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12 news & feature articles results for "grisoft scanner"

Wed Dec 5 2007 Grisoft acquires Exploit Prevention Labs
Fourth-largest antivirus software vendor adds Exploit Prevention Labs' LinkScanner family of safe-browsing applications to its product offerings.

Posted by Robert Vamosi
Wed Jul 9 2008 Grisoft modifies its free AVG product after complaints
AVG 8.0 no longer downloads the home page of every search result returned by Google, Yahoo, and MSN, and now uses a blacklist to check sites for malware.

Posted by Robert Vamosi
Wed Feb 27 2008 AVG upgrades popular security suite
Grisoft, publisher of AVG Anti-Virus, announces a major upgrade to its security suite, integrating several of its products into one including recently-purchased LinkScanner.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt
Tue Oct 13 2009 AVG LinkScanner can detect malicious short URLs
AVG updates free LinkScanner tool to scan the shortened URLs that are popular on sites like Twitter, then block any attempts to direct users to malicious Web pages.

Posted by Lance Whitney
Mon Apr 20 2009 LinkScanner stands alone once more
Swallowed up in early 2008, AVG has burped out a newly independent version of the popular LinkScanner. The browser plug-in checks search results for safety on the fly.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt
Fri Jun 13 2008 Firefox add-on WOT crowdsources site-ratings
WOT lays trust in user experiences to rate Web sites' safety.

Posted by Jessica Dolcourt
Mon May 12 2008 Protect your PC from viruses with free AVG Anti-Virus 8.0
Grisoft's new version of AVG Anti-Virus 8.0 offers protection from viruses and spyware and doesn't cost a dime.

Posted by Rick Broida
Thu Apr 24 2008 AVG Free joins its siblings in the land of 8.0
After nearly two months of waiting, fans of AVG Free can rejoice: The super popular antivirus app has updated and now sports the new interface and combined security engine that its pay-for-play siblings possess.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt
Tue Aug 26 2008 Avoid getting blitzed by Facebook spam
Spam messages on Facebook are on the rise. Keep an eye out for bogus messages and download software to help protect you from malicious links.

Posted by Jessica Dolcourt
Fri Aug 24 2007 The secret of AVG
The AVG Anti-Spyware Help file reveals a nifty little secret, for those who love free anti-malware.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt