The pessimist in me would probably say Facebook has just found another way to sell more advertisements but fact is personal computers are usually not as well protected as they should be. Do Read : but unfortunately found new ways to. Sophos is a totally free antivirus for Mac so why not download it? So just download all the essential Internet Security and Antivirus tools for free of cost from the Official Facebook. Microsoft Security Essentials The all time free antivirus for your computer,now joined hands with Facebook. .
Last but not least, Facebook also said these companies will be writing posts on to provide important security material to help Facebook users keep themselves, and their data, safe. And head over to the now to see if you need any new software for your computer. This means that whenever you click a link on Facebook, it not only be checked against Facebook's blacklist, but also the blacklists provided by Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos, and Symantec. The security firms partnered with facebook will also offer solutions for all the users addressing. It partnered initially with Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos and Symantec, giving users access to the full version antivirus software for the first six months. After six months, for the ones that aren't free forever, you'll have to pay up. Out of the five options, I prefer , which is free forever, not just six months.
But this landing page for anti-virus is curiously named Marketplace, which makes be suspect that they might get into selling software in the future. Yesterday in a about security, Facebook introduced what it calls a Anti-Virus Marketplace. These companies will inturn help Facebook to grow more and more securly and keep all users data and privacy safe and secure. Trend Micro internet security Trend Micro internet security is one of the super fast and easy to user antivirus package that provides advanced protection. Please make sure you are logged into facebook in order to download the security softwares.
Today is a big day for them or we can say finally facebook done something to proud;Facebook Joined hands with several antivirus companies to offer free security software for facebook users computer. Truly effective security requires cooperation and we are excited about this partnership with many of the leaders in the security community to better help us defend against existing threats, anticipate new ones and arm people with the tools they need to protect themselves. Now we see Facebook taking steps to ensure its 900 million-plus users enjoy the social network more securely with the Antivirus Marketplace. Most antivirus able to stop or remove known malwares but Sophos holds the award winning technology to block new threats. These softwares include of Norton AntiVirus, Microsoft Security Essentials, McAfee Internet Security, Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition, and Trend Micro Security.
This page will pop up for your in the Facebook Security section of your Facebook homepage and will, as you can see below, offer you several McAfee-branded virus protection software downloads as well as other brands of similarly situated applications. In addition, you can watch your favorite Chinese and Korean dramas and movies with subtitles and sort them by genre, most popular, recently added and more. However, Facebook has also quoted that these Antivirus would help Facebook as well as users, who are all using Facebook, to a larger extent, no matter where and how they come from on the web. I've since day one, and I will continue to do so until something better comes along. Whether or not this actually happens is questionable.
The will be available to both Windows as well as Mac users. So if Facebook is recommending free anti-virus to users and giving them a single page to access it, I guess it is beneficial. A majority of these anti-virus software are free while a couple of them are free on a 6 months trial basis. Microsoft security essential will guard you from viruses, spyware, and other evil softwares and they have realtime protection,Dynamic signature service, Root-kit protection enabled for all home or small business users. Microsoft Security Essentials is the only one in the above list which is totally free for all facebook users. Will Facebook start selling software? At this point, Norton and McAfee began offering some of its own security solutions for mobile devices too. We hope the introduction of Antivirus market place will help facebook users to get away from those new generation Facebook already got their own site Integrity and security Team, and they are teamed up with websense and Web of Trust recently.
First let's talk about the free software, since everyone likes free stuff. Remind yourself that its only temporarily free again, and again, and again. Facebook wouldn't say, but I'm assuming it will eventually expand its list of antivirus partners to offer further free alternatives for its users. It reccomends and links users to download from a list of anti-virus software. See what you make of it! If you are downloading it through Facebook. McAfee internet security McAfee internet security bundled with lot of tools including real-time anti-virus, anti-malware, firewall, spam filters, and parental controls. With the help of these software, now you can expect Facebook to be more secure by scanning and tracking millions and trillions of clicks per day using the new.
Do drop in your comments. Facebook earns a lot of money by showing advertisements and also through online gaming. Presently facebook partnered with Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos, and Symantec. The marketplace is accessible from the Facebook Page, or via this direct link:. Automatic online data backup is one of the best feature I found with McAfee internet security. Keep in mind the new and see how this rings a bell with that.
Ranked 1 in antivirus category and it will protect your computer with out sacrifing speed and performance. Facebook has improved its today by adding support for seven new languages; French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Portuguese. This program will help us provide even better protections to those using Facebook, no matter where they are on the web. The social network has been offering antivirus software. To get these updates in your News Feed and Ticker, you'll need to Like the Facebook Page. .