Avert Labs (McAfee)

Well over 180,000 viruses and probable computer hazards exist today – Avert Labs works to keep users aware of them. Avert Labs (McAfee) compiles detailed information on numerous types of viruses, Trojans, malaware and other unwanted applications and indicates where they came from, the infections they will leave on a user’s operating system, and how they can be contained or safely removed. Avert Labs creates McAfee, a risk assessment program that evaluates the seriousness of probable infections that occur from daily use or surfing the web. The skilled group of individuals who maintain the program strive to keep users aware of these conditions, frequently posting updates, while detailing all possible consequences that may occur if issues are not contained. Risk levels for a virus may alter from high to low over an extended period of time. Even a low level is capable of causing damage to a computer if action is not taken. When viruses and other malicious items are detected, the Avert Labs’ McAfee risk assessment program individually notifies corporate and home users. These risks can be then be managed depending on how successful an attack is likely to be, and what impact a successful attack will have.