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No it does not...
"Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?" No it does not, not anymore then commercial does. The real question is does all antivirus software offer a false feeling of security? I am undecided but leaning towards Yes in some cases.

"Earlier this month, Symantec?s product manager David Hall dismissed free security software as equal alternative to the paid versions, and also described Microsoft?s free ?Microsoft Security Essentials? as ?a stripped down version of the OneCare product Microsoft pulled from retail shelves?. This is funny coming from Symantec, while I love and use their End Point protection I think their comsumer antivirus programs are incredibly heavy and piggish with the computers resources. Atleast they were I havent used their consumer antiviruses in a couple of years.

"That?s of course only if you exclude the fact that ?there?s no patch for human stupidity? in the sense that social engineering in the form of fake codecs/videos and poisoned search results continue tricking users into on purposely disabling the security solutions that they had at the first place." Thats the Gods honest truth right there. I always say the computer is only as smart as its user, if the user says its ok to download fake codecs and disables the computers antivirus then that is what the computer does, it afterall is just following instructions.


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No it does not...  NoThomas | 07/14/09
No it does not...  neverhome | 07/15/09
I've even been able to run...  JCitizen | 11/07/09
ALL AV offers a false sense of security  ejhonda | 07/14/09
That list looks familiar.  ye | 07/14/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  GameOvR | 07/14/09
Remember this comes from Symantec...  Joe_Raby | 07/14/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  tealcat | 07/14/09
To Who(m)?  vermonter | 11/06/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  phatkat | 07/14/09
You should read recent reviews  Joe_Raby | 07/14/09
OneCare helped topple resource hungry, expensive AV  Patanjali | 07/15/09
Agreed  Joe_Raby | 07/15/09
Very true!....  JCitizen | 08/01/09
I run a computer service shop, and...  cryptikonline | 07/14/09
Infected MP3's  Joe_Raby | 07/14/09
More than 20 to 30,000 legitimate web sites...  JCitizen | 07/21/09
On Firewalls  voska1 | 11/13/09
One more thing I forgot...  cryptikonline | 07/14/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  Smoothtopper | 07/15/09
I totally agree...  JCitizen | 07/22/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  cryptikonline | 07/15/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  az22nz@... | 07/15/09
Normal use vs Security  Tom6 | 07/16/09
Offer rejected  Tom6 | 07/16/09
What BLATANT misinformation!!  kaninelupus | 07/16/09
Counter measures against antivirus lol  Tom6 | 07/16/09
Not blatant!...  JCitizen | 07/22/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  bonnielou432 | 07/16/09
First, post your specs..  JCitizen | 07/22/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  bgfores | 07/16/09
Using ONLY free anti-virus is dangerous..  JCitizen | 07/21/09
No more free solutions for me..  janiesmiling | 07/28/09
Free Solutions Fine for Me  blegs38552@... | 07/30/09
I didn't trust NIS 2009 at first...  JCitizen | 08/01/09
BitDefender is pretty good...  JCitizen | 08/01/09
Symantec Products are Compromised Regularly  pc_techs_ct@... | 08/04/09
Sounds good to me..  JCitizen | 08/05/09
All A/V software leads to a false sense of security.  ye | 11/05/09
This includes not so free AV..  JCitizen | 11/06/09
every AV offer a false sense of security  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 11/06/09
No one antivirus catches all malware  Pyrotech_z | 11/06/09
MSE is an anti-virus solution..  JCitizen | 11/07/09
That is why we use 3 different types  voska1 | 11/13/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  The Admiral | 11/06/09
That's what I ask my clients!...  JCitizen | 11/07/09
RE: Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?  The Admiral | 11/06/09

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