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You mean other than the obvious "trust" benefit? If "anti-virus" companies don't want to protect you against "certain" viruses for political reasons, why bother
by higherpurpose 12y ago
You mean other than the obvious "trust" benefit? If "anti-virus" companies don't want to protect you against "certain" viruses for political reasons, why bother trusting them and buying their product?
- wfunction 12y agoWhat would your alternative be? Not buying their products?
- josteink 12y agoYes. If the security product you're buying isn't providing you with security, what are you paying for?
- kodr 12y agoif the free alternatives protect you equally fine, yes.
- drivingmenuts 12y ago> if the free alternatives protect you equally fine, yes. Well, that's a Catch-22 and a half if there ever was one. Absence of detection doesn't mean absence of malware, it just means you haven't found out how badly you've been infected. The paid-for guys are halfways in the pockets of people who've paid more and the free guys are lagging behind.
- Illniyar 12y agoThey did protect against it (from what I understood), they just didn't make public the existence of the virus. Frankly, I'm not sure how many of their clients (being one myself) care if they publicize anything, as long as they protect against it.