Hi all,
My favourite virus scanner / on access protection suite is Avast.
It has a paid and free version.
www.avast.com
and for backups / allowing restoring of XP when you encounter a major
problem.i.e. virus
http://www.macrium.com/ReflectFree.asp
Robert Fernando
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Penlington" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Security Suites
> Preston wrote:
>>using an all in one
>>approach versus separate components?>>
>
>
> Antivirus:
> For the last 2 years I've been perfectly happy with Avira antivirus (AVG
> was popular until they brought out their version 8 which not only has a
> large memory consumption but can cause problems in certain cases. I've
> just fixed a computer where AVG got itself into an awful tangle trying to
> deal with one infected file, and filled a complete 80Gb hard drive with
> log files until the whole system crashed and couldn't recover. Clearly it
> had got into an infinite loop).
>
> Avira recently ranked No 1 a-v, ahead of Nortons, McAfee etc, in a recent
> review in one of our leading Australian PC magazines. It's only downside
> is a nagscreen whenever it updates, begging you to buy its paid version
> and warning you of all the mnasty things that might happen if you don't.
> Don't be fooled by all that---the free version is perfectly adequate for a
> single stand-alone home computer. Its database seems to cover trojans and
> much spyware as well as viruses. It's very user-friendly.
>
>
> Firewall:
> The built-in XP firewall is perfectly adequate when used in conjunction
> with the proper 3rd party security. No matter that it doesn't prevent
> outgoing traffic---you'll see this, if it happens, via your internet icon.
> Zone Alarm used to drive me nuts at times with its permissions. XP just
> seems to "know" what to do silently.
>
> Antimalware:
> I use the paid version of Superantispyware which seems to have very good
> recommendations--use it in its active form. The freeware version is a
> passive scanner only. It does use a bit more RAM than I would like,
> though. but it's extremely user-friendly.
> Malwarebytes (free version) as a passive scanner.
>
> These simple protections have kept my system pretty free from everything
> except the occasional tracking cookie for the past 2 years---and I do
> browse to some pretty dubious sites and download some dubious software
> occasionally. (torrents and the like).
>
> However, no security system is ever going to be perfect. The best security
> is to image your hard drive, and restore that image if things ever get out
> of hand. There are many free imaging programs (Karen's Replicator is
> supposed to be good, as is Macrium Reflect, though I've never used them. I
> use Acronis True Image, which costs.
>
> Don Penlington
>
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avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean.
Virus Database (VPS): 091101-0, 01/11/2009
Tested on: 01/11/2009 17:12:19
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