By way of introduction, we own and operate an IT Systems and Consulting firm. We service and assist primarily business customers, and daily we deal with the issue of spam and other Internet borne threats, some of which are so clever, I often wonder why the minds that develop don't put their skils to work productively and make some good money.
Amongst our customers are companies who manufacture for Walmart, dealerships for BMW,Honda,Ford and the other manufacturers etc., amongst others. The majority of our customers must link their networks to the manufacturers and the head offices of their customers. This therefore demands that their network security be strong and without compromise.
In order to provide advice and assistance, we are continually researching evolving products and testing these. We have identified products that are suitable for individual one person situations up to businesses with 1000's of employees. We deal with spam, viruses, grayware, browser hijackers, phishing sites to name a few.
For individual use, we have for the past few years had great success with antivirus and Internet security protection from Kaspersky Labs. This company has emeged from virtual obscurity some 5-7 years ago, into an industry leader. We have used this product where customers have had other antivirus etc. products in place and found risks not exposed by the others. At a General Motors retailer, where GM had requested us to visit due to frequent network failure, and where a well known product was in use, we identified of 14,000 virus infections and compromises on the network. This was astounding.
If you want to try this product, we have a free trial area setup on
http://www.kaspersky.bentor.com/ Feel free to visit a try it out.
A word of caution...it is strongly recommended that other a/v a/s products be removed before using Kaspersky.
For antispam use version 6 or 7 as these versions handle antispam, antivirus, anti hacking, anti spyware etc.
I hope this helps shopaholic and others.
As a footnote. Last week in California, the courts awarded damages against two of the worst spammers in the US. The fine was approx $240 Million. These guys have currntly disappeared. Also, in the past 3 weeks, we have seen the emergence of a major spamming network located in Taiwan. If you have seen an increase in the last 2 weeks, it is probably from there. Unfortunately, the really effective antispam technology we use is more for business use than home use, and is priced that way also.
! What the hecks up with all the SPAM immediately after visiting here
