Panda Security has released its newest anti-virus developed specifically to defend Apple product Mac OS including the iPod, iPhone and iPad.

Most Mac customers take security too lightly. The fact is, most are quite proud to the fact that they do not run any security at all. As Mac and Apple products usage increases and becomes more common, the risk of viruses raises with it. We’re nearing a tipping point, in which it’ll eventually become financially viable for hacker to focus on their efforts at Mac platform users. Mac isn’t any tougher to break into than the usual Windows PC, the days when you can actually assume that Apple’s products are exempt from harm are gone.

Panda Labs said it has documented about 5,000 strains of malware created particularly to target Apple computers, with around 500 fresh samples each month. This is a small fraction from the 55,000 new threats that reach Panda Labs every day.

Panda Antivirus for Mac includes

• Anti-virus
• Anti-worm
• Anti-spyware
• Anti-adware
• Anti-phishing
• Anti-keylogger
• Anti-hacking
• ID theft protection
• Automatic upgrades
• SafeCD
• and protection for your iPhone, iPod, and iPad

More information on Panda Antivirus for Mac

• Price $49.95 for 12 month
• Mac OS X client 10.5 or later (servers not supported)
• 512MB RAM
• 80MB free hard disk space
• Internet connection for product activation and updates

Free trial available at http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/homeusers/downloads/

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New antivirus hit the web marketplace very often. Most are just rehashes of what already there. However, Panda Cloud Antivirus distinguishes itself by being perhaps the first cloud-based antivirus on the security market.

Panda Cloud Antivirus is the first free cloud based Thin-Client Antivirus. It took almost 3 years to develop. Cloud-based antivirus is an interesting alternative to more conventional computer security solutions. Software is only partially installed on your system (thin-client) while core files reside on PandaLabs’ servers. It utilizes a constantly updated, real-time database of virus signature files retrieved from community users in the cloud in order to identify threats and protect your computer.

What is Cloud-Based Antivirus

Panda Cloud Antivirus is very easy to configure, and use. It scans files through Internet which makes it very light on system. It is extremely light as all the work is done in the cloud, so light that you won’t notice it is there.

Panda Cloud Antivirus is available in Free Edition or Pro Edition. Pro-Edition come with behavioral analysis of running processes, automatic vaccination of USB memory keys and hard drives, automatic and transparent upgrades, VIP support and no nagging screens.

You can download the latest version of Panda Cloud from http://www.cloudantivirus.com.

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Panda Labs posted a report about a string of Phishing kits discovered recently, which unlike some of their better known counterparts are free to use. The news is not groundbreaking, but it does serve as a reminder that nowadays anyone can get in to the act of performing criminal activities online.

Panda Labs is reporting on the discovery of free Phishing kits that allow criminals, both professional and script kid in nature, to spoof bank pages and emails, online pay platforms, GMail and Yahoo accounts, online games (Xbox password theft) and blogs (Fotolog access credentials).

Upon accessing a URL that contains the kits, users obtain the files to create a fraudulent mail; one file allows them to spoof mails of banks, pay platforms etc., and the other allows them to create a fraudulent page that resembles the original. Additionally, the kit includes a PHP program, which is also free, to send emails from the spoofed page.

“The really amazing thing is, these kits are free,” explains Luis Corrons, Technical Director of PandaLabs. “Due to the simplicity of the tools, the number of Phishing attacks increases, causing companies and consumers large losses. According to a study conducted by Gartner, Phishing attacks caused U.S. consumers losses for US$3.2 billion in 2007.”

source:

http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/archive/Scampages.aspx

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