A friend of mine sent me an email after reading this morning’s post asking the following question:

I once scanned a computer that had Panda installed on it with Avast and
Avast seemed to think that some of Panda’s files were dangerous. I
showed this to …[a friend]… and she told me that quite often, anti-virus programs
will lock onto other anti-virus programs as if they are harmful. I’m
supposing that this is probably because of the way that anti-virus
programs have to delve into your computer.
You said above that that Mcafee has a tendency to actually bug your
computer. I wonder if that has anything to do with that?

I sent back the following reply: Continue reading →

Hey Everyone,

Here is the low down on what to use and what not to use for anti-virus protection. I have based these results off of the five tests that I posted yesterday for determining a superior anti-virus software.

Mcafee Anti-Virus

Don’t buy it. Don’t install it. Don’t use it. And don’t pay for it!! Continue reading →

There are five tests for determining a spectacular anti-virus program.

1.) Effectiveness on the large & small scales

For an anti-virus program to be beneficial to you or your business it needs to be able to protect you from viruses. That seems like a no brainer but the number of viruses that slip past some of the more popular anti-virus tools out there is really quite amazing. Your anto-virus tool needs to protect your computer from viruses, but you should also know that it protects many computers from viruses. It is hard to get this kind of information because you’d have to have experience from many systems and an understanding of the environment they are in. Asking your friends and family for their experience with viruses (not the anti-virus software) will show you how effective their anti-virus software is for them. Get a sampling of what people are using and then see how effective it is. Also, browsing the net for answers can’t hurt. Continue reading →