'Freemium' antivirus firm Avast gets funding boost

Private equity firm Summit Partners has acquired a minority stake in Avast through a US$100M investment in the antivirus company.

What Intel gets from McAfee's consumer products

Some experts say Intel's plan to buy the software security vendor is the beginning of the slow death of McAfee's consumer security products. That's not likely to happen in the near future, but just what does the chipmaker get with McAfee's current consumer security line?

Trinity Upgrades Linux Rescue Kit

The recovery and repair software adds a Windows disk cleaner, a new virus-scan engine, a password reset tool, and a menu-based interface.

Kaspersky updates help the already infected

The updates to Kaspersky Lab's 2011 security suites introduce a new tool for cleaning already-infected computers, as well as a system watcher, location filter, and expansion of the program's sandboxing feature.

Defend against cyber culprits

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