The CCSS Forum is a voluntary organization of security software vendors, operating system providers, and Internet browser software creators.

Some software promoting itself as security software intentionally hurts end-users rather than helping them. CCSS (Common Computing Security Standards) has created a list of known legitimate software vendors. The listed companies all create and distribute security software legitimately designed to protect consumers. Of course, with the vast amount of software available and the dynamic nature of the market, this list is not a complete representation of all security software, but serves as a starting point to differentiate between legitimate protection and viruses or ransomware in disguise. If you have any doubts about a ‘security software’ provider you could do worse than visit the CCSS Forum.

The site also provides some helpful compatibility information reported by both vendors and software users. This could  be really helpful if your system is acting strangely and you suspect that it might be due to some recently installed security software.

…For more information visit  http://www.ccssforum.org/index.php