Fed up with Antivir

[Lou]

After both AVG and Avast failed to find mutiple planted infected files, I
found BitDefender.

The free version does not have real time capability, so I set Task
Scheduler to open it every morning at 2 AM, and set BD to scan my entire
system at 2:30 AM. This gives it time to download updates, of which there
are several every day. Then, the next morning, I read the report, and
close it. It is set to quarantine suspicious files, of which it has never
found one.

People who are scared to death of running without real time virus defense
are probably practicing every bad habit in the book. A little safe
computing will protect you 99.9% of the time. The BitDefender scans are
just for my own peace of mind. But I will recommend it over any of the
other free AV programs. In my test, it alone found infected files that
none of the others could.

Looks like payware??

Lou

 

[The Seabat]

Oh, now we're blaming the hardware, huh?? Get a clue!

 

[Kerodo]

Oh, now we're blaming the hardware, huh?? Get a clue!

Your lean mean argument is rather weak because most or all AVs take
little to no hit on performance nowadays. Running a resident AV makes
life much easier than not running one.

 

[mike]

I'm not up to speed on A/Vs, so can anyone tell me what is a current
OK one; not too bloated, not too obtrusive, perhaps a reminder to
update, or even a daily one, but please not one that runs *every* damn
time I connect.

Thanks to all who answered - I'm sorry if I started an argument!

I've installed Avast and it's a _lot_ better than Antivir; for just the
same reasons as I went to Antivir; is there a law of nature there.

(By "better" than Antivir no slur is intended, nor any implication that
Antivir is in any way less effective - please to not ask M'Learned Friends
to take a view)

mike

 

[elaich]

Looks like payware??

As I plainly stated, the free version does not operate in real time.
Otherwise, it is fully functional.

 

[elaich]

Hmmn, I don't know about that.

You don't know about "what?"

Great argument against top posting.

 

[Franklin]

I don't think so, Tim! (with appologies to Al on Tool Time) I run only
F-Prot for DOS on my 'puter, which does not do any active scanning. I
use a decent email client (Foxmail) which allows me to delete bogus
emails on the server before they even touch my baby. Also, I run a
firewall (Kerio v2.1.5). eMail traffic runs about 20 to 30 posts a
day and I have had zero, nil, zilch, nada virus' or worms or trojans
in the last ten years or so!

I prefer a lean, mean speed machine instead of a slow, software
bloated, ignorant outfit! All it takes is a little common sense!

I can sympathize with this approach and have used it myself on many
occassions but it is risky. Emails have never worried me (I don't use
OE and I don't render any html emails until I have checked them
manually).

But downloads and websites which throw mailicious javascripts at the
visitor and all those other tricks and subterfuges could all too easily
put a trojan on your HD.

 

[The Seabat]

Agreed, but I just use a decent pop-up blocker plus SpywareBlaster. I
also have Java scripting turned completely off. No problem!