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Crave Podcast 63: Open-source anti-virus on trial

Crave But he's back in podland to judge The Trial, which this week concerns open-source anti-virus applications. Thank goodness for small mercies -- Rupert Goodwins has been found alive and well. His three-week absence prompted many to believe he'd hired...

Tags: life, rupert goodwins, loss, hand

14 December 2007, 10:46

Crave TV: Going Zero-gravity with Norton AntiVirus

Crave Welcome back, gadget fans, to another Crave TV first. Our intrepid host, Rory Reid, dons his space suit to enjoy a real-life zero-gravity flight -- all in the name of the latest Norton AntiVirus software.

29 September 2008, 17:47

Asus recalls Japanese Asus Eee Box PCs due to virus

Crave According to ChinaTechNews.com, Asus announced a recall yesterday of its Asus Eee Box PCs that it had sold in Japan because it was shipped with a virus. While the virus is disturbing, the good news is that only about 300 allegedly infected Eee Box...

Tags: pcs, virus, box, line

15 October 2008, 11:13

Crave Talk: Use Macs Sophos? Are you mad?

Crave Virus alerts from paranoid-sounding Internet security companies are about as predictable as viruses themselves. We've all seen how it unfolds: some 'skript kiddie' unleashes the 'Love Pole 3' worm on the 'unsuspecting' users of the Web; an anti...

Tags: alerts, viruses, consumers, anti

10 July 2006, 13:25

BullGuard Internet Security 8: No bull, this is good

Crave But virus protection is something we all need, and what better way to protect ourselves than to use the scariest-sounding anti-virus software on the planet? BullGuard Internet Security 8 launched recently, and immediately appealed to us as it...

Tags: anti, microsoft outlook, virus, ups

28 November 2007, 8:00

Norton AntiVirus 2009: First Norton not to suck?

Crave After some initial trepidation (did we mention anti virus blows? By keeping itself aware of what is 99.9% likely not to be a virus (e.g. Antivirus blows. We know it, you know it -- hell, even the people who make the stuff know it.

Tags: antivirus, watching, activity, scans

17 September 2008, 12:47

CNET.co.uk Speed Pack: 7 free downloads for a faster PC

Crave AVG Anti-Virus Free EditionComputers can't sneeze, cough or spew luminous phlegm, but they can still act pretty strangely when affected by viruses. AVG is one of the best free anti-virus applications on the market.

7 November 2007, 9:19

Crave Talk: Godless software hasn't a prayer

Crave You've got to explain the mysterious ways of God to your even more mysterious parishioners, keep the roof on the church and the bishop off your back -- and now you have to survive attacks by your own anti-virus software.

Tags: community, virus, emails, problem

7 August 2006, 16:10

Yoggie Pico: Security on a stick

Crave It runs a stripped-down version of the Linux operating system, has anti-virus and anti-spyware from Kasperski Labs, and Web filtering and parental controls by SurfControl. It actually says it will make your PC faster than if you used traditional...

Tags: anti, virus, traffic, operating system

19 June 2007, 11:20

McDonalds' free Trojan: "Would you like malware with that?"

Crave McDonald's: posterboy for the western world's obesity pandemic, and now the first fast-food restaurant to give away a free computer virus with every meal. A McDonald's promotion in Japan gave away 10,000 USB-stick MP3 players loaded with ten free...

Tags: usb, players, trojan, mcdonald

17 October 2006, 12:22

Cooler than Vanilla Ice: the 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro

Crave As if the slow-motion train wreck that is Windows Vista wasn't enough for Microsoft to bear, Apple has spent the last few weeks promoting software that will let you run virus and spyware-prone Windows in a safe little cage on your Mac.

Tags: apple, resolution, windows vista, inch

25 April 2006, 10:38

Crave Podcast 105: The Great Game Robbery

Crave This week's 'cast includes the shocking revelation that Rowan Trollope -- head of Symantec's anti-virus products -- uses an Apple MacBook, not a Windows PC. It's podcast Friday, y'all! Episode 105 is brought to you by Rory Reid, Ian Morris and...

Tags: wind, podcast, playstation, itunes

3 October 2008, 14:00

Rebel assault: OS X on PlayStation 3

Crave If six hours of fiddling about with monitor settings and keeping your glorified video recorder virus-free is your idea of fun, there's some mileage in the concept -- otherwise, steer clear. Could Mac OS X on the PlayStation 3 be the first manoeuvre...

Tags: apple uk, os, processor, playstation

8 August 2005, 11:50

Photos from IFA 2006: Gaffes and glitches

Crave It was eye-catching, it was technically impressive.it was a shame no-one had updated the virus software. There are several things you can count on when you attend a big German trade show like IFA 2006.

5 September 2006, 9:31

Photos: Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is officially gorgeous

Crave Why, that's Lenovo's OneKey Rescue System, which helps recover data at the touch of a button should a system error or virus occur. Here are some excellent pictures courtesy of our pals over at CNET Taiwan.

7 August 2008, 15:13