A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original ...

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Windows only: AVG LinkScanner is a free browser plug-in for Firefox and Internet Explorer that automatically scans your search results and flags links pointing to potentially dangerous content. Just ...

I have a firewall on my network, and my IP address is a non-routable Class C address that's handed out by my DHCP server. The Windows Firewall is also turned on. I use an e-mail filter on my POP3 ...

Note: This review addresses v8.5 of the software. These days, one of the greatest threats to your PC is that of so-called poisoned Web pages, which contain malicious downloads, or that may do damage ...

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd today announced AVG LinkScanner® for the Mac operating system. This free product ensures Mac users remain safe from the increasing intensity and sophistication of Web attacks. AVG ...

A company that provides antivirus offerings for PC users is bringing a free link checker to the Mac. AVG Technologies plans to unveil a Mac version of AVG LinkScanner, a free download that scans ...

Amsterdam, October 12, 2009 " The popular practice of embedding shortened URL into Twitter tweets, Digg posts and other social networking communications is being threatened by hackers who use the ...

The 2011 versions of AVG's free and paid security suites have arrived, set to further cement AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition's popularity, propel LinkScanner into greater use on PCs and Macs, increase ...

Called AVG LinkScanner, the software checks web addresses as they are entered via a user's Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsing client, and poll's AVG's servers on the site/page risk rating. The ...

Czech Republic-based IT security vendor Grisoft is buying Exploit Prevention Labs, an Atlanta company formed two years ago by security veterans Bob Bales and Roger Thompson. The deal, expected to ...