AV and FrontPage

[skc]

Hi,

I am about to buy a new PC that will be used purely for FP
webdevelopment and publishing.

The PC will be on 24/7 connected to an ADSL (Broadband)
line.

I want to know what is a good Anti-Virus program to use so
that my machine will not be attacked from outside in by
hackers/viruses and also will work prefectly and trouble-
free with FP.

Thanks,

skc

 

[Kevin Spencer]

I use nothing. I just don't do anything that could possibly get me a virus.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[Steve Easton]

I use the free AVG from www.grisoft.com as my AV program and use a NAT router as
my firewall.


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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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[chris leeds]

zonealarm firewall and McAfee antivirus have done the trick for me.

 

[David Baxter]

Unless by "I just don't do anything that could possibly get me a virus"
you mean you don't surf the net, read email, or ever download files from
the net, that's not a very safe or responsible strategy these days. A
much better way is to use ALL of the following:

1. real-time antivirus protection with automatic updates
2. a decent firewall, also with automatic updates
3. regular scans for spyware

The good news is that you can get all of these for free if you're on a
limited budget:

1. AVG http://www.grisoft.com
2. ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com
3. AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com and Spybot Search & Destroy
http://security.kolla.de

I like Norton AntiVirus and Norton Personal Firewall, personally, and
both of these seem to function happily with FrontPage 2002.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Interesting, David. I don't "surf the net" but I certainly DO read email
(not SPAM), and download files from sites I know about, and no others.
However, I can tell you that I never get a virus, and I do check from time
to time (about every six months). I also don't run any firewall. Using (not
"surfing") the Net is certainly something which can be done without getting
a virus, if you know how. Reading email is also something which can be done
without getting a virus, if you know how. And downloading files is something
you can do without getting a virus, if you know how. I know how to do all of
them without virus protection software, or a firewall.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[JL Amerson]

Normally I'm a HUGE Norton fan however there are known issues between Norton
and Publisher. I use AVG and have been very pleased with it.

 

[Steve Easton]

There are issues with Norton and XP too.
Unless you have 512 mb or RAM with XP, Norton will eventually cause XP to lock
up and require a reboot.
About twice a day.


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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[JL Amerson]

Hmm, never heard that. I don't have 512 but I do have XP Pro. Doesn't
matter, I like AVG.

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

On my home machine, I have 384 MB ram, Norton AV 2003. Never, ever had a
problem. Never, ever had to reboot.

Never had a problem when I started with 128 MB of RAM. Now, Zone Alarm,
that's another story. Dumped it like a sack of hot potatoes.

Office Machine: XP Pro..using Symantec Corporate Anti-Virus (norton)..no
probs on any of the machines we have in the office.

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Tom Pepper Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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[Steve Easton]

AVG is all I use.

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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[Steve Easton]

I had ZA go weird on me two times. It's history

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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[chris leeds]

it's odd how the same os on different computers will do different things
with the software that is loaded. I've never had a problem (other than
inexperience caused) with zone alarm.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

I use no AV apps, as I have a dual network environment, and I do not accept HTML email or open any
files with attachments, unless I am expecting to receive one from a specific individual.

Now with that said, I just located a nice AV app that can be set to only scan incoming email and not
my HD automatically, as the problem I have is with AV apps always running in the background scanning
my HDs.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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[Guest]

Mcafee AV and Firewall, have been flawless for me. (I dumped Norton)

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Every machine is unique in some way.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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[Tom Pepper Willett]

ZA is also a terrible resource hog. And, it would NOT play well with my
linksys router.
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Tom Pepper Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/frontpage
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