VIPRE AntiVirus Software

I am in Orlando this weekend, speaking at the Earn 1k A Day Summit on computer security. one of the other members attending the event asked me about antivirus and firewall software.

I tested Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE AntiVirus a couple of months ago (I don’t regularly use antivirus software; I rely on other “experts only” methods to protect my computers. However, I strongly recommend that you use it). I like the software and recommend that you take a look at it. You can download it and use it for 15 days before you have to pay for a license, which is more than enough time to thoroughly test the software. You can also download the trial and use it to recover from a virus issue.

Here’s why I like VIPRE:

1. The software was written from scratch, so to speak. Instead of trying to take an old software platform and updating it. Viruses have changed, and many of the old traditional platforms have struggled to keep up — and even if they have, the code base — and performance — gets bloated.

2. The new code base was written to better detect emerging threats and trends in virus coding.

3. The software includes anti-spyware software, based on Sunbelt Software’s CounterSpy product. This eliminates the need for a second piece of installed (and active) software to monitor for spyware.

4. Sunbelt Software is widely regarded as being one of the leading computer security companies. Their blog is one of my
“must read” daily sites as a computer security professional.

5. Sunbelt has excellent customer support. I first dealt with them several years ago and was immediately impressed with their support. I’m still working with their products… and am still impressed…

6. Sunbelt Software is a stable company, and their business model (annual subscriptions) helps ensure that the product will continue to be supported and improved in the future (and their annual license fee is very affordable).

Again, as business people, I recommend that you stay away from free when it comes to anti-virus software. You need support and help, and with a variety of reasonably priced licensing options available, you should be able to fit this into your budget.

So go ahead and download a 15 day trial. Install it. Scan your computer and see what it finds. VIPRE will most likely find and eliminate things you’d rather not have on your computer.

One suggestion: Don’t run more than one anti-virus program at a time. You’ll need to disable any anti-virus software you currently have running before installing VIPRE.

Again, download your 15 day fully functioning trial of VIPRE anti-virus and anti-spyware software at the following link:

Click Here To Download Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE AntiVirus and AntiSpyware Software

–Tom