| There's an influx of antivirus software in the internet | | | | them has to say about their product. I don't know if |
| these days. Antivirus software are everywhere in | | | | this is reliable enough. There are people who claim to |
| the internet. Article about them are also common. | | | | have done something but if you ask them to do it |
| The problem with having too much of one thing is | | | | they can't. There are just too many people who tell |
| that you will have a hard time selecting the good | | | | lies this days. I don't say that all of them are liars but |
| from the bad. To come up with a list of possible | | | | who would know the difference between an honest |
| choices one has to compare antivirus software. | | | | company from a lying one. They all write pretty good |
| Comparing is not easy, considering the number of | | | | things about their products. Who would say bad |
| antivirus to compare. Many website are there to help | | | | things about something they themselves made? |
| with comparison but they only compare a few. They | | | | Who's Initiative? |
| focus their comparison to selected antivirus that are | | | | The initiative to compare antivirus software should |
| already there for many years. How about those | | | | come from people other that those who made it or |
| antivirus software that have just recently started but | | | | have any vested interest about it. The objective of |
| may also have the ability to perform well? They don't | | | | the comparison should be to help people in choosing |
| have the chance to be tested and be proven | | | | the right antivirus and not to promote one. People |
| competitive with the popular ones. | | | | would love to know the truth about antivirus. There |
| Popularity | | | | are already so much antivirus out there. It's already |
| There should be a means to compare antivirus | | | | difficult to know all of them. Another product profile |
| software not based on popularity but with their ability | | | | may turn buyers off. What people need is honest, |
| to thwart virus attacks. I have read articles that | | | | comprehensive, fair and accurate comparison of |
| compare antivirus software and they are impressive. | | | | antivirus software based on performance and ability |
| They test antivirus software based on how they | | | | to protect computers from virus attacks. |
| detect known virus. Many antivirus software fared | | | | It may take a long time before anyone can compare |
| very well. Others did not do well because they were | | | | antivirus software comprehensively. That would be |
| not able to detect new virus. The problem is that | | | | very difficult to do considering that there are so |
| they limit their comparison to a chosen few. What | | | | much of these products in the market today. There |
| about those that are left out? How will they be given | | | | are also many things to consider. A definite plan |
| a chance? | | | | should be established first before the factual, realistic |
| Who says So? | | | | and unbiased way to compare antivirus software is |
| There are also those who compare antivirus | | | | realized. |
| software based on what the company that made | | | | |