[access-uk] Re: Anti-virus
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:14:39 +0000
I have not tried clamwin on an xp system so cannot give a definitive
answer to that question, my guess is that xp is Not supported due to its
age. windows vista and onwards, you should be fine.
On 13/02/2014 10:58, Peter Beasley wrote:
> Does clamwin work with windows xp? the reason I ask is because I
> installed it last night and when I tried to do a scan, I got the
> windows error sound and a message containing a lot of numbers etc. I
> tried 2 different install methods
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Shaun O'Connor <mailto:capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:40 AM
> *Subject:* [access-uk] Re: Anti-virus
>
> not so sure as to the degree of accessibility you will require but
> i use clamwin anti virus it is open source and free. and to date
> it has worked well for me. i tend to shy away from the commercial
> products as in some cases they introduce fake viruses in order to
> scare you into purchasing their products.
> On 12/02/2014 09:09, Alistair Kelly wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi folks,
>> Been using AVG on a trial basis and it seems ok but they want £36
>> for a 1 year licence! whilst not wishing to skimp on something so
>> important I wondered if anyone had views on byt defender,
>> casperski, symantech etc, all of which seem a wee bit
>> cheaprer!Accessibility is of course important, any thoughts would
>> be helpful! I should add I tried the microsoft security
>> essentials but recently it missed a few nasty worms!
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>>
>> alistair
>>
>
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