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One antivirus program is better than two

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Arcticsid installed one antivirus program on a new PC that already had another. Then he asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum if that was a good idea.

Running two antivirus programs simultaneously is a bit like mixing a fine, vintage Cabernet with breakfast cereal. Each is good on its own right, but the combination may have unpleasant effects.

Before I explain why, let’s get some definitions out of the way. The term antivirus has come to mean a program that launches when you boot your PC and stays running in memory, protecting you in real time not just from viruses (which are, technically speaking, passé), but Trojans, rootkits, and all other forms of malware.

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When you encrypt a file or a hard drive, is it really secure?

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Porcupins asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum if encryption standards like AES really make your data secure.

There’s no such thing as perfect security. Someone with sufficient time and money, and a strong enough motive, can crack anything.

So the real question becomes: Is your encryption secure enough. And the answer is: If your encryption software uses a recognized and respected standard such as AES or Blowfish, and you use strong passwords and take other precautions, it almost certainly is.

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Answer Line: Malware or false positive?

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Davikokar launched a program even though Norton warned that it was a Trojan. A subsequent hard drive scan revealed nothing bad. Davikokar then asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum if Norton had given a false positive?

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Norton may have indeed given you a false positive when it warned you that a program was malware. But it’s just as likely–maybe even more so–that Norton’s mistake came when it told you that your hard drive was clean.

And I’m not knocking Norton here. These issues apply to every antivirus program in existence.

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