Re: Best Virus Scanning Software?
Bruce Chambers
You'll get nearly as many differing opinions as you will
responses.
I used, and recommended, Norton Antivirus and then Norton Internet
Security, for many years, on Win98, WinNT, Win2K, and WinXP, all
without any significant problems. I had used McAfee prior to that.
But it's been several years since I've been tempted to try McAfee
products. Their quality seemed to take a steep nose-dive after they
were acquired by Network Associates.
However, when my subscription to Symantec's updates for Norton
Internet Security 2002 came up for renewal (at a cost substantially
higher than the preceding year's subscription), I decided to try less
expensive solutions. I downloaded and installed the free version of
GriSoft's AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ) and the
free version of Sygate's Personal Firewall
(http://smb.sygate.com/free/default.php ). Both have proven to be
easily installed, easy to use, and quite effective. Additionally, I
was pleasantly surprised to see a small but very noticeable
improvement in my PC's performance, once I'd replaced the Symantec
product.
Bruce Chambers
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"Adam" <Ad...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> What do people recommend the best virus scanner in the world is?
>
> I thought it was meant to be Norton Anti-Virus but i've heard off a
> few
> people it isn't that good and through my own experience realised
> that is
> isn't really good, it finds the virus' then says 'cannot delete'
> alot of the
> time.
>
> Anyways, what do people recommend; someone recommended I use Panda
> Internet
> Sercurity (Anti-Virus and Firewall in one).
>
> Thanks alot for your help
>
> Adam
pauly [MSFT]
Hi Adam,
Thanks for your post on Antivirus software.
Here are some recent reviews of Antivirus products from 3rd party
publishers:
AV Software-review.com
http://www.anti-virus-software-review.com/
CNET:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Security_utilities/4502-3681_7-0.html?tag=dir.av&ord
erby=-7eRating&pn=
Consumer Search:
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/computers/antivirus_software/reviews.html
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| From: "=?Utf-8?B?QWRhbQ==?=" <Ad...@discussions.microsoft.com>
| Subject: Best Virus Scanning Software?
| Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:13:08 -0700
charlie R
problems. It updates automatically first thing every day, and several
times a day when there's a virus "outbreak" with ensuing variants
daily. It has never let a virus get past it, and never fails to
disinfect it. It also has the option to repair itself if it stops
functioning properly. I use ZAP v4. on my Win98 because later
versions are not compatible with 98. ZAP 5+ versions have had lots of
problems for many people.
charlie R
"Adam" <Ad...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Roy Coorne
> What do people recommend the best virus scanner in the world is?
> ...
In My Humble Opinion, i. e.
- Kaspersky 5.0 (commercial)
or
- Avast! 4 (free for non-commercial home use)
...and activate the firewall within WinXP_SP2.
Roy