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PCs Need Protection from their Software

Microsoft just reported that roughly 90% of reported vulnerabilities were in applications. The familiar signature-based tools that live on nearly every PC are missing today's malware designed to elude them. More on that here:

http://www.securitynowblog.com/endpoint_security/secunia_report_signature-based_antivirus_misses_most_unknown_malware

and here:

http://www.securitynowblog.com/endpoint_security/signature-based-antivirus-and-hips-technologies-poor-endpoint-protection

Before buying a "solution" from one of the giant vendors, try out some of the freeware out there first, such as this one:

http://www.blueridgenetworks.com/solutions/edgeguardsolo/

The above would probably (don't like absolute statements) prevent the attacked Acrobat from doing harm to the PC.

Posted by: eiverson@...   Posted on: 11/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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