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There is no better time to shop online than the holidays, when the hoards of shoppers can sap your energy and holiday spirit.
But just be aware that the Grinch may be stealing the presents and he might be stealing your personal information if you don’t take precautions for safe online holiday shopping.
To stop the festive period becoming a bonanza for fraudsters, consumers are being encouraged to become wiser to potential online fraud and pay greater attention to personal internet security.
Here are SIX top tips on how to protect yourself while shopping online this Christmas:
It started out as a marketing wheeze in the US: Black Friday, a discount shopping extravaganza that follows Thanksgiving weekend and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. Here's an infograph on how Cyber Monday became the new Black Friday.
Discover Ad-Aware 11 - Antivirus and anti-spyware protection tailored to your needs. Complete line-of-defence against malware and cyber threats. Feature packed, lean and powerful anti-virus and anti-spyware solutions, without the conflicts or slow-downs typically associated with running multiple security programs.
This month, our friends from TopTenReviews are sharing with us their findings on the histroy of malware and how it has evolved over the years.
Malware is the collective term for viruses, Trojan horses and other malicious software that can infect your computer. Over the years, these harmful items have evolved and can affect smartphones and tablets as well. It is worth exploring the history of malware to see how it has changed over time.
Say Hello to Ad-Aware 11, the future of antimalware software.
We at Lavasoft are excited to announce the long awaited Ad-Aware 11 is finally here! We have made major improvements in making Ad-Aware 11 by far our best software update yet. Ad-Aware 11 now has a revamped design that is sleek and fresh and also has powerful new features and enhanced protection against malware. We are certain that you are going to be impressed with what we have in store for you.
Ad-Aware Total Security 11 is a paid upgrade to Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ and provides the most comprehensive line of defense against the most extreme forms of malware and cyber threats as well as a complete privacy feature set. It adds a fully customizable parental control, digital encryption and advanced file shredder to our Ad-Aware Pro Edition. It is available in the following languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Georgian, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian & Ukrainian.
The best free protection for your PC
Complementing its proprietary anti-spyware technology with one of the best antivirus engines available today (Bitdefender), Ad-Aware 11 features a packed, lean and powerful anti-malware solution, without the conflicts or slow-downs typically associated with running multiple security programs.
Ad-Aware Personal Security 11 is a paid upgrade to Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ and provides advanced antivirus and anti-spyware protection as well as a complete set of anti-phishing features. It builds upon Ad-Aware Free Antivirus + and completes it with safe online banking and shopping functionality, real-time web filters against online scams and the ability to scan external storage devices. It is available in the following languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Georgian, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian & Ukrainian.
Ad-Aware Pro Security 11 is a paid upgrade to Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ and provides our most advanced anti-spyware and antivirus detection and threat blocking algorithms. It adds a powerful two-way firewall, advanced protection and real-time email protection to our Ad-Aware Personal Edition.
It is available in the following languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Georgian, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian & Ukrainian.
Everyone at Lavasoft has been very hard at work in building the next-generation anti-malware solution. We are very excited to announce that we will be releasing very soon what we believe will become the new market standard in free security software. We call it Ad-Aware 11.
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