We’ve passed another milestone – at approximately 1800 GMT yesterday, there were more than 29 million people online on Skype. Another record broken, and an opportunity for us to remind you that you can get Skype in all sorts of places – on your computer, on your mobile and even on your TV.

Happy calling!

Skype Blog

It’s been two weeks since we held Panda’s 3rd Security Blogger Summit in Madrid, and finally I find the time to offer my personal view on the topics discussed at the event.

The Summit, attended by more than 300 people, was a complete success as well as a fantastic opportunity to bring together some important figures in the security field and share opinions while enjoying a coffee.

The panel was made up of 5 renowned experts in the Internet world: Enrique Dans, ... Read more »

In a few days, the 14th of February, it will be Saint Valentine’s day. Be ready as we will see malware and spam spreading using this topic to click on links and install Trojans in our computers, as usual.

In fact cybercriminals have already started; some days ago I came across a file called "Love.exe”, and just in case there was such a love message behind I run it (don’t blame, isn’t this what YOU ALL did some years ago in the "I Love You” affair? )

When you run it, nothing visible happens, but it has installed itself in your computer. What for? Well, this is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) that will give access to your computer and all your personal information. This are just some of the features this Trojan includes:

Remote Desktop
Webcam Streaming
Audio Streaming
Remote passwords
... Read more »

We’re excited to share with you that we have reached another major milestone with Norton DNS. As mentioned in a recent press release update on our Norton Everywhere initiative, we’ve just opened BETA testing of our new Web Content Filtering service within Norton DNS!   

 

This new functionality means that we have extended Norton DNS protection beyond malicious and phishing sites to provide content filtering capability for over 55 million sites, in more than 23 different languages. Users of this new Norton DNS 1.5 beta with Web Content Filtering (BETA) service will be able to create their own custom Web content filtering policy, choosing from over 40 different content categories.

 

This release includes a rede ... Read more »

I started writing this blog entry with the intention of giving you a view "inside the factory” on how computer security software is made.  But as I thought about it, I realized it’s more accurate to say that you have entrusted us with continuous protection of your machine (and your data, and thereby you).  

Perhaps you didn’t realize this. Let me explain how we do it.

Indeed, we produce versions of our product regularly. I'm sure that some of you have already updated to our latest product version 2011, or you could still be running version 9.0 or version 8.5. The ... Read more »

Our tech team at AVG takes all your feedback seriously and over the last week we’ve been working hard to listen to your issues and deliver the changes and bug fixes that you’ve brought to our attention on the AVG Free Forum.

Here’s a list of this week’s fixes:

Rogue Security Software AVG Antivirus 2011

As mentioned on our forum and blog, a rogue piece of malware misleadingly named "AVG Antivirus ... Read more »

As security leaders converged in San Francisco for the annual RSA Conference, we sat down with our Chief Scientist Karel Obluk and Don MacLennan, Senior VP of Product Management, to get their take on the issues being addressed at the show.

Their verdict?

Here’s how Don put it: "We scoured the floor in search of solutions addressing the many security issues faced by the small business owner and we didn’t find a single one.”

 "Despite all the innovations, small business is being left behind,” was Karel’s view.

Given that 90 percent of the workforce in many nations are employed by small businesses, and given that ... Read more »

My interactions with Jitka have been brief – she is a no-nonsense kind of person, and so you’ll almost never see her having a chat at the coffee machine. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her in one place for longer than a few seconds, unless she has to sit for a meeting or at her desk. At AVAST for almost 5 years, Jitka oversees the interactions between AVAST Software and our business partners around the globe. I of course had to interview her via email, as I doubt she’d ever have time to meet with me. –Jason Mashak

1. Would you say that AVAST Software partners basically enable avast! users to have contacts and support in their own regi ... Read more »