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  • Wed Dec 23 10:00 AM PST 2009 Using Facebook and Twitter safely

    Share a lot? Here's a guide to the security and privacy problems that users of Facebook and Twitter encounter, and what they can do about it.

    Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

  • Mon Dec 14 4:45 PM PST 2009 Adobe investigating Reader, Acrobat exploit reports

    Adobe partners warn the company of an exploit in the wild that targets a vulnerability in Reader and Acrobat 9.2.

    Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

  • 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.

    Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt

  • 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.

    Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt

  • 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.

    Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt

  • Thu Dec 3 12:59 PM PST 2009 Microsoft to plug critical IE hole targeted by exploit code

    Patch Tuesday will see fixes for 12 vulnerabilities in IE, Windows, and Office, three of which are critical.

    Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

  • Thu Dec 3 9:24 AM PST 2009 Avast update falsely flags good apps as malware

    Czechoslovakia-based antivirus maker fixes security update that mistakenly identified good programs as a Trojan.

    Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

  • Fri Nov 27 5:00 PM PST 2009 Best of the best

    If you had only one choice of a security firewall, multimedia player, and browser to download onto your computer, which apps would it be? We're not cruel enough to limit you to one, but here are our top freeware picks for your PC.

    Posted in The Download Blog by Jessica Dolcourt

  • 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.

    Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt

  • Wed Nov 25 8:24 AM PST 2009 Three apps we're thankful for

    Here are three apps that make bushwhacking through obscure computing processes much easier.

    Posted in The Download Blog by Jessica Dolcourt

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