Antivirus Developers Team to Set Test Standards
One of the most debated items on computer related forums besides Intel vs. AMD or Nvidia vs. ATI is what Anti Virus to use! Finally the industry is coming together to set test standards so maybe you can make an informed decision for yourself!
Antivirus software companies and software testers created a new organization Monday with the goal of providing consistent information about the effectiveness of antivirus products.
The distribution of malware — including viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, and Web sites exploiting weaknesses in Internet browsers — is now being driven by organized crime for financial gain, and poses an ever more serious threat.
Anti-malware software developers have developed methods to block these threats, but traditional antivirus tests are becoming irrelevant because they don’t take such methods into account, according to Stuart Taylor of anti-malware software vendor Sophos.
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