Sharon writes in with a virus question.
Q. I recently bought a virus program called VirusRescue, is this program ok?
A. I have never heard of VirusRescue so I did a little research and it looks like it may do more harm than good. Did you by any chance buy this online or from an ad you saw on a webpage? Many of these anti virus and anti spyware programs turn out to be malware/spyware programs themselves. It’s tough to say for sure if its no good but according to others it appears to be so. Check out these links for more information about the program. You may have to scroll down and find the section on VirusRescue.
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/threatdisplay.aspx?name=VirusRescue&threatid=48317
http://411-spyware.com/
http://channels.lockergnome.com/news/archives/20060905_virusrescue_becomes_virusburst.phtml
I would stick with the name brand products like Symantec (Norton), Kaspersky and AVG etc.
