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Good antivirus software

Postby Colette » Fri May 26, 2006 10:32 am

I have been using McAfee but are there better programmes that people have used or recommend?

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Postby aardvark » Fri May 26, 2006 10:48 am

I don't run any antivirus software. Never have. Occasionally I'll run one of the online ones, but nothing has ever been detected.
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Re: Good antivirus software

Postby Smitty » Fri May 26, 2006 10:51 am

Colette wrote:I have been using McAfee but are there better programmes that people have used or recommend?

Thanks


I use Vet..its a local product
its cheap and the daily update and customer service is excellent

I also use it coz my old Uni Computer Science lecturer (since retired)
originally wrote the software ...and started the company.

hth

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Postby Smitty » Fri May 26, 2006 10:56 am

aardvark wrote:I don't run any antivirus software. Never have. Occasionally I'll run one of the online ones, but nothing has ever been detected.


you are very lucky Jase

I ocassionally get crap email doing everything from
wanting to know my sex life to my bank details (phishing)
but
there is the odd instance where a trojan or virus is in it
Vet pipes up when I look at the mail and sez...virus deleted
end of story

I just feel happier its there

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Postby Colette » Fri May 26, 2006 11:00 am

I'd prefer to use something than have nothing, but it is not just for email, but for downloads as well.
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Postby anastasia » Fri May 26, 2006 11:14 am

I use Grisoft AVG Anti Virus - it's free and does the job.

I work in IT and on a project it's what the architect chose for us when the client was too tight to buy something.
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Postby javaman » Fri May 26, 2006 11:38 am

Free and powerful:

http://grisoft.com/doc/1
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Postby mick_dundee » Fri May 26, 2006 12:36 pm

I use VEt as well primarily becaus the IT compnay I used to work for got it at wholseale rpice but have heard good thinhgs about Grisoft as well. Like Jase you may well get away with it not using any but it's cheap insurtance angainst crap mail and nasties :)
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Postby Stereo » Fri May 26, 2006 12:39 pm

I use NAV Coporate edition.... its not very resource hungry...
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Postby mike-s » Fri May 26, 2006 12:39 pm

i used to use grisoft, but then found the freeware versioin of the program clunky and shitty to use, used the full version for a bit and that was half decent, but required friggin around with the email settings to use the internal mail scanner and they had b-s with the registration system for a while, so i gave it the arse in favour of grisoft avg which is good and only requires a annual re-registration so they can track demographics of its usage.
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Postby Smitty » Fri May 26, 2006 1:45 pm

Stereo wrote:I use NAV Coporate edition.... its not very resource hungry...


doesn't work either...according to todays paper!
some spammer/cracker/hacker found a hole in the NAV software
that enables an outsider to use it to control ya PC

not nice...... :evil:
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Postby mohawk miss » Fri May 26, 2006 4:40 pm

Nortons, Zone Alarm and Spyware.

Not really my department, however. My brother does all that stuff, I just use it. :wink:
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Postby ZZRCHIKKY » Fri May 26, 2006 4:50 pm

anastasia wrote:I use Grisoft AVG Anti Virus - it's free and does the job.

I work in IT and on a project it's what the architect chose for us when the client was too tight to buy something.



same here , and when u get a trogan a "cute" (ugly) thing comes up in the screen :P
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Postby Rusty » Fri May 26, 2006 4:52 pm

At home I run VET and sit behind a Linux proxy. At work we usually use Symantec Antivirus (Corporate or Enterprise). Version 10's actually not bad (coming from someone who doesn't like Norton for various reasons).
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Postby Ment » Fri May 26, 2006 8:35 pm

or just use a mac ;)
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