Off-topic: Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

Posted by Ken
Jan 6, 2011 at 04:31 PM

Dr Andus wrote:
>I’m not an IT expert, so I know next to nothing about all the intricacies of internet
>security, other than I try to be sensible and don’t download or run files that I don’t
>trust. However, I have to say that for the past 6 years or so I only had AVG Anti-Virus
>Free Edition installed and I’ve never ever had any problems with viruses. Over that
>period it did catch a dozen or so viruses and eliminated them. Which always made me
>wonder, why I should pay a monthly fee for another anti-virus software, if AVG
>protects me just fine. Now, it could be that my PC is riddled with viruses and might be
>part of a vast botnet empire and I just don’t know about it. However, I have not noticed
>any performance issues or any other negative consequences. So am I missing anything?
>Sorry if this sounds very naive.

I have previously used AVG free, and now use Avira free on my home machines. Both are reasonable, as well as many others. In addition to an anti-virus program, you should probably be using a firewall program, like Comodo, if you do not have a firewall already installed, and a malware program, like Malwarebytes. You can probably take many other steps to protect yourself, but these three types of software will take you a long ways towards safe web use.

—Ken