Instant Virus Killer: An anti-virus product made in Pakistan
Here's what the world's first PC virus - made in Pakistan - did to your boot sector.
Here’s a piece of trivia for you. Do you know who wrote the very first virus for PCs? (Not anti-virus, but virus) It was a group of Pakistanis. Much of the credit is given to Amjad and Basit Alvi, but those who were connected to the duo say it was actually Ashar Nisar, their friend from UET, who actually wrote it. Anyway, whichever one from amongst these three erstwhile friends did the deed, the bottom line is that it was undoubtedly Pakistanis. The first PC virus was perpetuated via the boot sector and was named the Brain virus. It didn’t do anything particularly violent; just propagated itself ad-infinitum.
So, we’ve come full circle now and the vicious virus/anti-virus cycle we Pakistanis started, we are now trying to address once and for all. That’s where Karachi based company IT Solutions comes in with their “Instant Virus Killer” anti-virus product. Frankly, the marketing material is pretty weak and I haven’t tested the product since they don’t provide a free download. The claims made are pretty incredible, so without any further proof or explanation of how these miraculous feats are accomplished, I have to stop short of an endorsement and take things with a healthy dose of skepticism.They basically talk about fixing everything from data corruption in Office documents, to ‘NTLDR missing’ bootup issues to virus cleaning and spyware prevention… quite a list.
Here’s a summary slide from their product presentation that lists their application’s capabilities:
But will it dust my booksehelves and toast my waffles?
Is there anyone out there who has tried to use this product? Any indication of how well it works? We’ll share the news for now, but reserve our opinion on its efficacy and reliability until we see/learn more.
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