There are so many antivirus programs out there. It’s hard to know what is good and what is bad. For example, I will never place another norton antivirus product on a machine ever again. Why? Not only does it let viruses get through, but it can be so intrusive that it is a pain just to have sitting in the background.  Luckily there are researchers out there that test these products. In the past I have had some misgivings with the research as they have labeled certain antivirus programs as good , when I know from the field that they are horrible ( yes norton I’m looking at you).

Microsoft’s antivirus has been making waves, yes it’s free and its excellent. If you need a better antivirus , or any antivirus, I would recommend it. As so do independent tests. you can grab it here : Microsoft Security Essentials

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If you are a Windows Vista user you are aware that a pop up window asks you almost every time you move the cursor if it’s okay to move the cursor (I’m exaggerating, but only a little).  This “security” notification is called UAC or User Account Control.

At NYC Tech Guys, we most often disable the UAC for our customers because our customers operate within solid network security; however, for home users or home spun office users who might want to leave the UAC engaged, I just found a great article about a tool called UACController which allows you to easily manage the UAC.  This  tool is useful because it is maze-like getting to where the UAC lives inside the Vista operating system.  With UACController you can engage or disable the UAC very simply depending on how you want to work.

Read more or download UACController here:

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