WARNING: Reading this article may cause extreme uncontrollable gut-buster laughter. Continue reading at your own risk...
We love getting our hands on some free software, and when it comes to antivirus protection there are pretty good scanners available at no cost all through your browser. Most of them do take advantage of Internet Explorer's ActiveX technology, and for that reason you must be using IE.
We've talked a lot about different free antivirus solutions in the past, and Kaspersky has always done extremely well on various tests. One free solution that they offer which you may not be aware of is Kaspersky Antivirus 6.0 Second Opinion Solution - otherwise known as Kaspersky Antivirus S.O.S.
We've been contacted by a few of our readers today letting us know that our website is being identified as containing a JS/SNZ.A virus. Don't worry, we haven't been infected with a virus.
If you've missed out on one of our other security software deals, then this is one you may want to take advantage of. I'll forewarn you that this does require a mail in rebate, but in the end you can actually make money from it! Oh yeah, and you must purchase this today if you want to cash in on the rebate.
For a limited time you can download and use AVG 7.5 Professional Antivirus (RapidShare & MegaUpload mirrors) for free. For those of you running the always-free version of AVG there are some advantages to making the upgrade, such as advanced scanning and scheduling options.
On Wednesday there was a two-hour period where Kaspersky had pushed out antivirus signatures that contained a major flaw. They inadvertently identified Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe) as a virus, which many of you know is pretty darn critical for Windows. The virus alert will look like the one in the screenshot above, which was taken by a Kaspersky forum member. It essentially says:
We've previously written about the relatively good deal that Newegg offers on ESET security software, but it just got a little bit better. Until Monday, December 17th you can get the standalone antivirus software for $20 out-the-door. A 1-year subscription typically runs $40 straight from ESET for NOD32, so you're getting 50% off plus a physical CD rather than just a download link.
Just yesterday we wrote about how some of the best antivirus apps were having troubles passing the VB100 test. In that scenario the apps were only tested against viruses that had already been released to the wild.
