Santa Clara (ip-192.com): In an unexpected move, Intel announced that it will buy security technology firm McAfee for $7.68 billion. The purchase represents a premium of almost 60 percent, based on the closing price of McAfee shares on Wednesday. Intel said that it will pay $48 per share in cash. The agreement has already been [...]
McAfee promises reimbursements
April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Santa Clara (ip-192.com): McAfee says that it will reimburse users affected by the faulty update to its security software. The "false positive" did wreck havoc on computers worldwide that updated their Antivirus signatures last week (ip-192.com reported here). "If you have already incurred costs to repair your PC as a result of this issue, we’re [...]
McAfee apologizes after "false positive"
April 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
Santa Clara (ip-192.com): Antivirus company McAfee apologized for it’s for its latest update that took down thousands of computers around the world. "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our customers," said Barry McPherson on a McAfee blog post. The false positive brought thousands of computers running Microsoft’s Windows XP, SP3 to its [...]
Trojan targets critics in Vietnam
March 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hanoi (ip-192.com): A new malware attack in Vietnam was discovered by Google. Critics of a controversial bauxite mining project backed by China have been the target of the attack, several newspapers report. Malicious software was used to infect potentially tens of thousands computers around the world, mainly owned or operated by Vietnamese speaking people. "These [...]
Recent Comments