There is a bit of irony for antivirus folk at work protecting WAP environments, said Candia.
Fear, or the deliverance from it, has always been a huge selling point for antivirus software.
"The numbers today are small, but the potential is huge, " says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer for antivirus firm F-Secure.
Another analysis performed by the security firm Imperva along with the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology found that antivirus managed to detect only 5% of new threats, and that it took an average of four weeks for antivirus firms to identify a new piece of malicious code.
The company now offers content security software for WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) gateways and antivirus protection for Symbian EPOC devices.
Netweird : A low grade commercially-sold spyware targeting Macs that was first discovered by the antivirus firm Intego when it was uploaded for testing to Virustotal, an antivirus firm.
When Microsoft began offerings its antivirus software for free in June of last year, Symantec scoffed.
F-Secure, one of McAfee's rivals, became one of the first vendors to offer antivirus software for wireless devices.
Google wants to be the antivirus scanner for the entire Web.
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Installing antivirus software, for instance, is the most common sense rule for protecting your PC.
In August, F-Secure released the first-ever distributed antivirus product, for mobile devices running Symbian's EPOC operating system, and expects to follow with other wireless platforms.
"Commonly available cyber defences such as firewalls, antivirus and automatic updates for security patches can reduce risk, but they're not enough, " wrote Mr Charney.
Just as antivirus researchers congratulated Apple for keeping the iPhone free of nasty apps five full years after its release, spammers seem to have finally tarnished that spotless record.
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One startup called Lookout offers free antivirus filtering along with features for tracking a lost phone and locking or wiping its data remotely.
Antivirus and spyware detection software scans for and deletes spyware and other types of malware from your computer.
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He suggested that companies contact their antivirus vendors to make sure their tools can scan for the Melissa variant.
This attack can put corporations at risk because telecommuters often fail to regularly update their antivirus software, said Sal Viveros, group marketing manager for total virus defense at Network Associates Inc.(NAI) in Santa Clara, Calif.
In case you missed it, John McAfee, the antivirus software millionaire, has been on the run from the Belizean police for the past month.
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To minimize future chaos and literally keep the trains running, Kaspersky and his company are expanding their ambitions beyond mere antivirus software to build their own, extra-secure operating system just for large-scale industry.
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After weeks in hiding, the 67-year-old antivirus software company founder emerged in Guatemala's capital last week to ask for asylum.
Most antivirus vendors also offer 30-day free trial versions of their software from their Website for download.
Blaming the fact that staff used Linux operating systems on their production machines for "not noticing sooner", it advised concerned users to load some up-to-date antivirus software and "make sure your system is clean".
For those following the tale of McAfee, the man who amassed a fortune by running and then selling an antivirus software company named after him, this new twist should come as no surprise.
Mr. Robinson also says he executed trades for himself and Mr. Kluger last summer on a tip that chip giant Intel Corp. was buying computer-antivirus company McAfee Inc.
On Tuesday, Russian antivirus firm Doctor Web reported the appearance of a new strain of Mac-focused malware that queries users for their cellphone number when they try to install a piece of legitimate software.
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