About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.

• Antivirus Software for Windows
  Antivirus software is must-have protection. This review picks the best antivirus software based on its virus detection abilities, features, and breadth of protection.
• Review: Free Antivirus
  Free antivirus software may be the only option for those on a limited budget. The question, of course, is how well free antivirus software protects your PC, how easy is it to use, and if something goes wrong will you be left out in the cold? The answers may surprise you. This review looks at three free antivirus solutions: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic, AVAST 4 Home Edition, and AVG Free Edition.
• Identity Theft Protection
  Every 3.5 seconds in the United States, someone's identity is stolen. Unfortunately, many view identity theft as an 'online' only problem. It's true that phishing scams, Trojans, and other forms of cybercrime are a factor, but there are also far more low tech means of identity theft - including digging through your garbage or stealing your wallet or purse. You can minimize your risk by following these ten tips.
• Free Virus Removal Tools
  A list of free tools, tips, and tricks to get rid of viruses and keep them from getting back on your system.
• Macintosh Antivirus Software
  Though fewer viruses have been written specifically targeted the Macintosh OS, Mac viruses do exist. Cross-platfrom threats, such as many of the Office macro viruses, can also be a problem for Mac users. The following antivirus software is well-suited to defending Mac users against the threat of viruses.
• AntiVir PE Classic
  AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic provides free antivirus protection for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98
• Removing spyware
  Getting stubborn adware and spyware off your PC can be frustrating. However, there are steps you can take to make the process easier and more effective.
• Spyware Scanners
  Spyware surreptitiously monitors your computer and Internet use, while adware can bombard your PC with unwanted advertising. Both pose a drain on your bandwidth and can lead to loss of security.
• AVG Free Edition
  AVG Free Edition provides free antivirus protection for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98
• Microsoft/AOL E-Mail Tracking
  Is Bill Gates really promising big bucks as part of an email beta test?
• AVAST 4 Home Edition
  AVAST 4 Home Edition provides free antivirus protection for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98
• Boot sector virus repair
  Boot sector virus repair
• Online Scanners
  Which online scanners provide the best detection rates without sacrificing features or performance?
• Christmas.exe
  Christmas.exe looks like an innocent Flash greeting card, but it's a malicious political worm.
• Hoax Encyclopedia: Virus hoaxes
  Virus hoaxes and myths waste time and money, and make the sender look foolish. Don't fall victim to a hoax. Use the Hoax Encyclopedia to check out the facts behind that dire sounding email.
• Panda: Windows 2003
  Panda Antivirus for Windows Server 2003
• USB Antivirus Software
  USB-installed antivirus makes a lot of sense, combining a viable storage option with the ability to efficiently scan a system that's had its antivirus disabled, or has antivirus that cannot remove a particular threat. Two products to look at: Verbatim Store 'n' Go U3 Smart Drive and SanDisk's Cruzer Titanium USB drive.
• Enable Task Manager
  To make manual inspection and removal more difficult, malware often disables access to Task Manager. Fortunately, a few quick registry edits are usually all that are needed to regain control. Here's how.
• Top Online Scams
  Just as the Internet makes it easier for legitmate pursuits, it also makes it easier for scammers, con artists, and other online miscreants to carry out their virtual crimes - impacting our real life finances, security, and peace of mind. These Internet scams are constantly evolving - here are the most common today.
• MSN Hacker List
  MSN Hacker List hoax
• Executable file extensions
  By default, file extensions cannot be viewed in Windows. Viruses routinely take advantage of this security oversight.
• Invitation Virus Hoax
  The Invitation virus hoax is a knock-off on the old "A Virtual Card for You" hoax.
• Fraudulent Link Scams
  Scams, in general, are the new malware delivery method. Social engineering is the norm. Falsifying a link is the hallmark of phishing scams, seeded downloader Trojans, and other web-based malware.
• eBay & PayPal Scams
  Reputable firms such as eBay and PayPal have been besieged by email scammers attempting to pilfer valuable credit card details from unsuspecting customers.
• McAfee AVERT Stinger
  McAfee AVERT Stinger takes the sting out of viruses like Blaster / Lovsan, SoBig, Klez and Bugbear
• Disable AutoComplete - Firefox
  AutoComplete not only makes it easier for you to automatically fill in forms and logon to secure sites - it also makes it easier for Trojans and hackers to gain access to your personal data and logon credentials. Here's how to clear the sensitive data stored by AutoComplete and how to disable the feature to protect yourself from compromise.
• Trojan
  A Trojan is a self-contained program that doesn't infect other files like a virus does, or make copies of itself like a worm, but does do something malicious.
• Antivirus Software: Choosin...
  The most important feature of antivirus software is its ability to detect viruses. No product that has not achieved some level of certification should be considered as adequate virus protection.
• BlueMountain Greeting Hoax
  BlueMountain Greeting Card Hoax
• First Sony PSP Trojan
  PSP.Brick impacts the Sony PSP game console, flashing critical system files and rendering the console unbootable. The newly discovered PSP.Brick isn't technically a virus - it's a Trojan. But the news surrounding PSP.Brick could be described as a polymorphic virus - it spreads fast and the story changes with each reporter it infects.
• How to Make an F-Prot CD
  FRISK Software, one of the oldest and most venerable antivirus vendors, provides F-Prot for DOS free to home users and dirt cheap for corporates. And though it's designed for DOS, you can run it commandline in Windows XP too.
• Passwords
  Unless unique passwords are used for each site, it takes only the compromise of a single site's credentials to have a toppling domino affect on the security of all your online assets.
• Edit the System Registry
  A quick guide to modify of change values in the System Registry
• Disable