Re: Anti Virus Software

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What is your rational for stating it is 'quite effective'? Do you normally
get viruses?
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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JoeP wrote:
Hi all,

I am looking for a very effective anti virus software. The price of the
software for me is not an issue. I would like the software to be pretty
automated but I am an experienced user so if the interface is not the
most friendly but it gets the job done the best then that is ok with me.
Something that scans windows very deeply and thoroughly and that can
actualy remove what ever it finds is what I'm looking for. I currently
have McAfee Enterprise edition and I just want to make sure that it did
not miss anything.

Any response is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Joe


You'll get nearly as many differing opinions as you will responses.

I'll start by saying that I don't think any security "suite" is a good
choice. It'd be better to use smaller, less-resource-draining stand-alone
products. And, having had personal experience with Verizon's business
practices, I certainly wouldn't trust anything they offer. Even if the
product/service itself is fine, there'll be hidden costs and
"unadvertised" conditions and limitations associated with it.

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 ). It proved 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. Another free
(for personal use) anti-virus product is AVAST! 4 Home Edition
(http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html), which is what I've used
without problems on both WinXP Pro and Vista Business.

For a recent comparison of anti-virus products:

Retrospective / ProActive Test
http://www.av-comparatives.org/


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