Analysts closer to improved antivirus software test      
Antivirus vendors are closer to agreeing on a new way to test their software after widespread agreement that older antivirus tests can be misleading.
 
Symantec patches critical Norton flaw      
A bug in the way Norton Antivirus software uses the ActiveX programming language could cause serious problems for users of Symantec Corp.'s products.
 
Symantec declares Chinese offer a success, withholds numbers      
Symantec has declared its compensation offer for Chinese users who saw their computers damaged by a bad software update a success Sunday, but declined to say how many users had accepted the deal.
 
Security vendors question accuracy of AntiVirus tests      
Antivirus software is frequently tested for performance, so picking a top product should be straightforward: Select the number-one vendor whose software kills off all of the evil things circulating on the Internet. You're good to go then, right? Not necessarily.
 
Symantec takes heat over Chinese compensation offer      
Symantec's attempt to make amends with Chinese users who saw their computers crippled by its antivirus software is off to a rocky start, with critics saying the company's compensation offer isn't good enough.
 
Symantec to test major revamp of corporate AntiVirus client      
Symantec Corp. will kick off its annual Symantec Vision conference next week with the first public release of its next-generation corporate antivirus software, called Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.
 
F-Secure hit with antivirus vulnerabilities      
F-Secure Corp. has patched several vulnerabilities in its security products, the most critical of which could be used to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer.
 
Symantec may compensate users hit by buggy update      
"We are now focusing on helping our clients restart their computers and will consider other issues once that work is finished," Symantec's Vincent Weafer said when asked whether the company would compensate users.
 
Microsoft business client security due next month      
The business client security product Microsoft has been working on since 2003 will finally make its debut in May, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday.
 
Virus Stoppers      
Trojan horses. Rootkits. Botnets. Keyloggers. These terms might not mean much to the average computer user, but to the average computer they're the equivalent of the bird flu and Ebola viruses. With money serving as the main motive, tech crooks have turned these one-time playthings of maladjusted geeks into a serious business.
 
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