I've been away from this blog for a while, teaching a course in Ubuntu. (Blog). This entry is about the latest reviews on free antivirus/antimalware programs. PCWorld's Review. AVG Free came in first. When I've used this in the past, it seemed to take excessive resources. Apparently this is not an issue. Also, I've installed Microsoft Security Essentials on many computers and it seems to work well, except.... In addition, Microsoft stood behind the product with customer support, which made it stand out from the other free options. The except is that, as noted in the review, it seems that at times infections, especially just released malware, did seem to slip through. Those that did, it seems to me, were related to malware that redirects your browser by adding a subversive search engine or changing the home page.
So, if you would like to change to AVG Free, let me know and I will install it for you.
