In case you wonder why the post about Raspberry Pi has disappeared, I am having big problems with the WordPress installation on sorin-mustaca.com. I am getting errors from the database (MySQL) telling me that the table wp_posts is in use… But actually the table doesn’t exist anymore. WordPress database error File ‘./sorin_wrdp1/wp_posts.MYD’ not found (Errcode: […]
As previously announced, we continue to improve the compatibility with Windows 8 of our products. We have started yesterday the rollout of a new update for all our products in version 2013 which improves the compatibility with Windows 8 even more. Avira Free AntiVirus build 2890 Avira AntiVirus Premium 2013 build 2890 Avira Internet Security […]
During the holidays season many people receive packages from the post or delivery services. We wrote about the dangers introduced by opening attachments in emails pretending to come from such entities. Without an active and up to date security software, attachments in email should never be open, no matter from where they come. We also […]
With the holidays and presents season approaching, most of us are thinking what presents to order for Christmas. Many people prefer to order them online than to spend hours chasing presents in a mall. I know I am one of those… This fact is also known by cyber criminals who are doing anything to get […]
How safe is internet banking when I am using a smartphone to do it? I noticed several banks provided apps to do mobile internet banking and share trading but does it really work? Smartphones have much limited security functionality than desktops. However, they do share one weakness: they are both equally exposed to external attacks if they transmit non-encrypted data over non-encrypted Internet […]
Now that the Cyber Monday and Black Friday madness of buying at reduced prices is almost over, we expect to see the spam and scam campaigns related to these events. Every year, in the last week of November the two events bring into our inboxes a lot of spam and scams trying to make use […]
Security experts from Avira warn users that penny stocks spam messages are making the rounds once again in an attempt to convince recipients into investing with a certain company. The latest messages – entitled “It Should Resume Uptrend,” “It Becomes Our Latest Double,” “The best is yet to come” or “This is Ready to Explode” […]
How can we find out if we are really secure when we’re using online banking? There is no way to be really secure. However, there are ways to reduce the risk to a minimum acceptance level. Just ensure the following have been fulfilled: – If you use wireless to access the network, make sure that you use an encrypted […]
We all hoped about 5 years ago that this is over: after email-spam advertising penny-stocks, improved spam-campaigns using images, then trials to beat OCR detection with noise in and angle changes of the images, and finally closing with PDF-based penny-stock-spam. The latest version of this pest has titles like “The best is yet to come”, […]
We are very proud to announce that Avira received again the “VB100? award, offered by the Virus Bulletin magazine. The results of the tests performed with 36 products on Windows Server 2003 R2 were published on their website (registration required). With this award, Avira receives its 12 award in a row in the last two years and the stable ranking. Virus […]