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Doctor Web is the Russian developer of Dr.Web anti-virus software. We have been developing our products since 1992. The company is a key player on the Russian market for software that meets the fundamental need of any business — information security. Doctor Web is one of the few anti-virus vendors in the world to have its own technologies to detect and cure malware. Our anti-virus protection system allows the information systems of our customers to be protected from any threats, even those still unknown. Doctor Web was the first company in Russia to offer an anti-virus as a service and, to this day, is still the undisputed Russian market leader in Internet security services for service providers. Doctor Web has received state certificates and awards; our satisfied customers spanning the globe are clear evidence of the high quality of the products created by our talented Russian programmers.
Why should I restart my computer after I install updates?
I agree that you should always restart your PC after important update, but still, it can be annoying because many employees in company cannot do it immediately after program asks for restart and in most cases they do not know why it asks for restart and they call system administrator immediately. :) [Dr.Sandro]
Comments: 1How to configure Dr.Web Parental Control on a computer
I'm using Dr.Web Parental control every day and I can say it's amazing. Especially for blocking access for folders and read-only. What I would like to see in a new version is:
Comments: 11.CHILD LOCATOR - See where your kids go on a map & set a safe area for them to stay in
2.REAL-TIME ALERTS - Get alert if kids try to access bad sites & apps, leave safe area & more
3.YOUTUBE SEARCH HISTORY - Discover your kids’ interests by viewing their YouTube searches
4.SCREEN TIME SCHEDULING - Set up exact time periods when screen time should be limited by device
5.DarkWeb monitoring
6.VPN
7.FileVault disk encryption [Dr.Sandro]
Total recall: How not to lose a strong password
Very useful article! Thank you for the tips! Long live Dr.Web, best product ever made! [Dr.Sandro]
Comments: 1Email: An eternal tool, eternal threats
Very useful information! Most of the ransomware attack start from email when employees do not pay attention and BOOM. [Dr.Sandro]
Comments: 2Filter Internet access with the help of Dr.Web Security Space (for Android)
Dr.Web Antivirus is the best product on the market you can find! It protects most importantly your privacy, apps, files and you are virus free forever! [Dr.Sandro]
Comments: 3About the flexible features of our subscription-based Dr.Web Anti-virus
The subscription is, of course, good, but the license is more familiar :) [GREEN]
Comments: 1A 29-year look back: Dr.Web’s main achievements
Happy Dr Web Day! [Niuxin]
Comments: 3Are cloud storages safe?
1. Choose one of the large, respected companies.
Comments: 12. Encrypt the data before uploading it to a storage provider's server.
3. Always access your cloud drive over a secure connection.
4. Never use the same credentials with multiple accounts.
5. Make use of two-factor authentication.
6. Use an antivirus to protect your devices. [Niuxin]
Don't believe them, don't be afraid, and protect yourselves
What can be avoided -- should be avoided. Including Citrix if they are vulnerable. [Niuxin]
Comments: 1macOS security: past experience for today’s success
The more popular computers are, the more vulnerable they seem. [Niuxin]
Comments: 1Playing hide and seek in the sandbox: Dr.Web vxCube’s capabilities
It's interesting to learn about Dr.Web vxCube as long as it is free. [Niuxin]
Comments: 2Email addresses and addressees
"In June 2020, the attackers began using a new domain name—sports[.]manhajnews[.]com."
Comments: 2"The email text clearly indicated that the author is not a native Russian speaker."
"The country of origin for an email is defined by the IP address of the sender and not by any characteristics specified in the message."
"Our anti-spam feature prevents users from receiving emails in Asian languages" [Niuxin]
Spam with an optical sight
Not supposedly from NSA? Was the news supposedly reliable? [Niuxin]
Comments: 2Europe vs. hackers: Will law and order work?
Well, what will happen next? [Niuxin]
Comments: 1Just don’t tell Bill Gates
There's no need for panic if you do not use cracks. [Niuxin]
Comments: 2About malicious scripts: How they work, why they are dangerous and how to avoid them
The article is very profitable. [Niuxin]
Comments: 3The hidden fraud of expensive apps
An application's usage terms are usually ignored and paid software is not definitely what you need. [Niuxin]
Comments: 3On the frontline: Doctor Web’s security researchers at work
I think my Dr Web, has been hitting the bottle and was totally drunk. I was being my idiotic self and running my HP server as I have been doing for many years with a Xfce interface GUI and Dr web / Doctor Web, on BitTorrent Pirate Bay. Illegal? not legal? not caring?
Comments: 7A feature film popped onto my server and I could see this feature film was not a feature film and I could see that I was feeding it to others from my server the feature film was not an MP4 it was a .exe believing nobody could possibly be stupid enough to click on a .exe thinking it was a feature film MP4 i allowed it to linger.
So i waited for Doctor Web, to pop up a message and nothing. So i figured oh well Doctor Web, is drunk and I decided to manually delete the file so i paused it and Doctor web popped up telling me it was malware.
Now was Doctor Web drunk? or a bit punched around punch-drunk on that day who knows?
The moral of the story is you have to use common sense and not do silly things believing that a virus scanner can do everything for you because you have got to work together.
There is no perfect security and silly people like me who run a server with a Xfce, interface GUI exist all over the world in their millions.
Now if my Doctor Web can stay off of the alcohol? to allow me to continue for another 5 years or so running my Xfce GUI like an idiot that would be great. Now normally Dr Web, stops them from being uploaded long before they get to me. And this primitive .exe was such an old one.
Let us try to work together. [Philip]
The power to sign—who can you trust?
Scan all files at all times. [Niuxin]
Comments: 7About VPN services and anonymity on the Web
VPN service providers will sell some of your personal data for monetisation more or less. [Niuxin]
Comments: 9A hacking or an open door?
I have come across people on the Internet who would pay to have somebody spy on them through their modern analogue pixelated CCTV cameras. In this world of not judging people i would not say they were mentally defective just mentally different. Most of the CCTV cameras sold to the West are made in China, and the majority of them have backdoor passwords.
Comments: 9A very expensive Chinese CCTV camera that has a backdoor password also sells the same product without a name a non-named product at a fraction of the price without it software but with the backdoor password. So-called old technology HD-SDI DVR camera systems, are far superior to so-called modern home security systems that are cheap nasty CCTV analogue cameras.
HD-SDI DVR is digital not analogue. Digital uncompressed crystal clear image just like watching your modern flat screen television. And for some reason PR analogue systems are being sold as new technology. Analogue technology is almost definitely older than you and me.. HD-SDI digital is almost definitely younger then you or me but HD-SDI digital is classed as old technology.
Cheap and nasty analogue is cheap to make cheap to mass-produce and thus is the reason it is classed as modern technology compared to the superior digital HD-SDI.
You can sell a dead dog as a guard dog to a dumb person but is it moral to do so.
Moral is from the Latin "moralis" so therefore may be obsolete for the modern world and definitely obsolete to Silicon Valley and its equivalent in China.
I know in Turkey you can sell at an inflated price virgin donkeys, but how do they know it is a virgin?
P.S. i am not judging virgins donkeys or the Turkish.
Thank you [Philip]
Can users influence the giants of the IT industry?
The major players, such as WhatsApp, of the IT industry are not interested in losing their free users. [Niuxin]
Comments: 8A surprise-laden delivery
PCs and servers need the protection from Dr. Web. [Niuxin]
Comments: 7About the sale of user data to third parties
Users will ignore the provisions of licence agreement for using free products. [Niuxin]
Comments: 8How to get to a website when your anti-virus thinks it's dangerous, and you don't
Neglect the exception list for your benefit. [Niuxin]
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