The debate about whether antivirus software is still useful has been going on for a few years now. The challenge of late is the ability of these products and their providers to keep up with the rapidly changing threat landscape. Antivirus technology is probably older than most think, having been created in an early form in 1987. Microsoft for one does not seem to think so. While many vendors could be accused (rightly or otherwise) of supporting this technology (effective or not) to continue reaping revenue from it, Microsoft gives the technology away.”]
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