Antivirus
is essential tool that most people need to protect their Windows
operating system from Viruses, Trojans, and other bad stuff.
Unfortunately,
most Antivirus companies goes too far with their Virus/Trojan
protection, and in many times they classify completely legit software as
Virus/Trojan infection.
One good example for that is my own batch
program: Most people need these tools to check thier own computer or
change DNS servers to view blocked sites. This batch program, like many
other utilities out there, can also be used by hackers for bad purposes.
The attitude of many Antivirus companies is very tough in this subject -
If
it's a tool that can be used by bad guys, it's classified as Trojan or
Virus, even when most users need it and use it for good purposes.
Antivirus companies don't care that they block their own customers that
want to recover their own passwords, and they don't care that they may
cause their customer to think that I'm a Virus distributer.
I must
say that some Antivirus companies are a little more gentle, and classify
these tools as "Security Threat" or "Riskware" which is much better
than classifying them as Virus or Trojan, but they still prevent the
user from running them - by deleting them or by putting them in
quarantine.
Also, many users don't know what is difference between
Virus and Riskware, and when they get these "Riskware" alerts, they
still think that my tools are infected with a Virus named "Riskware".
My batch
programs are not the only victims of the "over protection" made by
Antivirus software. Some other tools by other developers listed by the
list below, are still constantly targeted by Antivirus companies,
without any known reason.
