Have been using AVP for almost a year. It is very thorough and you can get
daily updates if you want. Learned about AVP from The Computer Lady who also
liked the way it worked for her.
Ed Thomasson

----- Original Message -----
From: Gunnar Bagge <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Anti-virus


> Anybody really serious about vira should maybe read the following recent
> quote from John C. Dvorak of PC Magazine/ZD-net:
> >snip
>    The only virus checker I recommend is the Russian-developed
>    AVP (AntiViral Toolkit Pro) from Central Command, available at
>    http://www.avp.com. These guys have daily updates and have managed to
find
>    things on my system that no other product has seen. Don't be fooled by
>    products that promise "quick and speedy" scanning. I want something
>    like this to be slow and thorough. AVP features a deep search
>    capability (it takes all night) that's phenomenal. The major media
>    never mention this product (no PR, no ad budget) so it remains unknown
>    to the public at large. On the Web site, you'll find an explanation of
>    this latest virus, which it calls the "I-Worm.ZippedFiles" virus.
>    There's also a discussion of a Chernobyl variant called Emperor that
>    is worth reading as well as a discussion of Microsoft Office 2000
>    protection.
> >snip
>
> I don't have any personal experience with AVP, but a Polish friend of mine
> swears to it. He says the developers are from the KGB and very paranoid.

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