TechRepublic - IT Security: The end of antivirus software? Not so fast

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The value of antivirus software is controversial. Michael P. Kassner asks an AV-testing expert why, and if it needs to be this way.

By Michael Kassner
February 18, 2013

Antivirus applications rely on malware signatures, antivirus programs are not proactive, antivirus software is ineffective. Sound familiar? I’ve succumbed to the mantra myself, writing — “How antivirus software works: Is it worth it?” and “Traditional antivirus software is useless against military malware.”

If that’s true, why do the same reports slaying antivirus applications end with the CYA — never ever leave your digital home without AV software. Case in point, my final thoughts on the first article linked above:

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