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McAfee Total Protection review: A new look, but more work is needed

McAfee is heading into 2021 with a fresh coat of paint. The antivirus company just rolled out its latest version of McAfee Total Protection with a complete redesign for Windows (coming later to macOS), some new features, and improvements to the Android and iOS apps.Note: This review is part of our best antivirus roundup. Go there…

McAfee is heading into 2021 with a fresh coat of paint. The antivirus company just rolled out its latest version of McAfee Total Protection with a complete redesign for Windows (coming later to macOS), some new features, and improvements to the Android and iOS apps.Note: This review is part of our best antivirus roundup. Go there for details about competing products and how we tested them.
This version of McAfee puts particular focus on keeping personal data private and secure, especially in the face of rising scams and threats associated with Covid-19. Between March and September 2020, McAfee had discovered more than 100,000 malicious URLs around the topic of the coronavirus, and nearly 2 million Covid-related exploits since January.To read this article in full, please click here
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The Main Street Tech Report: Microsoft Says Third Party Antivirus Software Is No Longer Needed

Welcome to The Main Street Tech Report, your weekly roundup of the most important small business technology news. Here are five key developments in AI, automation, and digital tools that emerged this week-and what they mean for your business. Microsoft Officially Says You Don’t Need Extra Antivirus on Windows 11 Hans-Christian Dirscherl of PCWorld reports

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Researchers warn Microsoft Defender vulnerability is already being exploited

A security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse recently disclosed a vulnerability dubbed “Red Sun” affecting Microsoft Defender Antivirus. While criticizing Microsoft’s handling of the issue, Chaotic Eclipse explained that their proof-of-concept code could potentially be used to bypass Defender’s protections. The researcher also claimed that malicious actors have already begun…Read Entire Article…

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Signed software abused to deploy antivirus-killing scripts

A digitally signed adware tool has deployed payloads running with SYSTEM privileges that disabled antivirus protections on thousands of endpoints, some in the educational, utilities, government, and healthcare sectors. …

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Stop falling for scams when Norton’s antivirus software is 70% off right now

For a limited time, you can get a year of Norton 360 Premium, which includes a VPN and scam protection, at a major discount…

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