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Driver Detective is a malware loader |
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With its attractive web page emblazoned with the logo of the Better Business Bureau, and a four-star testimonial by Softpedia, it is little wonder that when I was searching for a stray DLL the other night, and I happened upon a web discussion forum that had a direct link that would allow me to get it automatically, as well as update all my decrepit Intel i865-based drivers and so much more, that I, being rather hazy minded from lack of sleep after recovering from a brick-wall blue-screen crash evidently resulting from the installation of a beta version of XP SP3, would jump at the chance to purchase a noble piece of software craftsmanship that would AUTOMATICALLY find the correct updated drivers for me, freeing me from the often exhaustive efforts to track down whatever might be out there to get my ancient (single P4, 3.0 GHz) system running with quarter horse efficiency.
Softpedia testifies to the malware-free status of this product, but fails to mention that the weird junk that it ends up finding for you is often hazardous malware-ridden garbage. Curious that Softpedia gives Driver Detective -- a PC Drivers Headquarters, Inc brain (brain-dead?) child -- a four-star rating, when one can so easily click on the link for the customer ratings (four in all) that gave no higher that two stars to any aspect of the product, and all expressed disgust with their experiences with Sure Crock Holmes. Oh yeah, and don't forget to click on the link to find out the other software produced by this leading-edge firm. You'll certainly be surprised to find a listing for Driver Detective, as well as......... All I can say is, DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF. The thirty dollar price tag will surely lend insult to your injury.
On the positive side of all this (you weren't expecting that in a rant like this were you?), I have started to learn what a hostile, dishonest, and mean-spirited environment exists in the software domain on the Web, and I will ramp up my efforts to protect myself from the welter of evils rushing at me through my cable hookup."
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Microsoft passes latest VB100 virus test; Some security giants fail ! |
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happyandyk writes "
The December 2007 edition of the VB100 test subjected security software to 100 Windows 2000 viruses collected from labs and websites. Researchers at Virus Bulletin have released the results of the latest VB100 computer security test, highlighting failures at a number of leading security vendors.
Products from Sophos, Trend Micro, Norman and Kaspersky were among those that failed to protect fully against a collection of outdated viruses.
Companies whose products passed the test included Microsoft, NOD32, AVG, BitDefender, Symantec, McAfee, Sunbelt and QuickHeal.
From www.winvistaclub.com/security.html
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Sophos AV Technical Support clears CCleaner |
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Ian-OG writes "Following the recent IDE updates that flagged the CCleaner system optimization application as malware, Sophos have now confirmed that this application is safe..."
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