- Fri Dec 4 6:13 PM PST 2009 PC Tools Internet Security 2010 reviewed
PC Tools' Internet Security suite for 2010 gets some things right, and frustratingly drops the ball on others.
- Fri Dec 4 4:14 PM PST 2009 Google Chrome now bundled with Avast
You wouldn't necessarily expect it, but Avast and Google Chrome might be the next peanut butter-and-jelly combo in the software world.
- Fri Dec 4 1:56 PM PST 2009 Some Avast users must reinstall flagged files
Avast has fixed a bad virus definition file update that falsely marked hundreds of clean files as threats, but some users are still dealing with the fallout.
- Wed Nov 25 3:51 PM PST 2009 Big changes in Security Starter Kit 2010
Planning on getting a new computer this holiday season? Stay safe into the New Year with the overhauled Download.com Security Starter Kit for 2010.
- Mon Nov 23 11:36 AM PST 2009 Browser-server now baked into Opera
Amid promises to "reinvent the Web," Opera unveiled Unite, a new beta feature, in its Web browser earlier this year. Now, Opera Unite comes as a standard browser feature starting with Opera 10.10.
- Tue Nov 10 5:30 AM PST 2009 Panda's Cloud Antivirus leaves beta behind
First introduced in beta back in April, Panda Cloud Antivirus graduates to a stable, public release and signifies a major security vendor taking aim at the freeware competition--instead of the other way around.
- Thu Oct 29 5:30 PM PDT 2009 IOBit 360 refreshed for Windows 7
IOBit 360 is a relative newcomer on the anti-malware scene. It's a fast and welterweight freeware utility for detecting and removing malware, and plugging your system's security holes before they can been exploited.
- Fri Oct 23 2:41 PM PDT 2009 PortableApps adds Chrome and Skype
The massive storehouse of USB stick-friendly versions of your favorite open-source programs just expanded to include closed-source freeware, too.
- Fri Oct 16 5:10 PM PDT 2009 AVG Free 9 in pictures
Although it's basically a stripped-down version of AVG's security suites, far more people use the free version. Check out what's new in the most popular free security option available.
- Thu Oct 15 5:00 AM PDT 2009 AVG Free 9 offers speed, lacks etiquette
Security software maker claims significantly faster scan times in AVG Free 9, but some unfortunate behavior from its LinkScanner tool might annoy some enough to swear off that otherwise excellent feature.




