Antivirus and Malware Removal

Just thought I would share. Prevx is the only virus removal software I've ever endorsed. Typically these products are system hogs that have constant nag messages about things that just aren't important as far as security is concerned.

This one however is different. It's lightweight and does all the profiling and virus definitions in the cloud so you aren't constantly having to download virus definitions in order to stay protected.

It's also easy to disable the real time protection if you have that option unlike many others (cough cough McAfee, Norton). This software also found two viruses that I had recently where Windows Defender and AVG Free failed to detect either of them. On top of that, this is the first product of this type where the price point is appropriate. Personally I think the "Cleanup" product is all you need, only $24 for a single license, but if you opt for 10 licenses the price drops to $16.

You can test it to see if it detects any problems with your existing system for free. I would hang onto this email and if you have wonky behavior or performance problems on your computer then give this a shot and see if it picks up anything, if it picks up the problem then you really can't beat the price.

If you'd like to equip your office they have really good deals on multiple licenses for small and medium businesses as well as single licenses.

Ultimately the best protection you can have for viruses is to make sure that your user account has a password, turn on windows firewall, and if the programs you use allow for it run your computer as a Standard User instead of an Administrator. Unfortunately lots of windows software still requires Administrator access, however this will quickly diminish as vendors now have a big incentive to remove the most annoying UAC prompt which if you are currently on Vista or windows 7 you've definitely seen.

Hope this helps.

If there is a topic that you would like to know more about or would like a software suggestion to solve a problem that you are currently having. Let me know and I'll see if I can't write something up.