Need free AntiVirus.

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Dr. Pastor

I need a free "downloadable" AntiVirus program.
(The machine it will be used on is not connected
to the Internet.)
Any recommendation?
Thanks for any guidance!
 
_Emmanuel_, venerdì 18/feb/2005:
I like avast
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Me too, but the OP wrote
"The machine it will be used on is not connected
to the Internet."
Then I don't think Avast! would be a good choice.
 
I need a free "downloadable" AntiVirus program.
(The machine it will be used on is not connected
to the Internet.)
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Avast:
http://www.avast.com
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
Direct link to Avast Program
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe

http://www.avast.com/eng/update_avast_4_vps.html
Direct link to full Avast vps update:
if you really need it (e.g. if your computer does not have any
Internet connection).
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/vpsupd.exe

Regards
Thorkild Dalsgaard
 
Donnie Russell said:
F-Prot for DOS

Free for home users on personal workstations. I use it on Win2k.

http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/download_fpdos.html

Get the latest signature files.
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Isn't it still the case that F-prot for dos does not support long
file names so will not work correctly on a NTFS partition
(with the possible exception that if short file name is enabled
in windows it may be able to scan most files).

http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/

"System requirements: "

"F-Prot Antivirus for DOS will run under Windows 3.x, Windows 95, 98, or UNIX, LINUX or Macintosh workstation running a DOS or
Windows emulator. "

Regards
Mel
 
I need a free "downloadable" AntiVirus program.
(The machine it will be used on is not connected
to the Internet.)
Any recommendation?
Thanks for any guidance!
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I'm curious. Why do you need av on a computer that is not connected to the
net?

Chakolate
 
Anti_Freak_Machine said:
Disks? CDs? Just for kicks?
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For scanning CDs, an on demand scanner like
Antidote would be fine. It doesn't disinfect, but
you can't disinfect read only media anyway.

http://www.vintage-solutions.com/English/Antivirus/Super/

This uses the Kaspersky engine and database which is one
of the best on the market.

A similar alternative mwave (also kaspersky based and no disinfect)
can be found here:-
http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/free_utilities.asp

Mwave is updated more often, however I've found mwave has
an annoying habit of removing "invalid" (ie valid) start-up
entries from my registry.
 
I need a free "downloadable" AntiVirus program.
(The machine it will be used on is not connected
to the Internet.)
Any recommendation?
Thanks for any guidance!
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If you have access to the net from another machine, Stinger may be a
good choice. It is small and can be placed on a USB thumb drive.

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