We stick to a very strict download recommendation policybut that doesn't mean you should trust us over your antivirus application.ĭue diligence, that's what we say. Dear Whistler, While your antivirus application certainly has the best of intentions, sometimes it can make mistakes. I love my AV app, but is there a better way I can verify whether or not a file really contains a virus? No one else in the comments has reported similar findings, and my antivirus application has reported false positives before. Dear Lifehacker, I recently downloaded a program recommended by Lifehacker, and after I installed it, my antivirus program yelled bloody murder and flagged it as a virus.
