Re: AV Choice??

From: E McCann (love.nodotshere.myquadra_at_mad.scientist.com)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:56:13 -0700

AVG Antivirus, from Grisoft.com. Worked great for me for years, does the job
very well, free, and nowhere near as intrusive and annoying as Norton or
Symantec.

"root" <postmaster@buchanangc.com> wrote in message
news:ONucAQDdEHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Regarding standalone PCs running XP Home/Pro/Tablet + RC2 soon to be SP2
> RTM.
>
> I wont do Symantec....well maybe if they pay me alot.
>
> Trend and PC-cillin looked good but now they've withdrawn simple PC-cillin
> and have the "suite" with all the extra junk and it costs more.
>
> What's the best AV(no FW, no stoppers, no spamfilter) in this environment
> from a stable and reliable and quick to release new def file company???
>
> 

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