I'm running XP pro.

I would like to get a good advice about a anti-virus application. What I want is something that is good (finds viiri if they exist), fast (no bloatware), get antiviiri-updates frequently and (like Norton) can be started and told to check a single file by rightclicking in the explorer window. I do not want Norton since I'm fed up with it and systemworks and their habit to spread out useless stuff all over my drive. And I have had no luck with Kaspersky.

Is there anything else you know of?

pc cillin is my best for xp

Running F-Secure and AVG on two different systems with no problems yet...and both have the right click option you describe... :D

believe it or not and be displeased as much as you want, norton might just be the best out there when compared on a whole :)

pc-cillin is good, but it's terrible when comes with compatibility when working with other firewalls other than its own.

mcafee is okay, but it doesn't have updates as fast and as frequent as norton, and hogs more resources. plus it totally failed to prevent that nasty "klitz" worm.

panda antivirus might be the worst. terrible updates, bad realtime scans, and fails to discover several viruses.

f-secure is powerful, but it lacks a solid console window everyone's acustomed to like norton or mcafee.

so coming back, norton takes less resources, faster and more frequent updates, good at realtime scan, and its really great with wild viruses out there, nasty scripts that aren't officially dictated as viruses but could be potentially dangerous.

ofcourse, this is just 1 man's opinion :)

but cnet.com concurs with me :D
http://home.cnet.com/software/0-806174-8-2...g=st.cn.sr1.ssr.



Last edited by Capricorn at Jul 31 2002, 07:15 PM

if you don't want norton, then i would get avg (www.grisoft.com)(freeware).

I have to say "Norton" and the engine of "Trend Micro" who is included in Ontrack System Suite 4 :lol:

Antivirus programs are a bit like clothing - it's partly a matter of personal taste.

NAV is a good all-round choice to throw at people who want a known quantity. Most of us agree though that NAV is very bloated, and this sends us looking for a replacement.

I personally use F-Prot (www.f-prot.com). Please note that this is not the same as F-Secure. One of the things I like about F-Prot is that the updates are small and I can script-update a whole LAN easily (try doing that with NAV!). This is great for my customers with dial-up modems.

I used to use AVP v3.5 but it has succumbed to bloat like NAV.

Other popular choices I see around are: Vet, AVG, NOD32. Try them all out and see which one you like.

Capricorn: Cnet is not a reliable antivirus tester. Check out this article:

http://www.nod32.com/news/cnet_zdnet.htm

Cnet also gave weight to email scanning. That's a clumsy feature that many of us can do without. Besides, any AV worth its salt will scan the attachment either as it gets saved to the temp-files folder or when you open it.

Epyx



Last edited by Epyx at Aug 1 2002, 02:38 AM

I've been using BitDefender with XP for quite a while , quite happy with it so far + it has an inbuilt firewall of sorts , only trouble I have is it seems to block access to some FTP servers.

I Use AVG. It's free and updated often. It's my choice after using them all. The thing I like most is the low drain on resources and it has an e-mail checker. And once again IT'S FREE



Last edited by roban at Aug 1 2002, 05:19 AM

Well i know you said not to mention Norton,but i must say i have been useing Norton Antivirus corporate edition server/clent gold version 7.60.926
and it just works very well.jtk