Virus Scanner Recommendation

[Brad]

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who replied to my other post ("Thinking about buying
Norton's AntiVirus"). Based on those replies, I will do more research before
I buy a "full scale" anti-virus protection system.

In the meantime, I decided to buy a good "virus scanner", which does
nothing more than scan files, including .ZIP files, for a virus(s).

Note: I am willing to purchase the "virus scanner", and because I have a
dial-up connection, going to a web site that scans your hard disk drive is
out of the question.

Can anyone recommend a good "virus scanner"?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

 

[Big Al]

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who replied to my other post ("Thinking about buying
Norton's AntiVirus"). Based on those replies, I will do more research before
I buy a "full scale" anti-virus protection system.

In the meantime, I decided to buy a good "virus scanner", which does
nothing more than scan files, including .ZIP files, for a virus(s).

Note: I am willing to purchase the "virus scanner", and because I have a
dial-up connection, going to a web site that scans your hard disk drive is
out of the question.

Can anyone recommend a good "virus scanner"?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

Download AVG or Avast. Install it and let it scan in the background.
A stand alone scanner will do you no good what so ever. You should
have caught that in the last thread. If you don't stop the virus
BEFORE it hits your pc, scanning for it afterwards is like buying fire
insurance while you're watching your house burn. NO FRICKEN GOOD.

AVG Works, okay maybe there is an argument that its not the best, is a
Chevy the best car? But AVG 7.5 is a free program. Make sure you
get the free version. Or Avast. Then keep looking and find anything
else you want, but don't scan once in a while.

Sorry, I'm not trying to be nasty, just hate to see you go down the
wrong path.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who replied to my other post ("Thinking about buying
Norton's AntiVirus"). Based on those replies, I will do more research
before
I buy a "full scale" anti-virus protection system.

In the meantime, I decided to buy a good "virus scanner", which does
nothing more than scan files, including .ZIP files, for a virus(s).

Note: I am willing to purchase the "virus scanner", and because I have
a
dial-up connection, going to a web site that scans your hard disk drive is
out of the question.

Can anyone recommend a good "virus scanner"?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

I've been using Avast, (freeware), for quite some time and never has a
problem.
Note that Outlook Express and Windows Mail do not like e-mail scanning
regardless of the AV program you choose, an it isn't necessary.

Choose Custom Installation and under Resident Protection, uncheck: Internet
Mail and Outlook/Exchange.

Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Turning off e-mail scanning is safe. See:

Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx#EOAAC

And:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

And this is from Symantec, but applies to all anti-virus programs.

From:
http://snipurl.com/bmf6

Is my computer still protected against viruses if I disable Email Scanning?

Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses that
are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect scans
incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email and
email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this. To
make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
the most recent virus definitions.

 

[philo]

Download AVG or Avast. Install it and let it scan in the background.
A stand alone scanner will do you no good what so ever. You should
have caught that in the last thread. If you don't stop the virus
BEFORE it hits your pc, scanning for it afterwards is like buying fire
insurance while you're watching your house burn. NO FRICKEN GOOD.

AVG Works, okay maybe there is an argument that its not the best, is a
Chevy the best car? But AVG 7.5 is a free program. Make sure you
get the free version. Or Avast. Then keep looking and find anything
else you want, but don't scan once in a while.

Sorry, I'm not trying to be nasty, just hate to see you go down the
wrong path.

Yep. the free virus checkers AVG or Avast are considerably better than
Norton or McAffee!!!

Amazing but true

 

[John]

Here we go again... the beginning of another long thread, long argument
about why product A is bad/good etc, name calling...
<sigh>

In the meantime, I decided to buy a good "virus scanner", which does
nothing more than scan files, including .ZIP files, for a virus(s).

I take that as you don't want to have real time protection (running in the
background). What's up with that? PC too slow or something? Most AV will let
you disable real time scanning, if you don't like it.

Can anyone recommend a good "virus scanner"?

You're not going anywhere with this question. Different users have different
opinion about AV software. Perhaps a better question would be to ask what AV
software we're using (sort of like a poll). Ok, I go first... Antivir (free
version). Why? Because I like it, it's free and finally... I'm a cheapskate

 

[Ken]

Here we go again... the beginning of another long thread, long argument
about why product A is bad/good etc, name calling...
<sigh>



I take that as you don't want to have real time protection (running in the
background). What's up with that? PC too slow or something? Most AV will let
you disable real time scanning, if you don't like it.


You're not going anywhere with this question. Different users have different
opinion about AV software. Perhaps a better question would be to ask what AV
software we're using (sort of like a poll). Ok, I go first... Antivir (free
version). Why? Because I like it, it's free and finally... I'm a cheapskate

I will go second. Eset NOD32. Works in the background without slowing
down the system.

 

[Allan]

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who replied to my other post ("Thinking about buying
Norton's AntiVirus"). Based on those replies, I will do more research
before
I buy a "full scale" anti-virus protection system.

In the meantime, I decided to buy a good "virus scanner", which does
nothing more than scan files, including .ZIP files, for a virus(s).

Note: I am willing to purchase the "virus scanner", and because I have
a
dial-up connection, going to a web site that scans your hard disk drive is
out of the question.

Can anyone recommend a good "virus scanner"?

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.

FYI, AVG Free Edition version 8.0 is available for download. I just
installed it and even configured email scanning successfully.
(I know, I know, email scanning is superfluous.)
http://free.grisoft.com