More doubt cast on anti-virus programs
I don’t know how good the test procedure was, but a report mentioned at Ars Technica throws more doubt on the efficacy of anti-virus programs:
The current state of software, security, and virus protection is a mixed bag. Amidst questions of Vista’s security prowess over Windows XP, a new report set to be released by German computer magazine c’t next month says the accuracy of antivirus software is waning. Particularly when it comes to detecting new, unfamiliar attacks, the 17 software packages tested dropped in average effectiveness by nearly 50 percent in 2007.
I keep singing the same song: PC users who think that an anti-virus program is all the protection that they need had better reconsider. The malware writers are becoming quite adept at circumventing conventional reactive anti-virus programs.
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