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June 8th, 2007, 02:14 PM
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Best virusscan?
I'm doing a scan of my startup and task manager and so far I've found three viruses that mcafee hasn't.
So, I'm in the market for a better virusscanner.
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June 8th, 2007, 03:05 PM
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Re: Best virusscan?
No virus scanner is perfect. I'd recommend AVG and/or Avast (don't have both running resident scanners at the same time, naturally), combined with periodic scans from Panda Soft and Trend Micro online scanners. There is usually little need to actually buy a virus scanner, unless you manage a large enterprise network.
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June 8th, 2007, 07:48 PM
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Re: Best virusscan?
I'm currently using ClamWin, which is free. My only complaints about it are how long a scan takes, and a few false positives for one particular virus.
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June 9th, 2007, 02:28 AM
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Re: Best virusscan?
I use NOD32, has kept me safe for over 4 years
Downside is, its not free
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June 9th, 2007, 11:39 PM
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Re: Best virusscan?
This article about a recent detection rate test might prove useful.
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June 14th, 2007, 07:55 PM
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Re: Best virusscan?
Thanks guys. 
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
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June 21st, 2007, 10:39 AM
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Re: Best virusscan?
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June 21st, 2007, 05:22 PM
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Re: Best virusscan?
New question: If one were inclined to buy a virusscan, which would be the best commercial virusscan?
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
A* E* Se! Gd! $-- C-^- Ai** M-- S? Ss---- RA Pw? Fq Bb++@ Tcp? L++++
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Sig updated to remove non-working links.
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June 22nd, 2007, 12:05 AM
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Re: Best virusscan?
Buying AV apps is a huge waste of money...
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June 22nd, 2007, 12:09 AM
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Re: Best virusscan?
Thank you for your opinion. However, it is not an actual answer to the question I asked.
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If I only could remember half the things I'd forgot, that would be a lot of stuff, I think - I don't know; I forgot!
A* E* Se! Gd! $-- C-^- Ai** M-- S? Ss---- RA Pw? Fq Bb++@ Tcp? L++++
Some of my webcomics. I've got 400+ webcomics at Last count, some dead.
Sig updated to remove non-working links.
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