Tag Archives: antivirus

82.6% of PC threats in the UAE are Malware: Microsoft report

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

As per the latest report published by Microsoft, based on feedback from the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). The MSRT is usually executed as part of Windows Update and currently has a user base of 500+ million computers worldwide running … Continue reading →

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Forefront Protection for Exchange ranked #1

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

I am excited to write about the latest anti-spam comparative test results from VirusBulletin. Forefront Protection for Exchange emerged as the winner in the May 2010 test results, with an extremely high spam catch (SC) rate and a very low … Continue reading →

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McAfee’s major screw-up

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

McAfee released an antivirus update yesterday that crippled Windows XP computers worldwide. The DAT 5958 update affects only computers running Windows XP Service Pack 3. Here’s how the SANS Internet Storm Center describes the mess-up: McAfee’s “DAT” file version 5958 … Continue reading →

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Forefront vs. the competition

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

In this post, I am sharing the current position of Forefront Client Security (Forefront Endpoint Protection) and Forefront Protection for Exchange in the market, in comparison to similar solutions from other competitors. 1. Forefront Client Security: We have very high … Continue reading →

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Threat Management Gateway 2010 now available

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Shijaz Abdulla

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway has been released to market on November 16, 2009 after completing three beta releases and receiving extensive customer feedback. You can download the trial version of Threat Management Gateway here. From the Forefront TMG team’s … Continue reading →

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Forefront Client Security beats Symantec, McAfee on VB100 test

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Shijaz Abdulla

  [Source: Virus Bulletin - virusbtn.com] Forefront is in pretty good shape here, especially when you compare it with McAfee, Symantec and the likes. Forefront also did well on the VB100 list, meaning it was able to detect 100% of … Continue reading →

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