Tech News, Tips and Advice » pc security http://blog.monmouthcomputer.com The Latest in Technology from Monmouth Computer Associates, LLC Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:06:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Mac vs. PC – Which is More Secure? Expert Opinion. http://blog.monmouthcomputer.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-more-secure-expert-opinion/ http://blog.monmouthcomputer.com/mac-vs-pc-which-is-more-secure-expert-opinion/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:56:27 +0000 http://blog.monmouthcomputer.com/?p=137 Ever wonder which is more secure.  Friends tell you that a Mac never gets a virus?  Read cnet’s article: “In their words: Experts weigh in on Mac vs. PC security”  [Read More]

“If you look at the number of published vulnerabilities in software and the number of users and compare Windows versus Mac OS you will discover that Mac OS has far more published vulnerabilities per user than Windows does so I think the data pretty much speaks for itself.”

– Eric Johanson, security researcher
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If you are interested in anti-virus with additional features, we have listed some of the most popular AntiVirus software manufacturers below.:

Mcafee: http://www.mcafee.com/
Symantec, Norton AntiVirus: http://www.symantec.com/
Kaspersky: http://www.kaspersky.com/
Trend Micro: http://www.antivirus.com/
BitDefender: http://www.bitdefender.com/
ESET: http://www.eset.com/
Avira: http://www.avira.com/
AVG: http://www.grisoft.com/
AVAST: http://www.avast.com/
Windows Live OneCare: http://onecare.live.com/

As always, feel free to contact us if we can ever be of any assistance with your computing needs.  http://www.monmouthcomputer.com/.

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