http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:27:22 GMT 2009-11-25T00:27:22Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141438/Man_pleads_guilty_to_selling_fake_chips_to_US_Navy?source=rss_security A 32-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sold thousands of counterfeit chips to the U.S. Navy. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT (Robert McMillan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141438/Man_pleads_guilty_to_selling_fake_chips_to_US_Navy?source=rss_security 2009-11-25T00:01:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141426/Race_on_between_hackers_Microsoft_over_IE_zero_day?source=rss_security Hackers are racing to build reliable exploits to use against a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, putting pressure on Microsoft to push out a patch before attacks go public, researchers said today. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:02:00 GMT gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141426/Race_on_between_hackers_Microsoft_over_IE_zero_day?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T21:02:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141421/Alwil_Avast_Professional_Edition?source=rss_security Though Alwil Avast Professional Edition ($40 for a one-year, single-PC license, as of 11/23/09) has a speedy scan rate, that wasn't enough to offset its unimpressive protection from malware infections and its truly annoying interface. With a last-place showing in our stand-alone antivirus rankings, it's clearly a less than ideal choice for your paid protection. (A new version is coming early next year--see the end of this review.) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:07:00 GMT (Erik Larkin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141421/Alwil_Avast_Professional_Edition?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T19:07:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141420/McAfee_VirusScan_Plus_2010?source=rss_security McAfee VirusScan Plus ($40 for a one-year, single-PC license, as of 11/19/09) does well with traditional, signature-based malware detection, but it delivered a large number of false positives and fumbled on essentials like proactive protection and scan speed. Overall, it ranked tenth out of the 11 products in our roundup of stand-alone antivirus programs. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:00 GMT (Erik Larkin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141420/McAfee_VirusScan_Plus_2010?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T19:06:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141419/ESET_NOD32?source=rss_security ESET NOD32 has some nice, techie-focused extras and it effectively ferrets out rootkits, but it can't keep up with other antivirus apps when it comes to the essential task of blocking malware. It came in ninth place out of 11 in our current ranking of stand-alone antivirus software. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMT (Erik Larkin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141419/ESET_NOD32?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T19:05:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141418/Trend_Micro_Antivirus_Antispyware?source=rss_security Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware ($40 for a one-year, single-PC license as of 11/17/2009) came in last in our roundup of stand-alone antivirus software, weighed down by comparatively poor malware detection, slow scan speed, and a seriously misguided habit of hiding what it does from the user. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMT (Erik Larkin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141418/Trend_Micro_Antivirus_Antispyware?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T19:03:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security View more Security news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/17/Security