Comments on: Trends: Spyware, Adware, Malware Down; Phishing Up http://www.joemanna.com/blog/trends-spyware-adware-malware-down-phishing-up/ Joe Manna's Personal Blog. Community manager, social media strategist and very opinionated. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:36:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.joemanna.com/blog/trends-spyware-adware-malware-down-phishing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-47115 Joe Thu, 29 May 2008 02:11:55 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/?p=602#comment-47115 S.P., Paid anti-virus software is dead. Not just the business, I mean the whole industry. It's only a matter of time until Trend Micro, McAfee and Symantec all hold hands. Free anti-virus software has been proven repeatedly to be much more effective at removing viruses, trojans and worms. I suspect free AV scanners are much better because of the large sample of users they can collect samples and identify viruses in the wild much quicker for proper inoculation. I stand by Avira, Avast!, and AVG. They are light-weight and incredibly effective. My parents run AVG and I haven't been summoned for a virus housecall in over three years. Anyone can compare the top anti-virus software with additional data at AV Comparatives: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ I would never dissuade people from applying common-sense, in being wary of opening attachments from senders they don't know (or expect). It's kind of like once you get air-bags, you just run red lights knowing that you can survive -- not a wise idea. Thanks for commenting. :) ~Joe S.P.,

Paid anti-virus software is dead. Not just the business, I mean the whole industry. It’s only a matter of time until Trend Micro, McAfee and Symantec all hold hands.

Free anti-virus software has been proven repeatedly to be much more effective at removing viruses, trojans and worms.

I suspect free AV scanners are much better because of the large sample of users they can collect samples and identify viruses in the wild much quicker for proper inoculation.

I stand by Avira, Avast!, and AVG. They are light-weight and incredibly effective. My parents run AVG and I haven’t been summoned for a virus housecall in over three years.

Anyone can compare the top anti-virus software with additional data at AV Comparatives: http://www.av-comparatives.org/

I would never dissuade people from applying common-sense, in being wary of opening attachments from senders they don’t know (or expect). It’s kind of like once you get air-bags, you just run red lights knowing that you can survive — not a wise idea.

Thanks for commenting. :)

~Joe

]]> By: S.P. Gass http://www.joemanna.com/blog/trends-spyware-adware-malware-down-phishing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-47109 S.P. Gass Wed, 28 May 2008 22:05:03 +0000 http://www.joemanna.com/blog/?p=602#comment-47109 With free adware and spyware blockers, and free firewalls, do you also advocate spending money for a virus-scan program? If so, do you recommend Norton over McAfee? Or is there a free alternative out there that is any good? Or is being careful about attachments in mail messages enough? Thanks for your thoughts. With free adware and spyware blockers, and free firewalls, do you also advocate spending money for a virus-scan program? If so, do you recommend Norton over McAfee? Or is there a free alternative out there that is any good? Or is being careful about attachments in mail messages enough? Thanks for your thoughts.

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