RE: [OT] Antivirus software

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it's for home use, then how about AVG (free edition) and the free Zone
Alarm. I've not had anyone (who's actually bothered to install the updates)
hit with a virus (I've had several who have not bothered to update AVG and
got hit though)

AVG tends to be good if installed on a clean PC and kept updated. I've
found
it's not so good at cleaning an infected PC though.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward, David [mailto:DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 3:42 PM
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Antivirus software
>
> I currently run two copies of McAfee Internet security (last years
> version)
> and am fed up with the horrible buggyness of it, error dialogs about
> drives
> not inserted and update errors leading to temporary files being left
> undeleted ?!
> The years licence is about to run out and I'm not keen on purchasing
> another
> year from McAfee
>
> Any recommendations on Antivirus software and firewall software (I
have
> smoothwall at home, but these machines are laptops that are sometimes
used
> outside of that)
>
> Obviously there is Norton's - but I've heard a couple of similar
problems
> to
> the irritating ones I've been having - of course it could be me ;-)
>
> Ideally a similar price point to McAfee or cheaper ;-)
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
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