tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post6592750745432404907..comments2024-03-27T07:30:02.390+00:00Comments on drsolly: Which antivirus?drsollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-23214286919555867022015-11-03T22:25:02.585+00:002015-11-03T22:25:02.585+00:00I can't recommend any of them. But here's ...I can't recommend any of them. But here's something you can try.<br /><br />Over a period of time, collect all the emails that you get with attached exe, scr, doc files etc (or zips that include them); by reading the accompanying email, you can decide if they're kosher (maybe a friend sent you a doc file) or not. And test each of them with Virustotal.com. Keep tabs on which products detect which files. You might find a product that flags all the malware; more likely, you won't. <br /><br />You're right. It looks to me as if the only thing protecting you is your common sense. And I've not heard anyone from the AV industry contradicting my postings on this topic.drsollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954188290191548178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143925273655347334.post-4841090771817936192015-11-03T12:20:03.991+00:002015-11-03T12:20:03.991+00:00I have been reading your blog articles regarding a...I have been reading your blog articles regarding antivirus recently, very interesting. So which, if any, of the commercially available solutions would you recommend? I currently use an expensive well known AV suite that is not performing at all well according to your posts which is a bit concerning to say the least! I along with millions of tech savvy (but not experts in the field) people take these products on face value and expect them to perform a decent job relative to the amount we are paying for them. From your posts it looks like I'm better off with a much cheaper solution, none seem to offer 100% bullet proof protection and the only thing protecting me is common sense not to click on anything dubious.Dornornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584681437749168248noreply@blogger.com