Next: Fake Mac Anti-Virus, Pinterest Scams

It’s always the way of digital things: as soon as a technology becomes successful, scammers and criminals line up to exploit it. Current hot development areas for the con artists? Fake free Mac anti-virus solutions and scams aimed at the growing audience on Pinterest. On a quick visit to Sydney, Bitdefender’s Andrei Taflan told Lifehacker that the recent widespread infection by Flashba ...

Potent anti-virus medication may not stem HIV transmission among sexually active men, study finds

HIV-infected men who are sexually active with other men may be at risk for spreading the infection, even if they are taking very potent anti-virus medications, according to new research from Boston scientists.

The Lousy Anti-Virus Market Is Proof The Deregulation Doesn't Work

The other day I had to take my computer in to an expert for tune-up. I had all the usual onboard - an antivirus, anti-spyware software, etc. But the machine was running very, very slowly.

The Lousy Anti-Virus/Malware Market Is Proof The Deregulation Doesn't Work

The other day I had to take my computer in to an expert for tune-up. I had all the usual onboard - an antivirus, anti-spyware software, etc. But the machine was running very, very slowly.

Less than half of Mac owners have anti-virus software installed

We asked Macworld readers whether they run anti-virus software on their Mac. Of the 1106 people that replied, 470 said yes, and only 27 (2.4 per cent) said that the anti-virus software had found a Mac threat. 91 (8.3 per cent) participants said the software had found a PC virus on their Mac. The other 352 (28.3 per cent) that have got anti-virus software installed on their computer said that it ...