Neowin News Feed for: Anti-virus

Why Windows anti-virus scanners flag Linux ISOs as virus, and what to do

Paul Hill — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:54:03 +0000

Have any of your Linux ISOs been flagged up as malware by anti-virus software? If so, here's what you should do. Read more...

UltraAV says Kaspersky users were moved over for their own good and they knew it was coming

Sayan Sen — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:38:02 +0000

UltraAV has issued a statement to Neowin explaining why Kaspersky users were moved over for their own good and why users should not worry. Read more...

Kaspersky users suddenly finding "UltraAV" automatically installed on their PC, here's why

Sayan Sen — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:22:01 +0000

Users are suddenly finding their Kaspersky anti-virus automatically uninstalled itself and has been replaced with "UltraAV." Read more...

After all the Windows 11 security touting, Microsoft Defender comes last in AV-TEST's result

Sayan Sen — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:18:01 +0000

AV-TEST, which tests and ranks antivirus solutions, has conducted its first Windows 11-based security test. However, Defender, despite all of Microsoft's touting, has managed to come in last place. Read more...

Malwarebytes says it was targeted by SolarWinds hackers too

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:18:02 +0000

The security firm, Malwarebytes, is the latest entity to reveal it was targeted by state-sponsored hackers implicated in the SolarWinds breach. The hackers gained access to a limited set of emails. Read more...

A host of anti-virus engines are flagging recent Dell printer drivers as unsafe

Abhay V — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:12:01 +0000

Printer driver files from Dell are being flagged as unsafe by anti-virus engines like Avast, McAfee, Fortinet, and more. Logs on Virus Total suggest that they are flagged as malware and trojans. Read more...

Thoma Bravo buys anti-malware firm Sophos for $3.9 billion

Paul Hill — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 17:16:01 +0000

Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, has announced its acquisition of the cybersecurity firm Sophos. Sophos' stockholders agreed to the takeover in December. Sophos was sold for $3.9 billion in cash. Read more...

Save $80 on TotalAV Anti-Virus Protection

News Staff — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:46:01 +0000

TotalAV is more than just an antivirus program; it also speeds up your system thanks to a suite of tools, such as a disk cleaner, web browser cleaner and manager, and a performance optimizer. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 19.1.2360

Razvan Serea — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:36:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.8.2356

Razvan Serea — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 22:48:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.7.2354

Razvan Serea — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:42:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.6.2349

Razvan Serea — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:50:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.5.2342

Razvan Serea — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:56:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Download Kaspersky Free Antivirus 2019

Razvan Serea — Sat, 26 May 2018 11:06:01 +0000

Kaspersky Free was designed to protect your computer against malware. It's a version with all the bare essentials: file, email, web antivirus, automatic updates, self-defense, quarantine, and so on. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.4.2338

Razvan Serea — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:04:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.3.2333

Razvan Serea — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 21:42:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.2.2328

Razvan Serea — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 20:48:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

avast! Free Antivirus 18.1.2326

Razvan Serea — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:40:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Samsung 2018 smart TVs certified for enhanced security

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:16:01 +0000

Samsung's smart TVs have received two security related certificates making them some of the most secure on the market. The firm is the first to receive the Common Criteria cert three years running. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.9.2322

Razvan Serea — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:18:02 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

UK's NCSC issues warning against using Kaspersky on government systems

Paul Hill — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 05:56:01 +0000

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has written to government departments that they should avoid Kaspersky software on systems that are critical to the national security of the country. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.8.2318

Razvan Serea — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:20:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.7.2314

Razvan Serea — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:54:02 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.6.2310

Razvan Serea — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:40:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Google-certified devices will carry the Play Protect label on their packaging

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:32:01 +0000

As a measure to protect its customers from potential malware attacks, Google has introduced Play Protect, announcing that future 'certified' devices will carry the logo on their retail packaging. Read more...

Kaspersky drops antitrust complaint after Microsoft promises to make changes to Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:24:01 +0000

Following Kaspersky's anti-trust complaint against Microsoft, the Redmond giant has promised to make major changes to Windows 10 security; mainly regarding how the OS handles third-party AV software. Read more...

Kaspersky Labs announces Free anti-virus for consumers

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:58:01 +0000

Kaspersky has announced the availability of the free tier of its anti-virus software. The software should be lighter on resources than most free offerings because it won't come with ads. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.5.2303

Razvan Serea — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:28:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.5.2302

Razvan Serea — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:08:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.4.2294

Razvan Serea — Thu, 04 May 2017 10:36:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.3.2291

Razvan Serea — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:24:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.2.2288

Razvan Serea — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:22:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 17.1.2286

Razvan Serea — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:46:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

AVG Anti-Virus Free 17.1.3006

Razvan Serea — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:58:01 +0000

AVG free Antivirus just got even better. It now includes real-time security updates, scans for both malware and performance issues, and even catches malicious downloads before they reach your PC. Read more...

Avast 12.4 Beta released with redesigned user interface

Razvan Serea — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:20:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

AVG Anti-Virus Free 2016.7858

Razvan Serea — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:56:01 +0000

AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 2016 12.3.2279

Razvan Serea — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:44:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

AVG Anti-Virus Free 2016.7752

Razvan Serea — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:22:01 +0000

AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 2016 12.2.2276

Razvan Serea — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:04:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...

Avast! Free Antivirus 2016 12.1.2272

Razvan Serea — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:22:01 +0000

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Read more...