This Category discusses Antivirus software and The Computer Peeps’ recommendations.
It’s not them, it’s us. Jk, it is them.
tl;dr — Google Chrome’s stance on adblocker plugins/extensions greatly increases consignment/resale stores’ chances of encountering malicious content when searching the Web. Thus, The Computer Peeps no longer recommend Google Chrome as an option for browsing the Web.
Recently, a handful of customers forwarded me emails to see if this was something that needed to be taken care of.
A client of ours received an email warning her that someone had used her Apple ID to download an app:
We’ve compiled five very specific reasons why consignment and resale stores (or any business) should not use Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE).
A very common browser hijack/search redirect, Conduit, has a little bug in its uninstaller.
A popular and long-standing software download site, SourceForge, is injecting malware in to its software installers.
Securing consignment systems involves more than just installing free antivirus software and hoping all goes well.
Critical security vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader have been identified and Adobe has issued a security advisory. These are being actively exploited in the wild by sending users malicious PDF files.
