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NEWS ABOUT: McAfee

McAfee stories: 8 news summaries



 Jessica Biel Is 
 Most Dangerous 
 Celeb Online 

Searches for actress yield most viruses, spyware: McAfee

Aug 25, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(AP) - Jessica Biel is the most dangerous celebrity on the web, says a security tech firm. McAfee reported that searches for the 27-year-old actress are more likely to lead to online threats such as spyware and viruses than searches for any other celebrity. Fans searching for the actress have a one-in-five... More »

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Internet • celebrity • computer virus • spyware • McAfee • Jessica Biel

(Newser) - Microsoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta “soon” and will likely have similar features to other companies’ entry-level products that cost about $40 a year. Microsoft made an attempt to... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • software • computer virus • free • Symantec • McAfee • Morro • program

Energy-Wasting Spam
Also a Pain in the Earth

It hurts environment and productivity, authors say

Apr 15, 09 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spam e-mails consume 20% of companies' energy budgets, enough collectively to run 2.4 million houses, says a study commissioned by the security firm McAfee. Most of the waste results from end users sifting through the 62 trillion junk items sent annually, eWeek reports. Eliminating spam would be the equivalent... More »

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Internet • carbon footprint • email • spam • McAfee • energy consumption

(Newser) - Fear of computer viruses is now one of the major reasons people are getting them in the first place, Reuters reports. According to Microsoft, seven of the 25 top threats come in the form of fake security programs, which users terrified of malware like Conficker are installing indiscriminately. Losing market... More »

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Microsoft • computer virus • Symantec • Internet security • malware • McAfee • Conficker • bogus

 US Surfers Get 
 Biggest Bite of Spam 

McAfee experiment reveals how quickly e-junk proliferates and other fun stuff

Jul 2, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Internet users in the US get the most spam, security-software firm McAfee finds after a study. McAfee gave 50 people across 10 developed countries laptops and instructed them to sign up for as much stuff on the internet as possible, and to reply to every spam message. The resulting volume... More »

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Internet • fraud • email • spam • capitalism • computer security • McAfee

Planted on Networks, Phony Download Infects 500K PCs

Malware masquerading as media file seen widely on sharing sites like Limewire

May 8, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost 500,000 people have unintentionally downloaded an adware bundle from file-sharing networks in the past week, security firm McAfee says, with ugly consequences. Disguised as a music file or popular movies, the phony file is circulating on the eDonkey and Limewire networks. It asks users to install a codec... More »

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file sharing • trojans • downloads • eDonkey • malware • adware • McAfee • Limewire

Yahoo Partners With McAfee
to Make Search Safer

Security upgrade part of wider trend in protecting computers from Web's ills

May 6, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo search will now label risky sites, including spyware and virus hosts and spammers, thanks to an exclusive deal with McAfee SiteAdvisor, the companies said today. It also will omit sites entirely that attack visiting computers, reports CNet. Yahoo sees millions of clicks through to some such sites daily, a... More »

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Yahoo • Google • computer virus • Internet security • search • malware • McAfee

Free Tool Offers Web Security

Former Microsoft employees run startup Haute Secure

Mar 7, 08 11:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A new free system designed to protect Web surfers from dangerous code is taking on the software security giants, reports the Wall Street Journal. Developers say Haute Secure, the brainchild of ex-Microsoft security experts, blocks Web pages embedded with malicious code. The public can download the program free, and... More »

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technology • Internet • Microsoft • Symantec • Internet security • startup • phishing • malware • malicious code • computer code • Haute Secure • McAfee

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