Thread: do we realy need expensive AV software
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Old 07-01-2011, 16:47   #12
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Re: do we realy need expensive AV software
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Originally Posted by Matty_ View Post
This has actually happened quite recently http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/47371/ but is completely against the norm. AV makers have enough malware to deal with without making their own.
Here`s a recent report on AV usage done by Oesis so probably more corporation inclinedhttp://www.oesisok.com/news-resource...ows-os-reports . It seems the trend of moving towards free offerings is really growing and Symantec and others scare tactics are not working...

Using free software such as Sandboxie, Comodo, Avast, Avira, MBAM, SAS, etc, etc, can keep you safe. Normally it`s the end user who ends up getting themselves infected......PEBKAC
i agree Matty free software can be as good as paid for software and the list You mentioned are all good, i used to use AVG antivirus alongside Zonealarm firewall, both been the free version's, but recently changed to using Avast
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