avast! Free Antivirus 7

A recent evaluation by AV-Test.org revealed that many free Android security products are barely effective and some don't seem to offer any protection at all. That's certainly a contrast with the PC arena, where many free antivirus products, avast! Free Antivirus 7 (free, direct) among them, perform very well indeed.

In the previous update, avast! added automatic sandboxing, a feature previously found only in avast!'s commercial products. Version 7 adds several more new features including the avast! market page. From this page you can upgrade to the company's full security suite or purchase avast!'s backup and password management solutions. avast! Rescue Disc ($10/once direct, 3.5 stars) is available in the market, as well as a free credit alert service.

Install and Upsell
You definitely won't have to dig into the avast! market to obtain avast!'s commercial products. During the installation and configuration process there are several opportunities to try or buy the Pro antivirus or suite. One window offers "base protection" versus "full protection," with the latter selected by default. Another offers the Pro antivirus at half-price. The welcome window includes an upgrade button, and after registration you'll get an offer for a 20-day free trial of the full suite.

On top of all this, the program's main window includes a time-limited discount offer to purchase the full suite at a discount. Well, you can't blame them for trying. Giving away protection earns a company loyalty and good feeling, but somebody has to pay the bills.

By default, the avast! installer also installs Google Chrome and makes it your default browser. Bundling fees from Google also help fund avast!'s protection giveaway.

Full Scan and Boot-Time Scan
I had no trouble installing avast! on my twelve malware-infested test systems. The setup routine reported a crash on one system, but it recovered and managed to complete the installation without further incident.

The product offers several different scan types; for testing I chose the full system scan. I also turned on the option to scan for PUPs (potentially unwanted programs), which was disabled by default.

In every case, avast! asked to run a boot-time scan, either before or after the full scan. When the boot scan came first, I ran a full scan afterward just to be sure. On my standard clean test system the full scan alone took 21 minutes, well below the current average of 30 minutes. However, running a boot scan added over 20 minutes more.

If you set up a boot scan and walk away, it can take a lot longer than 20 minutes. As soon as the scanner finds a threat it halts, awaiting your choice of action. You can delete, quarantine, repair, or ignore either the threat or all found threats. If you don't choose an option that applies to all threats the scanner will stop and wait for your response for every threat it finds. I choose "move all to chest" (quarantine) in every case. Even after that, if the scan finds a threat locate in the Windows folder you'll have respond to another confirmation prompt.

Boot-time scanning is smart, as it lets the antivirus do its work with no possibility of a rootkit or other devious threat interfering. However, I'd really, really like to see a setting in the main program that would predefine what actions the boot scan should take, so it doesn't hang up waiting for user input.

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World News - At London Olympics, dogs have sniffed out a key anti ...

A cadre of bomb-sniffing dogs gets set to find threats at the 2012 London Olympics alongside the tens of thousands of two-legged security personnel preparing to make the city safe. Msnbc.com's F. Brinley Bruton reports.

By F. Brinley Bruton, msnbc.com

LONDON -- Benson?s tail wagged lazily as he weaved through the crowds in London?s St. Pancras railway station.

?Good morning ladies and gents, police dog working,? said the pooch?s handler, Graham Rowlstone of the British Transport Police, as the pair strode beneath a soaring glass-and-blue-steel ceiling. ?Just making sure it?s nice and safe for you.?

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Some travelers and commuters smiled, laughed and said hello to the black lab. A few petted him. But mostly the pair slipped easily through the concourse.

Suddenly, Benson cocked his ears, lifted his tail and picked up the pace. He trotted in front of a nondescript man in a dark blue fleece, sat down and looked up expectantly.

?Good morning, sir. Where are you traveling today?? Rowlstone asked.

It was a drill to show that Benson?s explosives-sniffing skills were still sharp. The dog passed the test and the man in blue ? dog trainer and police officer Paul Saunders ? dropped a tennis ball, which Benson chewed enthusiastically.

Dealing with threats
As Britain gears up for the estimated one million visitors expected to descend on the city for the 2012 Olympic Games, bomb-sniffing teams like Benson and Rowlstone are preparing to deal with the threats that come with the big crowds.

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Benson is a?relative newcomer to the explosives-detection space, which has been long dominated by ?proactive? dogs, which concentrate on inspecting places such as lost-luggage departments and suspicious packages left on trains and buses. In other words, they deal with stationary targets.?

About three years ago, the British Transport Police and others began to train so-called passive dogs like Benson, which search for explosives among crowds of people, essentially following a scent until it stops.

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Officer Graham Rowlstone of the British Transport Police pats Benson after he correctly identifies a threat in London's St. Pancras Station.

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Bomb-sniffer dogs are an integral part of the system in place meant to keep travelers safe and public transport running smoothly, British Transport Police Inspector Ed Purchase told msnbc.com.

?The dogs are an extended part of the security operation within London and around the country, making sure the railways are safe, members of the public are safe and that we can keep all the transport system open,? he said.

With the biggest and oldest dog unit in the country, the British Transport Police ? in charge of policing Britain's railways and subways ? know what they?re talking about.

Attack highly likely?
Britain has faced threats to its mass transit systems for well over a century ? the first terrorist strike on London?s underground network was in the 1880s.

And just a day after the announcement was made to award the Olympics to London on July 6, 2005, the city suffered its worst peacetime attack when four suicide bombers killed 52 commuters.

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So it comes as no surprise that the issue of security on the country?s transport system weighs heavily on the minds of the Olympics organizers.

The games will see the U.K.?s largest peacetime security operation involving tens of thousands of security officials, with 13,500 military personnel, 12,000 police and 10,000 private contractors.

Current potential dangers to London come from a variety of sources including al-Qaida and related jihadi groups, right-wing extremists and Northern Ireland-related militants, according to officials.

The U.K.?s alert level is expected to be raised to ?severe? during the games, meaning that an attack is considered highly likely, the government says.

Four-legged ambassadors
For Benson and his canine colleagues it will be a busy time. But while they are most valued for their keen noses, the dogs also have a key public relations role to play.

?(The dogs) are a tool ? effective across a range of activities ? reassurance, engagement with the public and detection ? that?s why they?re attractive to us,? Superintendent Philip Trendall, of the British Transport Police's Counter Terrorism Support Unit, told msnbc.com.

?People notice us a lot more,? said Constable Tony Mart, who works with another black lab, named Pete. ?They will always see a police officer with a dog. The interaction with the public is great,? he said.

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Benson the police dog even has his own business card.

About a dozen passives have been incorporated into the team over the last three years, Trendall said, but declined to discuss their success rates.

And he says that the dogs? public-facing role in boosting confidence and good cheer is almost as important as its explosives-sniffing one.

?A machine that people want to come up and give a biscuit to and pat doesn?t exist,? he said.

F. Brinley Bruton is a reporter and editor with msnbc.com in London. Follow her on Twitter.

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When to Get Credit Counseling | Business Financial Talks

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When to Get Credit Counseling

Credit counseling can be a way to get yourself out of debt that continues to keep growing. Most credit counseling companies will work with the lenders to get them to agree to a lower interest rate as well as the elimination of late fees and finance charges. This can enable someone to pay off their debt over a specified period of time without feeling as though they are overwhelmed.

If you find that you are paying just the minimum on your credit cards every month and are having a difficult time just doing that, it may be time for you to get credit counseling. Credit counseling is one of the ways that you can help yourself overcome problems that can seem to get out of hand over a period of time. The service will stop all of the credit cards from accumulating interest and late fees and get you on a payment schedule. This can enable you to pay off your debt without having to declare bankruptcy.

It is a good idea to use credit counseling services instead of opting for bankruptcy.

Unlike bankruptcy, there is no large fee to pay up front. You do not have to go before the court in order to get the credit payments reduced as the counseling service will do this for you. You simply have to provide them with all of the information that they need so that they can start working right away to help you get more manageable credit payments.

Instead of not paying the payments at all, you are better off to seek out the advice of credit counselors. Many people are under the impression that their situation is hopeless and that they will never get out of the financial predicament that they are in. They often give up before even trying to work something out with creditors. In some cases, they will try to call the creditor and not get any help at all with the problem.

Credit counseling services can help with credit card and other unsecured debt. It is better to head credit problems off at the pass rather than wait for major problems to show up on your credit report that will drive you to use credit repair services. Try to use a professional counseling for credit service to work out the problem before you decide to use credit repair after the damage has already been done to your credit.

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Google Play Store Version 3.4.7 fixes link on Moto phones

The Google Play Store has been updated to Version 3.4.7. We repeat: The Google Play Store has been updated to Verison 3.4.7. You folks on Motorola phones can now hit that secondary store link in your app drawer without fear of failure.

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Pentagon Helps New Stealth Fighter Cheat on Key Performance Test [Military]

It seemed like a promising step for America's next stealth fighter: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter passed a key Pentagon test of its combat capability. But it turns out that the family of jets cleared the mid-February exam only because its proctor agreed to inflate its grade. In essence, the military helped the F-35 cheat on its midterms. More »

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AIG sells AIA shares to pay $6B off US bailout tab (AP)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - American International Group Inc. is selling part of its stake in AIA Group Ltd. to raise $6 billion as it continues to repay the $182 billion government bailout that prevented the company's collapse during the 2008 financial crisis.

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