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Win an ESET NOD32 AntiVirus 4 license

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ESET NOD32Anti-virus is a must have piece of software if you own a computer, and ESET’s NOD32 is one of the top choices for home users. It’s not a free application, but if you act now, you have a chance to win one of 10 licenses that our friends at Tech Paul are giving away this week.

Even if you don’t enter the contest, Tech Paul is worth a visit (or two!).

PS> Don’t mess around if you don’t have an AV program already – get one. Now! There are free ones as well that get the basic job done – we like AVG.

GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending June 12, 2009

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First up in the ‘what the … ?!’ category from the ever-inventive Japaneses were the  Fuwarinka Candy, which changes your body odor by eating a piece of candy or chewing a piece of gum.  Apple had their WWDC conference and rolled out new MacBooks and a new iPhone.

Internet traffic could reach 2/3 of a Zettabyte by 2013 and speaking of the Net, you better grab your Facebook username before it gets snapped up by someone else.

More gadgets: The Lacie d2 Network File Server can store tons of photos and videos on your home network. Amazon released its latest Kindle, the DX, while Microsoft is close to beta testings its new free anti-virus software.

Wrapping things up, we compared some wireless 802.11 USB adapters so you could retro-fit that old laptop or desktop cheapily and easily.

Microsoft close to releasing free Anti-Virus product

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Once Microsoft saw that their OneCare Live security product flopped, they decided back in November 08 to produce a scaled down version that would be free. The new application, codenamed Morro, is basic anti-virus that combats viruses, spyware and trojans.

While MS says this is not intended to compete with likes of Symantec and McAfee, they obviously will on the low-end of the product lines, but not with the security suites that those companies offer.

For whatever reasons MS decided to do this, it’s a good thing for consumers. In fact, I’d like to see something like this bundled with the OS, preconfigured to auto-update, and difficult for end-users to disable. Computer security, particularly on consumer machines, is in a terrible state. Many users simply don’t know or understand the dangers well enough (or at all) and this is bad for them and the rest of the Net.

Morro will go into beta soon and will roll out later this year.

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