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Free Virus Removal Tool for download from Sophos

You know that feeling when you're pretty sure your Windows machine *might* be infected, but your anti-virus finds nothing?

Or worse, your anti-virus does detect malware, but the instructions to disinfect and rid your system of the malware are so complicated that you want to pull out your hair.

Well, Sophos has just released its Virus Removal Tool. Designed to be child's play to use, it detects and, more importantly, disinfects all those nasty viruses, spyware, rootkits and even fake anti-virus with its flagship industrial-strength anti-virus.

Best of all it is free, and for Naked Security readers, there are no details to enter before you can download and use it.

Actually, really best of all, there is no need to remove existing anti-virus that is already installed.

For the past year or so, the Virus Removal Tool has been used by some of Sophos's biggest customers to disinfect complicated malware that sneaked onto a poorly protected computer, but this is the first time Sophos has released this tool to the public at large.

Sophos has also provided a free support forum called Sophos FreeTalkwhere you can ask any questions about this and other free Sophos products.

The majority of our readers are pretty security conscious, and we know from experience that many of you are probably the IT guy or gal called upon to help family and friends sort out their computers when things go awry. Sophos hopes that this tool will make your lives a little bit easier.

Lastly, Sophos would love to hear your thoughts on its Virus Removal Tool. It sees this as a tool worth investing in, but the company wants to make sure it gets your thoughts first so it can prioritise any improvements accordingly.

Originally posted by Naked Security

The Shard - Dare devils breach security to ascend Europes tallest building

Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) Goes Viral!

Wow the CPNI is now very much public! I think this is a very brave move but I'm positive it will be a successful one. CPNI are already the public face of MI5 and a new series of YouTube videos have taking things a step further. 


What a fantastic idea, opening up their vast source of knowledge to the masses. Hopefully they will add some other resources for PhySec, PerSec and InfoSec to the channel. My head is spinning with ideas but being able to integrate their PerSec guidance into training modules (e-learning specifically) via a short video would be really useful!

There are currently 3 videos listed on the CPNI channel, they are 

Security Implications of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), Secure move to IP-based Networks (SCADA) and 20 Critical Security Controls for Cyber Defence 

ow).

One of the CPNI Channel Video's

About the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI): they provide integrated security advice (combining information security, personnel security and physical security) to organisations which make up the national infrastructure. Their advice helps to reduce the vulnerability of the national infrastructure (primarily the critical national infrastructure) to terrorism and other threats to national security.