Re: Which is THE BEST antivirus
From: Naser (naser711_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/29/03
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Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:20:41 -0700
Thanks Shenan for your reply. My Norton antivirus is set
to autoupdate. I visit Norton website frequently for news
and manual updates. I have a router with its own firewall
and, in addition, a 'Tiny' personal firewall installed. I
have now installed 'The Cleaner' for an additional trojan
detection and removal. My Windows xp is set to
automatically receive and install updates and has been so
ever since I installed it. I have Ad-aware installed. I
regularly scan my system for viruses. All the main ports
on my system are either closed or set to stealth mode.
The only other computer on my small network belongs to me
with no-one else accessing it. I NEVER open unknown
attachments. I open them only If I know the source, I
scan them first anyway. YET, I get trojans and worms.
Just how vigilant can one be??? If all the above fail,
even sometimes, then may be something else is wrong. The
main tool of defence for instance. In my case, it may be
the AntiVirus.
>-----Original Message-----
>"Naser" <> wrote:
>> I'm currently using Norton antivirus 2003. I'm not
happy
>> with it as it has missed some obvious BDE trojans and
>> allowed some worms to slip through. I had to install
The
>> Cleaner which picked them up and dealt with them
swiftly.
>> I read reviews in www.software-antivirus.com which
>> recommend 'Kaspersky' and 'Panda' among other antivirus
>> software as better alternatives. Has anyone had any
>> experience or knowledge about the effectiveness, or the
>> lack of it, of those two antiviruses as they don't seem
>> to be that well known.
>
>
>morpheus111 <> wrote:
>> I don't think you can rely on any one program for
efficient defense.
>> IMO, NAV is best when updated regularly. Don't just
depend on Auto
>> Updates as they only go out on wed of ea week. Go to
the site daily
>> for manual updates as needed.
>> I scan w/ the following ( and always w/ current
updates) :
>>
>> NAV 2003
>> The Cleaner
>> PestPatrol
>> Ad-aware 6.0
>> Spy Sweeper
>> Tauscan
>>
>>
>> M111
>
>No one program will handle everything. Morpheus is
correct there.
>
>Run several things in conjunction - firewall, spy/adware
cleaners, etc and
>you will be happier. Hell, the firewall alone could
have likely prevented
>the worms spread for you and not opening attachments in
email might have
>accounted for some of the others. Make sure you have
your auto-updates for
>Windows turned on to at least NOTIFY you and install
them when you see them.
>Not only that, visit windowsupdate.microsoft.com often,
just to be sure.
>
>It takes effort on your part as well as all the nice
automations. The
>hackers/crackers/virus & trojan writers are not going to
stop because you
>installed a system that automatically updates for todays
problems.
>
>Symantec (NAVE) does update more often if needed, try
setting your NAV to
>auto-update daily after 11:45AM CST and see if that
helps matters. It has
>not missed any viruses/trojans for me in a university
environment in a lab
>of over 1200+ computers used by 40,000+ students in
several years.
>
>The point?
>
>It takes more than an antivirus software to keep from
being infected with
>viruses/trojans/etc these days. You have to be a bit
intelligent about it,
>keep updated (not only software, but mentally as well),
don't open crap,
>check for adware/spyware periodically, etc.
>
>--
>Shenan Stanley
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