
and then sell your data to the highest bidder. Not only it does add another layer of protection but it can also be used to shut out the annyoing PAID products that phone home. Just dont expect it to stop anything malicious that has been written with a minimum of skill. and I really dont understand how some 50 people companies can outclass a gargantulan monster as Microsot who could easily sink 2 billion into development of a good Anti Virus. I dont know why they cant do a reasonable product concerning security. and offer good protection.Īlthough of all free choices going to MS seems like a bad idea. who dont consume a lot of system ressources. There are plenty of good free AntiViruses out there. it however helps you a lot in dealing with the more sneaky variants. Like any defense, no AV offers total protection. or their latest private moment on youtube. The same people wonder why the can find their credit card information on the internet. Some people who state that they need no AV at all received a nice letter from the ISP that kindly informed them that their account has been used to send millions of spam e-mails. The days where Viruses formatted your disk for lolz are mostyl gone. The risk is certainly lower but being on the net without any AV is close to being ignorant. Unfortunatly there are so nasty things as driveby downloads and browser exploits. Other than not going to the darker side of the internet, just don't run Flash and Java when you aren't using them. They cause more problems than they solve unless you like downloading porn off warez sites.

I installed MSSE to shut up Windows 7, not because I needed an antivirus. That way, your Administrator privileges are not accessible by any malware you encounter and deny any installation of software to that Guest Account. Also, I always suggest two additional steps: Be careful about where you browse and use a Guest Account for your browsing. So, if you’re in the market for a security product, keep the above in mind. The business products scored similar values.

Norton scored 15, down slightly from its prior 15.5. Other software dropped 1-2 points as well.ĪVG Anti-Virus Free Edition and VIPRE Internet Security were among 16 of the 23 products tested which dropped in their scores.īitDefender, F-Secure Internet Security and Kaspersky Internet Security scored the highest, which has been a trend. MSE dropped to 10.5 out of a possible 18. Bad news if you’re relying MSE to protect you against malware, A-V Test reports.
