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There seems to be a lot of hate for antiviruses here on HN. I have this question, then - what kind of features would YOU want from an antivirus? If a startup
by someone13 15y ago
There seems to be a lot of hate for antiviruses here on HN. I have this question, then - what kind of features would YOU want from an antivirus? If a startup was to launch tomorrow with some sort of antivirus or similar product, what would it need to have for you to buy/subscribe/etc.?
- cagey 15y agoA flawless uninstaller!
- tikhonj 15y agoIs an anti-virus even the right approach, especially for an experienced user? Wouldn't some sort of permissions management (maybe like SELinux or AppArmor) coupled with a firewall be just as secure? Getting the majority of your software from a repository (e.g. with yum or apt-get) also seems like it would help significantly. I'm not a security expert, but it seems like you can have a perfectly secure computer without an anti-virus.
- redthrowaway 15y agoBasically, be MSE: unobtrusive. I haven't written anything for windows since high school, so I don't know how it stacks up for devs, but it's great from the user's pov. Free, lightweight, and invisible: everything I want in an antivirus program.
- X-Istence 15y agoFrom a developers standpoint, MSE is pretty damn awesome. Never had an issue with it :P
- atesti 15y agoNever delete a file automatically! Always ask and use quarantaine. MSE is madness and all the others, too because they destroy important files without asking.