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Anti-Virus Firms Scrambling to Keep Up
« on: Mar 23rd, 2008, 3:11am » |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR200803 1901439.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Quote:| The sheer volume and complexity of computer viruses being released on the Internet today has the anti-virus industry on the defensive, experts say, underscoring the need for consumers to avoid relying on anti-virus software alone to keep their home computers safe and secure. |
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Quote:| Experts say PC users shouldn't depend on anti-virus software to save them from risky online behaviors, such as clicking on Web links included in unsolicited e-mail and instant messages. Rather, they say, anti-virus should be part of a layered security approach that includes using a firewall to keep out unwanted Internet traffic and applying software updates for both Microsoft Windows and third-party software -- particularly popular programs used to display documents or play audio and video files. |
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Quote:| "The real challenge here is for people to get it through their heads that anti-virus is not a panacea, and that it's always going to fall short of identifying threats in real-time," said Trend's Perry. "The challenge for us as an industry is to try to change that perception, while at the same time integrating new threat mitigation features into our products." |
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