PC-cillin - Antivirus Scanner Review

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Reviewed by: Paul L. Schmehl

Brief review:

PC-cillin is a good product for home users. It has an easy to use interface and automates many features. Updates are completely automatic. The product checks for updates whenever you are online, and then prompts you to download them.

Pros:
  • very good interface
  • frequent updates
  • automated online support
  • good alerting and quarantining
  • small memory "footprint"
Cons:
  • adequate to good detection rates
  • "webtrap" technology can cause problems - turn it off
  • historically has tended to be too aggressive, resulting in a higher than usual false positive rate when tested.
Price:      $29.95 US

Paul L. Schmehl
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/
Supervisor, Support Services
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member

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