[access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:56:50 +0000
Oh gosh, I should have known earlier, lol. Thanks for the reply.
On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:03:45 -0000, "Malcolm Parfitt"
<malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Probably, IMON would have blocked it before it was downloaded.
>
> AMON would have been another line of defence when the file was created.
>
> these methods of protection work in real time and would have meant the
> object was removed without having to perform a system scan.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:42 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
>
>
> My girlfriend Hannah and I currently use AVG Free. Recently, however,
> Hannah had problems removing a trojan, and had to use ad-aware to remove
> it. Had she had used Nod32, would the trojan, which is a downloader, be
> detected and permanently removed? If this is the case then I might
> encourage her to try Nod32. I agree, it's a very good programme but for
> some reason I thought it kept freezing my system at startup, so that's
> why I switched back to AVG Free. Thanks for the help.
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:24:29 -0000, "David Russell"
> <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > I changed from AVG to Nod32 early this year and have not regreted it.
> > Yes,
> > you do have to pay, but it is a small sum when you take into account how
> > well the program works. Once you have configured it to your liking, then
> > you can just forget it and let it run. It does not slow down my pc as
> > other
> > anti-virus programs have done, and nothing nasty has ever penetrated my
> > pc
> > defences. The automatic update facility is excellent, and you very often
> > get more than one update in one day. This shows me that the program
> > appears
> > to be on the ball with regard to the latest virus checks.
> >
> > I would recommend Nod32 to anyone considering new anti-virus software.
> >
> > David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> > Of Malcolm Parfitt
> > Sent: 05 December 2006 09:07
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > I'm not Jone, but you are right, NOd32 is not free, nor is it as
> > expensive
> > as say Norton.
> >
> > As a BT Yahoo internet user I am entitled to a free download of Norton AV
> > as
> > part of my package. However, I do not use this and have a license for
> > NOD32
> > that will expire in August 2010.
> >
> > If you compare the test history of NOd32 with Grisoft between February
> > 1998
> > and December 2006 you will see that Grisoft have scored 15 Success / 21
> > Failure / 13 No Entry
> >
> > As opposed to Eset's NOd32's score of 41 Success / 3 Failure / 5 No
> > Entry.
> >
> > It depends whether you consider this extra security worth the price.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:22 AM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> >
> >
> > Hi Joan.
> >
> > I presume from your use of the words "free trial" that when this runs
> > out it is necessary to pay for it unlike AVG?
> >
> > Mandy.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Joan Muir
> > Sent: 04 December 2006 22:47
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> >
> > Hi, Mandy,
> >
> > I've just installed the free trial and find it works really well.
> >
> > I also use Jaws 8.
> >
> > I had all sorts of access (or should I say, non-access) problems with
> > McAfee.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Joan.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:13 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> >
> >
> > > So is NOD32 easy to use and does Jaws 8 work well with it? I like
> > > effective anti-virus programmes but I have to teach myself how to use
> > > them as nobody to depend on to ask.
> > >
> > > Mandy.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Malcolm Parfitt
> > > Sent: 04 December 2006 18:14
> > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> > >
> > > well, NOD32 has scored higher in independent testing than any other AV
> > > product.
> > > Take the VB100 awards Virus bulletin awards for detection of
> > in-the-wild
> > >
> > > viruses NOD32 has just been awarded its 41St VB100 award. No product
> > > has
> > > come near that since 1998.
> > >
> > > It is also Check Mark certified for malware and its Threat sense
> > > technology
> > > gives it a distinct advantage over competing products that rely on
> > > signatures rather than heuristic detection.
> > >
> > > This is not an advert I have nothing to gain by promoting NOD32 but in
> > > my
> > > experience it has found and eradicated viruses and so on that other
> > > products
> > > have declared clean.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:22 PM
> > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> > >
> > >
> > > What is the advantage over AVG
> > > Which has served me well?
> > >
> > > Mandy.
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Malcolm Parfitt
> > > Sent: 04 December 2006 10:28
> > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anti Virus Software
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > Without a doubt I would recommend NOD32
> > >
> > > www.nod32.com
> > >
> > > You can download a 30 day trial version to see what you think of it.
> > >
> > > It is worth noting that you should perform an Expert installation as
> > > this
> > > will give you the opportunity of turning NOD32's Custom Graphics off
> > > which
> > > will improve access to the control Center if you are using an access
> > aid
> > >
> > > like a screen reader.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Howie, Sam" <Sam.Howie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Access-Uk (E-mail)" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:18 AM
> > > Subject: [access-uk] Anti Virus Software
> > >
> > >
> > > All
> > > My Norton subscription is due to end in a couple of weeks and I was
> > > wonderi=
> > > ng if it is necessary to re subscribe to Norton or look at
> > alternatives
> > > suc=
> > > h as AVG or Zone Alarm. Anyone got any thoughts or suggestions of
> > other
> > > sui=
> > > table software.
> > > Thanks
> > > Sam
> > >
> > > Sam Howie
> > > Information Systems Trainer
> > > 73 John Street
> > > Glasgow G1 1JF
> > > Phone 0141 276 2258
> > >> E-mail: mailto:sam.howie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
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> > >> www.glasgow.gov.uk=20
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> > >
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