Re: is AVG a good virus scanner for XP Home?

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From: Jeff W (msnews_at_kwcpa.com)
Date: 10/20/04 

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:19:29 -0400

The NEW Ad Aware Personal Edition cannot be set up to start a scan
automatically when called from the command line (as it is from the
scheduler). It does not accept the command line option that Adaware6
does to start a scan automatically when started.

check it out

Also - you say "And AntiVirus Software is for Viruses, Trojans and
Worms. AntiSpyware applications are for Adware, Spyware and Malware" and
I agree, but according to Etrust support, a Trojan or a Word is like
Spyware and they don't cover it. Pity they have that attitude, the
tool is very slick.

I'm going to give AVG a try when Version 7 is released at end of november
/j

Shenan Stanley wrote:

>Jeff W wrote:
>> Fair enough on the spyware and malware (I use Adaware 6 and am
>> thinking of upgrading to their newer stuff, even though i have to get
>> the pay version to be able to schedule it automatically). But -
>> shouldn't an anti-virus find trojans? Don't they really fall in the
>> "virus' category?
>
>A scheduled task and some scripting would allow you to update the AdAware
>definitions automatically.
>
>Same with Spybot Search and Destroy.
>
>SpywareBlaster - that's trickier.
>
>IE-SpyAd, however, is also scriptable.
>
>And AntiVirus Software is for Viruses, Trojans and Worms.
>AntiSpyware applications are for Adware, Spyware and Malware.
>The differences are slight - but existent. All of those things are
>annoying, Viruses, Trojans and Worms are usually more destructive - while
>Spyware sends information about the user/computer/habits to some place,
>Adware annoys you with popups - but they usually are not destructive, just
>poorly implemented and end up interfering with other software.
>
>
>

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