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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: OT: Virus ScanningRe: OT: Virus Scanning
From: Chris Holt <amiga2k_at_cox.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:00:21 -0400 On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:32:53 -0700, Nathan Gray wrote: > Well there's a decent product out there that is free for personal use. > Available at Avast.com I use it instead of macafee or norton because it > does the same job and is free. Even if you don't use anything to clean > up executables after infection, having virus scanning software always > installed is helpful so those crazy trojans and viriii don't run too > far amok. > > > Anyway - my 3 cents. > > > Nathan Hey, thanks for that pointer. I checked it out and it appears to be very similar to the freeware AV program I use called AVG (available at www.grisoft.com ) it has all the "must haves" like resident protection and automatic updates and nice stuff like system integration (right click scanning) and an email module. Both are Virus Bulletin 100% and ICSA labs certified. Avast goes the extra step and adds screensaver runtime scanning, whereas AVG allows only for scheduling a daily scan. I can't speak to the resource usage of Avast, but I have found AVG's to be very light, certainly much less than Norton or Mcafee offerings. There is really NO excuse for not having good anti-virus software these days. (at least now that you have been told!) :) Chris Received on 2003-07-22 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |