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Norton Internet Security 2011 Reviewed; F-Secure Anti-Virus, too; Microsoft Updates Fix 11 Vulnerabilities in Windows, Office; McAfee Report Reveals That Free Content Can Be Dangerous; and More

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TOP STORIES REVIEW: Norton Internet Security 2011 Every PC needs protection against malicious attacks, and Norton Internet Security once again is the security suite to beat as it nabbed another Editors' Choice award. The 2011 edition fine- tunes 2010's excellent protection, and adds a new interactive panel that makes the suite an information clearinghouse for Norton's Web-based services. Share This: REVIEW: F-Secure Anti-Virus 2011 F-Secure Anti-Virus 2011 scored well in our tests and even better in independent lab tests. Its interface is clear and simple, but its protection features are unduly complex. In particular, its "real-time" protection requires lengthy mini- scans and sometimes insists on rebooting when it's clearly not necessary. Its protection is good overall. Share This: SECURITY BLOG: Microsoft Updates Fix 11 Vulnerabilities in Windows, Office One critical vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild, and a non-critical one has already been disclosed. Share This: SECURITY BLOG: McAfee Report Reveals That Free Content Can Be Dangerous McAfee's new report reveals that searching for free stuff on the Internet is likely to get you in trouble. As it turns out, searches that include the word "free" are much more likely to lead to malicious web sites than ones without it. Share This: SECURITY BLOG: Comodo Antivirus 2011 for Free Protection The free Comodo Antivirus 2011, available now, focuses on keeping systems clean, but it can also manages to get rid of existing malware. Its Auto Sandbox feature prevents unknown programs from doing any harm to the system. Share This: SECURITY BLOG: Adobe Reader, Skype Targeted in Fake App Site Scams Two separate e-mail scam campaigns pursue users that are looking to download Flash and Skype. Avoid the shenanigans by only downloading Flash from Adobe's site, and not paying for Skype as it's free. Share This: SECURITY BLOG: Adobe Discloses New Flash 0-Day All Flash vulnerabilities are also Acrobat vulnerabilities, so a patch has been scheduled for several weeks from now. Share This: Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? Send them here: pcmsecuritywatch@ziffdavis.com FEATURED OFFERS

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