Re: Opinions on these antitrojan sources?
From: Robert de Brus (de_brus@h)
Date: 11/18/02
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From: "Robert de Brus" <de_brus@h o t m a i l.com> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:24:34 +1100
NeoSadist wrote:
> "f" <fma@doe.carleton.ca> wrote in message
> news:c625d2ec.0211152103.116d2c1@posting.google.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just much of today scanning the google
>> archives of this group to find a good free
>> antitrojan software (and sources of
>> software). I wonder if I could get
>> some opinions on them. I'm not looking
>> for anything exotic, just something well-
>> recognized, reliable, and thorough (same
>> as everyone else, I suppose).
>>
>> This is the
>> first time I've actually went and searched
>> on info on this, so please bear with me
>> if I ask about the trustworthiness of
>> packages/websites which are known
>> by everyone to be safe. Also, the
>> reliability of the rating systems shown
>> for the software at these websites.
>>
>> 1. Is most of the freeware at
>> http://www.wilders.org/free_tools.htm
>> trustworthy and safe?
>> Any comments on the offerings
>> there?
>>
>> 2. http://www.tucows.com/system/trojanscan95.html
>> is suppose to point to TheCleaner, but it
>> doesn't. Neither is there a trojanscan95, as
>> might be guessed from the link name. However
>> the web page does contain "Anti-Trojan" shareware
>> (among many others).
>> Same as an obsolete version in the download
>> page for #1.
>>
>> 3. TheCleaner is available at www.moosoft.com,
>> but it ain't free.
>>
>> 4. Swat It (free!), at
>> http://www.lockdowncorp.com/bots/downloadswatit.html
>> Presented is the results of a reviewer who found
>> that it beat other popular antitrojan software.
>>
>> 5. Then there is the very credible link
>> http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/soft5.htm
>> suggested on the grc newsgroup by a most
>> probably very credible person, but my
>> ignorance of this just needs to be cleared
>> up.
>>
>> Thanks for any opinions.
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> --
>> Fred Ma, fma@doe.carleton.ca
>> Carleton University, Dept. of Electronics
>> 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
>> Canada, K1S 5B6
>
>
> No, get antivirus that protects against trojans. It's not smart to
no, get programs that specialise
> get like 15 programs that are supposed to protect against different
15? how about 2, one for AV, one for trojans
> types of the same threat (i.e. viruses). Trojans are a type of virus
> (or are at least classified as such), etc blah blah blah
rubbish, two totally different things.
> So get good antivirus. I'd go with Symantec's Norton Antivirus. It
> can also protect against web script-based vulnerabilities.
and get an anti trojen program to guard against trojans
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