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by ryanlol 3831 days ago
Do not confuse security vendors with snake oil vendors.
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abusque 3831 days ago
Which companies, if any, in the anti-virus business would you not consider as "snake oil vendors"?

I'm genuinely curious, I haven't had to deal with Windows systems for so long, I'm not well acquainted with AVG and their competitors.

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tracker1 3831 days ago
Honestly, for some time the security software from MS has been "good enough" for most people. Then again, there's plenty of people that will click "OK" to just about anything that pops up... which is why when one of my grandmother's PCs finally died, I bought her a chromebook... best option for those not technically inclined.
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ryanlol 3831 days ago
None.

grsecurity (Well, Open Source Security, Inc.) is a good example of an actual security vendor.

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yrro 3831 days ago
Microsoft
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ryanlol 3831 days ago
Microsoft has by far the best AV product (from a code quality aspect, at the very least), but I'm not sure if it qualifies as a vendor in this context. After all, MSE is essentially free.
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