- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.




