whats preferred by this group - Avast or AntiVir ?

[*ProteanThread*]

which has better script blocking capabilities ?

which uses less resources ?

which scans faster (manual scan) ?

which is better for scanning email (either OE or ThunderBird) ?


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[Chaos Master]

Quoting *ProteanThread* [[email protected]], that posted to alt.comp.freeware on
Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:49:46 -0700 under article

which has better script blocking capabilities ?
Avast

which uses less resources ?
AntiVir.

which scans faster (manual scan) ?

AntiVir, IMHO.

which is better for scanning email (either OE or ThunderBird) ?

Avast, in my experience. I use mainly Sylpheed as e-mail client so I haven't
tested it 100%.

I think you should test each one.

[]s
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[me]

which has better script blocking capabilities ?

which uses less resources ?

which scans faster (manual scan) ?

which is better for scanning email (either OE or ThunderBird) ?


--
Woodzy
sysop at rtdos dot com

http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics)
http://rtdos.com/webportal (retro computing webportal)
http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=milesopring ( over power web ring )

AntiVir doesn't scan mail, but it won't let you save any nasties to
your HD either. It does very fast scans and is light on resources. A
good choice, unless you have a slow dialup connection, as the updates
may take forever to download.

 

[*ProteanThread*]

Quoting *ProteanThread* [[email protected]], that posted to alt.comp.freeware on
Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:49:46 -0700 under article

which has better script blocking capabilities ?

Avast


which uses less resources ?

AntiVir.


which scans faster (manual scan) ?

AntiVir, IMHO.

which is better for scanning email (either OE or ThunderBird) ?

Avast, in my experience. I use mainly Sylpheed as e-mail client so I haven't
tested it 100%.

I think you should test each one.

[]s

i will, thanks for your input. just curious to see others opinions.


--
Woodzy
sysop at rtdos dot com

http://www.rtdos.com (alt OS for games based on the classics)
http://rtdos.com/webportal (retro computing webportal)
http://d.webring.com/hub?ring=win32 ( Windows 9x / NT / 2k / XP and
Longhorn )

 

[slate_leeper]

which has better script blocking capabilities ?

which uses less resources ?

which scans faster (manual scan) ?

which is better for scanning email (either OE or ThunderBird) ?

I prefer NOD32 for all three reasons.

-dan z-


Today the world is the victim of propaganda because people are not
intellectually competent. More than anything the United States needs
effective thinkers competent to do their own thinking.
-William Mather Lewis

 

[Mike]

AntiVir doesn't scan mail, but it won't let you save any nasties to
your HD either. It does very fast scans and is light on resources. A
good choice, unless you have a slow dialup connection, as the updates
may take forever to download.

Started using AntiVir PE because I had a slow computer, 266 mh PII, and
a slow dial up connection. Well, now I have a faster computer, a Dell
w/P4, so I could run an antivirus that uses more resources, but
AntiVir PE just works so well, and without all of the bloat.

(I selected the free McAfee trial because I heard it was easier to
uninstall than the free Norton trial offer.)

I just update (which are available almost every day!) when I want to
step away from the computer for a few minutes. You don't have sit and
watch it.

Combined with Kerio 2.1.5 firewall, AD-Aware, Spybot S & D, Spyware
Blaster, WinPatrol, and a Mozilla browser, and just being reasonably
careful, I don't get alot of "bad stuff."

Mike

 

[Mike]

AntiVir doesn't scan mail, but it won't let you save any nasties to
your HD either. It does very fast scans and is light on resources. A
good choice, unless you have a slow dialup connection, as the updates
may take forever to download.

Started using AntiVir PE because I had a slow computer, 266 mh PII, and
a slow dial up connection. Well, now I have a faster computer, a Dell
w/P4, so I could run an antivirus that uses more resources, but
AntiVir PE just works so well, and without all of the bloat.

(I selected the free McAfee trial because I heard it was easier to
uninstall than the free Norton trial offer.)

I just update (which are available almost every day!) when I want to
step away from the computer for a few minutes. You don't have sit and
watch it. Get a cup of coffee.

Combined with Kerio 2.1.5 firewall, AD-Aware, Spybot S & D, Spyware
Blaster, WinPatrol, and a Mozilla browser, and just being reasonably
careful, I don't get alot of "bad stuff."

Mike

 

[Mike]

AntiVir doesn't scan mail, but it won't let you save any nasties to
your HD either. It does very fast scans and is light on resources. A
good choice, unless you have a slow dialup connection, as the updates
may take forever to download.

Started using AntiVir PE because I had a slow computer, 266 mh PII, and
a slow dial up connection. Well, now I have a faster computer, a Dell
w/P4, so I could run an antivirus that uses more resources, but
AntiVir PE just works so well, and without all of the bloat.

(I selected the free McAfee trial because I heard it was easier to
uninstall than the free Norton trial offer.)

I just update (which are available almost every day!) when I want to
step away from the computer for a few minutes. You don't have sit and
watch it. Get a cup of coffee.

Combined with Kerio 2.1.5 firewall, AD-Aware, Spybot S & D, Spyware
Blaster, WinPatrol, and a Mozilla browser, and just being reasonably
careful, I don't get alot of "bad stuff."

Mike

 

[KHaled]

I prefer NOD32 for all three reasons.

-dan z-

Is NOD32 freeware ?

 

[me]

Is NOD32 freeware ?

NOD32 Antivirus System / One Year of Updates
Single user license $39.00

 

[Aaron]

Quoting *ProteanThread* [[email protected]], that posted to alt.comp.freeware on
Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:49:46 -0700 under article

which has better script blocking capabilities ?

Avast

Only the professional version has the script blocker?

Script Blocker (Professional Edition only)

The resident protection of the Professional Edition includes an
additional module, not contained in the Home Edition - Script Blocker.
This module watches all the scripts being executed in the operating
system (so called WSH scripts - Windows Scripting Host). It also scans
all the scripts run as a part of a web page within your web browser
(Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Mozilla).

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_professional.html#5