Free Version of Anti-Virus Software
PC Tools is offering its Anti-Virus Internet security software free to consumers who can download it from: http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/.
“We know many consumers are being misled by rogue security companies providing bogus virus threat solutions. Consumers are misled into downloading these dubious products only to find they have loaded new viruses and spyware into their computers,” said Michael Greene, VP for Product Strategy, PC Tools.
The free version will provide:
• OnGuard Protection that provides real time shields against viruses.
• Smart Updates to keep virus definitions and other feature enhancements up to date.
• Virus Quarantines and restores items that have been detected.
• Logging of File Scans conducted by PC Tools AntiVirus. • Enhanced architecture offering scanning and virus removal capability of the entire operating system by users with “limited permission” accounts.
Let Kids Search Without Fear
A provider of online search and directory services, InfoSpace, Inc., has launched Zoo.com, a search engine designed to help kids ages 8-13 search the Internet while steering clear of sexually explicit content. Behind its colorful safari-themed homepage, Zoo.com provides a best-of-breed web filtering solution, including the restriction of more than 50,000 “adult” words and phrases, to help reduce the risk of exposure to inappropriate or harmful material when kids are searching the web.
With Zoo.com there’s no software to download and using the search engine is free. Zoo.com provides the most relevant search results from Google, Yahoo! and Wikipedia and news results from ABC News, Fox News and Yahoo! News using InfoSpace’s metasearch technology. As a result, kids can experience the wealth of educational, informative and fun material available on the Internet and receive a broader set of results than is possible with a single search engine.
At the same time, parents can rest assured that Zoo.com is taking appropriate measures to protect their child from exposure to sexually explicit material thanks to Zoo.com’s high filtering standard. Unlike other engines that allow users to set filtering from high to none, Zoo.com has developed and uses a strict keyword filtering system to help restrict and filter out sexually explicit content.
In addition to restricting more than 50,000 “adult” words, Zoo.com works with its partners to provide multiple layers of category based filtering designed to further weed out sexually explicit content while retaining results that may be appropriate for children. For example, a child using the search term “breast cancer” will get plenty of information, but the word “breast” delivers no results.