Best AV s/w?

[tHatDudeUK]

Sorry to ask this possibly over asked question.

I currently use Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2003.

I'm looking for one which is relatively small and fast but efficient at
protecting against viruses with prompt updates against the latest viruses.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions....

 

[Doug Ramage]

Sorry to ask this possibly over asked question.

I currently use Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2003.

I'm looking for one which is relatively small and fast but efficient at
protecting against viruses with prompt updates against the latest viruses.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions....

NOD32.

Updated regularly, sometimes daily. Answer e-mails too.

http://www.nod32.com/home/home.htm

 

[tHatDudeUK]

NOD32.

Updated regularly, sometimes daily. Answer e-mails too.

Never heard of it but sounds very impressive..

http://www.nod32.com/news/awards.htm#vb23

Will definitely have to check this out. Cheers.

 

[RB]

Sorry to ask this possibly over asked question.

I currently use Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2003.

I'm looking for one which is relatively small and fast but efficient at
protecting against viruses with prompt updates against the latest viruses.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions....

I like e-Trust EZ from Computer Associates www.my-etrust.com . Small, daily
updates, now $25 and $13 annual renewals. You might like to look here
http://claymania.com/anti-virus.html for a listing of alternatives.

Ray

 

[Ric]

AVG Antivirus (www.grisoft.com) - free for personal use.
Very norton-like, regular free updates, automatic scheduling and updating, I
don't use anything else anymore.

Ric

 

[Stig]

AVG Antivirus (www.grisoft.com) - free for personal use.
Very norton-like, One reason to avoid it then.
regular free updates,

By regular you mean anything up to one week I take it?
Compare http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_history.php
with http://www.nod32.com/support/info.htm

 

[Stig]

up to one week ??? ive been using it too and have had succesful updates
almost every day for the past xxx months/years/whatever

You must use a different calendar to me then )

AVG, twenty updates in two months.
update 489 10th June
update 509 12th August.

There are instances of some updates being 6 days apart.

Very poor considering the rapidity of viruses being born/mutated.

 

[CHRIS 159]

You must use a different calendar to me then )

AVG, twenty updates in two months.
update 489 10th June
update 509 12th August.

There are instances of some updates being 6 days apart.

Very poor considering the rapidity of viruses being born/mutated.

my update manager is set to retrieve updates automatically every morning at
6:52 (providing of course they're available). ive just clicked the manual
update button and theres one on its way. there nearly always is when i check

 

[Name withheld by request]

Nod32
clean, fast, simple

 

[Stig]

just as a matter of curiosity i downloaded and installed nod32. it tells me
that i dont have a default mail client and that i must run outlook and set
it as default.
does this mean that it only works with outlook ?
i use outlook express and have no intentions of changing

Nod32's "Imon" scans email at the winsock level, it is email client
independent.

 

[Doug Ramage]

just as a matter of curiosity i downloaded and installed nod32. it tells me
that i dont have a default mail client and that i must run outlook and set
it as default.
does this mean that it only works with outlook ?
i use outlook express and have no intentions of changing

I use NOD32 with Outlook Express and Incredimail without any problems.

 

[Gunther]

just as a matter of curiosity i downloaded and installed nod32. it tells me
that i dont have a default mail client and that i must run outlook and set
it as default.
does this mean that it only works with outlook ?
i use outlook express and have no intentions of changing

I use NOD32 with MozillaThunderbird and it works fine.
Make sure you have V2 of NOD, and make sure you've defined
OE as your defailt mail client, and I have no doubt it
will work flawlessly.

 

[CHRIS 159]

I use NOD32 with MozillaThunderbird and it works fine.
Make sure you have V2 of NOD, and make sure you've defined
OE as your defailt mail client, and I have no doubt it
will work flawlessly.

i do have version 2 but dont see anywhere to specify which client to use :-/

 

[Stig]

i do have version 2 but dont see anywhere to specify which client to use :-/

Should be no need afaik. Nod email works at winsock level.
Send yourself an email and receive it back.
Open up Nod control centre via the tray icon.
Click on Imon and the right hand pane should open
up listing the number of emails scanned and results if any.

 

[CHRIS 159]

Should be no need afaik. Nod email works at winsock level.
Send yourself an email and receive it back.
Open up Nod control centre via the tray icon.
Click on Imon and the right hand pane should open
up listing the number of emails scanned and results if any.

yup. the e-mail said its been checked by nod