David Harley

Helmuth Freericks is an old hand at the malware game, having got to Commtouch by way of Authentium and Command Software.

In an article for SC Magazine on Anti-virus myths and facts, he offers an explanation of how the misinterpretation and misunderstanding of AV test results can cost money. In particular he considers the myths that:

» AV is purely reactive (a peculiarly stubborn myth, that one: while we all wish AV products had a higher success rate in detection, ...

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