The majority of Windows system users use antivirus, anti-malware or some other security suite on their computers. Most of them, over the years, have acquired an opinion, about which program is good, or reliable, or about which product should be avoided..
Good and reliable product.
Really when is a product good and reliable?
Personally, for many years, maybe even more than ten, there was no malware found on my computers except those I run myself on VM to look for their operation.
Perhaps depending on the years of experience of each user, it is less likely that something bad will happen, but that is not the case for the reason I mentioned above.
There is a risk when you download malicious files and visit dangerous sites, regardless of your experience and knowledge.
Usually our opinion on the solvency of a security product is shaped by some study we read, some comparative tests, or the news that is being circulated on the technology sites. We rarely come across someone whose opinion is based on personal experience or knowledge.
* Here again we should mention that a view that is based on experience can not be considered objective since it is not in research and documentation.
The independent AV-Test (and many others) testing laboratory tests safety products and publishes reports to the public. Every security product that respects itself and the customer also has a blog that informs in time about the dangers that occur.
Of course, in these blogs you will never see negative posts about the false positives that inevitably appear at some point in every product. You will also not see product development failures listed which as we have seen many times from this by clicking here, put the customer at risk.
The specific blogs, in addition to the timely protection of the customer that they serve, also form opinions, keeping the gears of the internet security industry "well-oiled".
Below are some examples of the "well-served" skills of security products that flood the market and target our pockets.
All "serious" anti-malware and antivirus products can find and remove surveillance cookies, a "threat" that is not really a threat.
Ok, let's say you erased a bad cookie ... Visit the EFF website and try your browser.
For those who continue to forget it, the internet is a great track of watching. Many times, cookies are not even needed, or as we have said in our publications, new techniques are used.
It's really funny to use Windows 10 and care about the cookies that follow it.
The technology is progressing
Developments in recent years in Windows and on major search engines bring new protection techniques. Windows and IE come with SmartScreen that checks web pages and files, from Windows 8 onwards.
Google has developed a Safe Browsing API that checks all your links from a blacklisted list that has been updated and updated continuously.
Google Chrome, IE and its Edge Microsoft, but also Mozilla's Firefox spend a lot of time scanning the web for common attacks and use techniques like ASLR which, although imperfect, makes the attacker's job much more difficult.
Ironically, the major hits seen in recent years have been carried out with social engineering attacks where the target is the weakest link in the system. And it's not in , or the operant, but its operator itself. It's the type of attack used by ransomware, and many other malware, to spread.
If you have any doubts and believe that reliable products can help you, you can install the best, and open any attachment that comes to you. It will not help you.
Let us continue, however, with the security features of modern suites. There is anti-spam, but also password managers accessς.
I still try to find out what's different between a standalone offline password manager and one that comes with a security product.
As for antispam, do you sincerely need? I guess most people use an email service like Gmail that does a great job of blocking spam.
Finally worth paying for security suites? A scan engine is also provided by Avira's AVG or BitDefender's free AVG products.
It is known that a security software solution costs less than 20 dollars a year per device. Although the cost is not great, it's like buying a motorcycle helmet.
There are many who buy it and never wear it. It is usually those who “obey” the law and buy it because someone enforces it (see public opinion and opinions we have written above).
Let's go below. Of those who do not wear helmets, there are too many who have never had an accident.
There are also those who wear the helmet but this does not mean that the risk of fatal accidents is excluded.
Finally to mention that all of the above are personal opinions. What everyone "wears" on their computer is their own matter.
It's just that our paid protections look a bit overlooked and unfortunately the system that supports them is huge and very well organized.
