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David Kaye
A customer has installed Vipre and I'm curious to know if it's any better than
MS Security Essentials. Does anybody have *actual* experience with Vipre?
MS Security Essentials. Does anybody have *actual* experience with Vipre?
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FromTheRafters
David Kaye said:
IIRC Mow Green uses it? I don't know if he posts here though.
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PajaP
No, no actual experience, but still confident enough to state
categorically that MSE *is* the best.
MS developed the OS. They are therefore best able to develop the
software to protect the OS.
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Beauregard T. Shagnasty
PajaP said:
That made me laugh!! Thanks.
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PajaP
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~BD~
| | >A customer has installed Vipre and I'm curious to know if it's any
| >better than
| > MS Security Essentials. Does anybody have *actual* experience with
| > Vipre?
|
| IIRC Mow Green uses it? I don't know if he posts here though.
Steve Wechsler (aka MowGreen) AumHa VSOP
MS-MVP Consumer Security
......... is a moderator at Aumha
Maybe a good place to ask your question, David Kaye.
http://aumha.net/
HTH
| >better than
| > MS Security Essentials. Does anybody have *actual* experience with
| > Vipre?
|
| IIRC Mow Green uses it? I don't know if he posts here though.
Steve Wechsler (aka MowGreen) AumHa VSOP
MS-MVP Consumer Security
......... is a moderator at Aumha
Maybe a good place to ask your question, David Kaye.
http://aumha.net/
HTH
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David Kaye
So, I take it that the answer is no; nobody here has used it yet.
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badgolferman
David said:
Using an anti-virus won't really tell you how good it is. A reputable
organization has to test how well it responds to malware. It sounds to
me you are just asking for an evaluation of its user interface.
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David Kaye
badgolferman said:
There are lots of people posting on these groups who have inside knowledge as
to how good these products are. For instance, we all agree that Norton and
McAfee are useless, that MBAM is excellent, and that AVG is so-so.
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gufus
Hello, Beauregard!
You wrote on Fri, 28 May 2010 07:52:38 -0400:
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| That made me laugh!! Thanks.
|
Me too...
You wrote on Fri, 28 May 2010 07:52:38 -0400:
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| That made me laugh!! Thanks.
|
Me too...
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FromTheRafters
PajaP said:
Non sequitur.
Those that started the fire should know best how to fight it? Besides,
viruses in particular are just programs, and the OS is designed to help
users to execute programs of their choosing.
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FromTheRafters
David Kaye said:
It seems so. The fact is that I have never heard anyone except Mow Green
suggest it as one they trusted - had it not been for his post some time
back in a group far far away...I would probably not have known of its
existence.
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badgolferman
David said:
I'm not sure we all agree on any of those things. For one thing,
Norton 2010 has been rated very highly by AV-Comparatives this last
time and the Symantec Corporate versions have always been decent.
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~BD~
| | > (e-mail address removed) (David Kaye) wrote:
| >
| >>A customer has installed Vipre and I'm curious to know if it's any
| >>better than
| >>MS Security Essentials. Does anybody have *actual* experience with
| >>Vipre?
| >
| > So, I take it that the answer is no; nobody here has used it yet.
|
| It seems so. The fact is that I have never heard anyone except Mow
Green
| suggest it as one they trusted - had it not been for his post some
time
| back in a group far far away...I would probably not have known of its
| existence.
|
Surely you have read this item, FTR? http://vipre.malwarebytes.org/
If your system is infected, you need the most powerful combination to
clean it. Best of all, through this partnership between Sunbelt Software
and Malwarebytes, all the tools you need to scrub your PC clean are
free! If your system is infected with malware, here is what you should
do immediately:
1. Run VIPRE Rescue. Updated daily, VIPRE is a powerful command-line
tool that automatically cleans your system of viruses, trojans and other
malicious objects. The VIPRE Rescue Program is packaged into a
self-extracting executable file that will automatically run a scan of
your system. Malware definitions are included and updated daily, and the
program is self-running once executed. VIPRE Rescue can also be
installed on a USB stick for systems that are heavily infected.
Click here to download VIPRE Rescue. Additional instructions are also
available here.
2. Run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a
powerful tool specialializing in advanced malware removal and
protection.
Click here to download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Additional
instructions are also available here.
Sunbelt customers: If you own VIPRE and are still infected after
following these two steps, you can receive free expert malware removal
by contacting Sunbelt Sofware support or visiting the Malwarebytes
forum.
| >
| >>A customer has installed Vipre and I'm curious to know if it's any
| >>better than
| >>MS Security Essentials. Does anybody have *actual* experience with
| >>Vipre?
| >
| > So, I take it that the answer is no; nobody here has used it yet.
|
| It seems so. The fact is that I have never heard anyone except Mow
Green
| suggest it as one they trusted - had it not been for his post some
time
| back in a group far far away...I would probably not have known of its
| existence.
|
Surely you have read this item, FTR? http://vipre.malwarebytes.org/
If your system is infected, you need the most powerful combination to
clean it. Best of all, through this partnership between Sunbelt Software
and Malwarebytes, all the tools you need to scrub your PC clean are
free! If your system is infected with malware, here is what you should
do immediately:
1. Run VIPRE Rescue. Updated daily, VIPRE is a powerful command-line
tool that automatically cleans your system of viruses, trojans and other
malicious objects. The VIPRE Rescue Program is packaged into a
self-extracting executable file that will automatically run a scan of
your system. Malware definitions are included and updated daily, and the
program is self-running once executed. VIPRE Rescue can also be
installed on a USB stick for systems that are heavily infected.
Click here to download VIPRE Rescue. Additional instructions are also
available here.
2. Run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a
powerful tool specialializing in advanced malware removal and
protection.
Click here to download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Additional
instructions are also available here.
Sunbelt customers: If you own VIPRE and are still infected after
following these two steps, you can receive free expert malware removal
by contacting Sunbelt Sofware support or visiting the Malwarebytes
forum.
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Erik Vastmasd
I caught a glimpse of (e-mail address removed) (David Kaye) on Fri, 28 May
2010 10:36:15 GMT, writing in alt.comp.anti-virus:
I use Vipre but haven't used MS Security Essentials so can't compare the
two.
I'm still licensed to use NOD32 (ESET Smart Security) but recently spat
the dummy and uninstalled it because of their insistence to email to my
ISP email address. which I don't check.
My ISP is happy to use my Fastmail.fm address though.
I find that Vipre checks for updates every 4 hours or so and does a scan
every day at 11:00 AM which is configurable.
I run a very tight computer and neither NOD32 or Vipre have ever
discovered and reported anything.
2010 10:36:15 GMT, writing in alt.comp.anti-virus:
I use Vipre but haven't used MS Security Essentials so can't compare the
two.
I'm still licensed to use NOD32 (ESET Smart Security) but recently spat
the dummy and uninstalled it because of their insistence to email to my
ISP email address. which I don't check.
My ISP is happy to use my Fastmail.fm address though.
I find that Vipre checks for updates every 4 hours or so and does a scan
every day at 11:00 AM which is configurable.
I run a very tight computer and neither NOD32 or Vipre have ever
discovered and reported anything.
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PajaP
Does not matter, The OS is not open source. MS will always have the
advantage and will always be able to write the best code to run on their
OS. MSE is a good example of this. I know they bought out another
company to get the source code for what has become MSE. Then fine tuned
it to become MSE. Very clever of them. I trust it far more than I would
any other AV software.
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David Kaye
Erik Vastmasd said:
Thank you.
This either says something good or says something bad...
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FromTheRafters
badgolferman said:
I can agree with that.
Aside from that, David's statement has compared three apples and an
orange. MBAM doesn't even try to be a comprehensive virus detector
(yet) - while the others do.
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FromTheRafters
~BD~ said:
Hadn't seen it. Readers might be confused by the difference between a
removal tool and an active protection AV program. Just because a tool is
recommended, that doesn't mean a security application is (McAfee's
stinger might be recommended but their AV might not). I thought David's
customer had installed a "suite" comparable to MSE. I was away from the
groups for a couple of years, and since then Ad-Aware and The Cleaner
have both become AV's and so many others have popped up that it is hard
to keep track. If Mow says Vipre is "trustworthy", I will surely take
his word for it. My trust for Mow comes only from the usenet posts of
his that I have seen.
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FromTheRafters
David Kaye said:
My old AV never found anything, but my new AV doesn't find anything even
better.
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