The use and effectiveness of anti-virus software

This study evaluates the effectiveness of currently available antivirus software. The brand of anti-virus software appears to make a slight difference in identifying viruses on network servers. When individual company workstations were evaluated, no significant differences were detected across products. In general, current users are satisfied with their anti-virus software. Adequate financial resources and lack of management commitment were expressed as the primary limitations to implementing more pervasive security procedure measures within organizations. Most organizations wait until they suffer a substantial attack before they implement serious anti-virus policies and install virus-scanning software. It appears that the shock of a virus episode is needed to force management to commit and allocate the funds to prevent further attacks.