailand recently? All the big companies had to make the virtual world to 'wake up'. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, on Tuesday has released a code intended to maintain the freedom of online attack, because of the regime in China, Africa, Middle East, and recently, Thailand.

A "Global Network Initiative (GNI)", believed capable of combining the companies that operate in the areas of the Internet, human rights organizations, academics and investors, mutual commitment to technology to help companies protect freedom of expression and the right of privacy for users. Initiatives will bring criticism sensoring company on the Internet by countries such as China, where the Chinese government has limited information or to make sensors to the website on the Internet.

Assault on Internet freedom and privacy have emerged, and GNI rate as all the things that are not grounded by the government, which prompted the country. "This is a global phenomenon, not only in China. Even in the Middle East and North Africa, which affected many journalists from the government rules the country. However, we believe if we are together, then we will find the appropriate steps to alter the kelakuakn from pemeintah these countries. "Said Robert Mahoney, director of the Journalist Protection Committee.

Chinese authorities have limited Internet access to citizens, to block the sites associated with China as a threat to the spiritual movement Falun Gong, and the citizens of Tibet. For that, some American companies, including Mirosoft, Cisco, Google and Yahoo have Congress and build what is called the "Great Firewall of China". Google itself has been requested by the Chinese government to mem-filter search on the Internet to eliminate search results that lead to democracy or Tiananmen Square.

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