Tag archives for security
Back to China
Qihoo 360, which now offers even a vacuum cleaner, and an expensive one at that; and whose antivirus is hated or at least not trusted by many. And…
24 h with Huorong, a week with Comodo 12, a year with Bitdefender 2019 (or not)
While not being that much in the mood for writing, I had to clarify that I put a halt on my CCAV journey. It worked well, but I…
Living Dangerously: CCAV 2.0 Beta
While I recommended Kaspersky Security Cloud Free to everyone—wife and friends included—as a much better choice than Kaspersky Free Antivirus (for it's much more customizable), I don't use…
Crypto-mining is the new adware, only worse
When Emsisoft posted Is cryptocurrency mining malware the new adware? not long ago, I'm not sure they fully realized how serious this problem is. Of course they knew…
Kaspersky is one more time a valid choice
To stop adding comments to old posts, here's a small update as a full-fledged post. Despite my temporary commitment to Panda Internet Security (for its features called Data…
Panda, mon amour–true advanced security for 19.99 €/yr
This is a follow-up to my previous post on security; or rather to its comments, where I said at some point that I was testing Panda Free Antivirus…
The End of My Search for What Can’t Be Found
It happens to me more than once a year to change the antivirus-cum-antimalware solution. This is because all of them suck, yet I need protection. With the ransomware…
I’m set for ESET
For some time, most likely up to a year (if not more), I'll be using ESET as a security product on my laptop. Even before switching to a new…
I’m sorry you had to use TeamViewer
I pity you for your need to use TeamViewer. Or RealVNC. Or Remote Desktop (Terminal Services). Heck, even Remote Assistance (Windows Desktop Sharing). I got it, you must…
Hopefully, Ransomware will reach everyone
It's Good Friday, it's been raining all day long, I'm a bit dizzy and certainly pissed off by this Windows thing. This laptop is overly modest with regards…