My Technology Guide

For protecting our computers from security and malware threats we sometimes experiment with different security suites to see which one is better than the other. In this process, we install and uninstall these security suites as it is always advisable to use only one antivirus or a full featured security suite at a time in our system. More than one antivirus or a full featured security suite that includes everything from a firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-malware, and more can cause lots of performance and stability issues.

Although we can easily uninstall the existing security program using Windows built-in "Add/Remove Programs" (or Programs and Features in Windows Vista and 7) applet but it's not a perfect solution. Sometimes the uninstaller of the program doesn't remove all the components and registry keys installed by the security program completely, this can hamper with the newly installed security program and may even cause system instability and BSOD's.

McAfee Labs Stinger is a portable free Windows security utility that is used to detect and remove specific viruses. McAfee Labs have developed a new Stinger version to specifically target "FakeAlert" threats that are seen in the wild. This new version of Stinger Detects and removes the following "FakeAlert" Variants - Kryptik, AVP Security, Fakespypro, Winwebsec, Antivirus Soft and XPSpy.

Stinger is not a substitute for any full anti-virus protection or security program, but rather is a tool to aid administrators and normal users who wants to clean their infected computer system. Stinger uses the next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.

Only a few hours is left for the Official launch of Windows 7. Windows 7 is a great improvement over earlier Windows. Still, it is highly recommended to install security software to help protect your computer from viruses and other security threats, and that you keep your security software up to date.

The security software listed below is compatible with Windows 7. Just click the company name to see the Windows 7-compatible product they offer. You may like to visit the Windows 7 Compatibility Center to see the complete list of software and hardware that are compatible with Windows 7.

Today, I found "special offers for Microsoft Customers" by Norton and CA. I think, after the launch of the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials, Symantec and CA both are providing their security suites for free use for 90 days, which is great! If you download all these four 90 days version of security suites from both Symantec and CA, you may get professional security free for more than 6 months upto a year.

Suppose, you have installed NAV 2010 and used it for 90 days. After NAV 2010 expiration, uninstall it and install the CA Anti-virus Plus 2010 and use it for 90 days and then Norton 360, CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010 and Norton Internet Security 2010. Then you will get professional protection for free for more than 1 year (taking into consideration, our previous information about the free 90 days OEM version of Norton Internet Security 2010).