The author talks

”There were two of us, anti-virus software developers, fanatically devoted to our work. We had only one task to fulfill and one challenge to meet – that is, to invent the world's best defense against the world's most sophisticated virus.”

During a short period of time Dr.Web became a dominating mark on the IT- market of Russia. The novelty of technological solution offered to cyber-world became the key factor of Dr.Web’ success. Many of functionalities implemented in Dr.Web in future became standards for the whole AV-industry.

”…ten years ago I would hardly ever find a PC with alternative anti-virus (not Dr.Web Anti-virus) installed on it. Our product was so popular that many of today's self-proclaimed “leaders” use technology merely replicating Dr. Web. Very many software programs in Eastern Europe and South-East Asia are actually driven by our engine. All the university students from those regions who studied here in Russia during that period had in-depth knowledge of our technology.”

”Today's situation at the market is indeed deplorable. The majority of tools offered today cannot be identified as anti-virus software properly; it seems, at best, that they have been developed by pretty bright high school undergraduates each of whom claims to be “the leader”. The threshold level of admission to the anti-virus club has dropped considerably, with primitive script virus fighters coming to the fore to lead the way.”

”While choosing an anti-virus system, don't look at any of those ratings because they are based on “laboratory” testing. They take a collection of “dead” viruses and test a variety of anti-virus tools on them. In real life, it is different. You work on your PC, visit a website and – there you are! – you are already infected, with some process suddenly grabbing 70 percent of your machine's capacity. With anti-virus software installed, you feel okay. Otherwise you rush to buy it. And it doesn't matter which - probably, one offered by some of the “leaders”. But there are just a few anti-virus tools in the world that can be installed on your infected PC. The rest won't allow the setup function to be enabled because of the resident virus, and you will have to reinstall the operation system from scratch. Everything becomes clear at once.”