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To: mr.mark who wrote (27258)	5/30/2002 9:08:29 AM
From: Robert Graham	Read Replies (1) of 110655

I think going to a free site for anti-virus software is not prudent. Many like the concept of "free". It is like Christmas in June. Many people like Christmas in June. But "free" doesn't necessarily translate into "good". There is no financial motivation for a staff of people to keep the virus utility up-to-date. So it does not surprise me that the free utility missed some viruses. Also in order to avoid false positives, this requires allot of time consuming testing of the software. What is the motivation behind this time consuming and potentially costly effort to provide free anti-virus software? Should the computer user trust the result? If a PC user has no money, then I can see using this software is better than nothing. Or is it? I do not think it is a good principle to trust software from a source that you are not very familiar with for the very important security of your system, a source that is offering something for nothing. Particularly when it is not necessary. I do not believe in unnecessary risks. What do all of you think? Bob Graham

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