Re: Best Virus program

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 10/07/05 

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 06:44:46 -0600

In article <uyVhWVQyFHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>, "Bigbruva"
<Richardh@deletethiswindowsdefender.com> wrote:
>>>| I don't think that there's such a thing as a "best" virus program for
>>>| all users.
>>>|
>>>| I use F-Prot for Windows on my main computers and my wife's computer.
>>>| It's small, fast, and effective, and it has very good automatic
>>>| updating. It's also amazingly inexpensive: $29/year for a 5-computer
>>>| home license, and $50/year for a 10-computer commercial license.
>>>|
>>>| For my consulting clients, I usually install either Avast! 4 or AVG 7,
>>>| which are free for personal use on a home computer. Avast's user
>>>| interface is a bit strange. Getting updates for the free version of
>>>| AVG 7 can be troublesome. I also recommend eTrust EZ Antivirus, but
>>>| not so often now that its price has gone up to $29.95.
>>>|
>>>| I get a lot of calls to remove corrupted Norton installations from
>>>| clients' computers. Yesterday, in the process of setting up a
>>>| client's new computer, I removed Norton and installed AVG.
>>>
>>>Steve:
>>>
>>>The members of a.c.v and a.c.a-v have been performing a set of tests
>>>in th past week.
>>>This series of tests has been on Windows Installers. These self
>>>extracting archive files
>>>that install an application have been tested against a suite of various AV
>>>applications. At
>>>this time AVG can't see the infected files within these installer
>>>packages. However.
>>>Kasperki has been able to find viral and non-virlal malware in these
>>>installation packages.
>>>
>>>Even my favourite, McAfee, is unable to to do that. I have discussed that
>>>with McAfee
>>>Engine team members in hope the McAfee Engine v5000 Beta could be updated
>>>for these file
>>>type prior to the public release of the new Engine.
>>>
>>>Here is a list that Art Kopp posted. Try AVG against these for yourself.
>>>
>>>http://www.twistermp3.com/twister.htm
>>>twisterfree.exe
>>>http://www.01smith.com/home/01smithpage.htm
>>>mp3finder.exe
>>>http://www.openwares.org/
>>>emule-1.08.exe
>>>http://www.jubster.com
>>>jubster.exe
>>>http://www.kazaabuddy.net
>>>kazaabuddy-setup.exe
>>>http://www.freetrialdownloads.com
>>>ldm-setup.exe (LimeWire download manager 4.2.6)
>>>http://www.mp3hitmachine.com/mp3jukebox
>>>amazingmp3playerfree.exe
>>>http://www.snappertools.com
>>>aresclientfree.exe
>>>morphclientfree.exe
>>>firestormfree.exe
>>>http://www.binartisan.com
>>>artisanburner.exe (DVD burner)
>>>artisanplayer.exe (DVD player)
>>>http://www.npsoftware.com
>>>2findmp3free.exe
>>>http://128.121.62.113/home/songoog/?D=A
>>>setup.exe.2.17
>>>http://www.kazaa-download-manager.com
>>>kdm-setup.exe
>>>http://www.mp3musicsearch.net
>>>mp3ms.exe
>>>http://www.kazaap.org/
>>>kazaap-3.6.exe
>>>http://www.kiwialpha.com/
>>>kiwialphafree.exe
>>>http://www.grokster.com/
>>>grokster_installer.exe
>>>http://downloads.vnunet.com/download/kazaa/kazaa+preview+extractor+1.2/_1053.html
>>>kpe12.exe (Kazaa Preview Extractor)
>>
>> I'm sorry, David, but I don't understand some things in your message.
>>
>> What are a.c.v and a.c.a-v? Who is Art Kopp, and where did he post
>> something? What is this long list of files that you posted?
>
>Alt.Comp.Virus and Alt.Comp.Anti-Virus newsgroups
>
>Arthur R Kopp is an AV expert who helps out on these newsgroups and also
>writes articles and little AV apps:
>http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg/
>http://www.claymania.com/windows2000-hardening.html
>
>BB

Thanks, BB. 

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