AGV or Norton 2005?

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Does anyone think that the free virus software AGV is as good as Norton
Internet Security 2005? I have to register Norton in 29days and I have been
told that AGV is just as good if you keep it up to date, is this true? I am
happy with Norton and it also stops unwanted emails.
 
I just removed a bunch of Trojan horse viruses on a computer running AVG
free with all the updates and it never detected any of them. Had to install
Kaspersky Antivirus to remove them. I don't just Norton either which also
misses Trojans. Kaspersky has never let me down in detecting Trojans and
there database is updated every hour. NOD32 is another top notch Antivirus
program if your looking to change.
 
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Charlies link. By the way Charlie, what virus software are you using?
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Charlie said:
How would you know if it did miss one?
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I would imagine that the person uses an online scan (different brand)
periodically (good practice) just to see if their anti-virus is working well.
 
You answered your own question by saying you were happy with Norton, so I'd
say, stick with Norton if that's what floats your boat...

Marc
 
Good idea !

Marc

Buffalo said:
I would imagine that the person uses an online scan (different brand)
periodically (good practice) just to see if their anti-virus is working
well.
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I would imagine that the person uses an online scan (different brand)
periodically (good practice) just to see if their anti-virus is working well.
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'online scans' blow your privacy!

they index and catalog the contents of your hd and report back to spammers, marketers and government agencies like the NSA

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I have used Trojan detection programs a long side Kaspersky and it has never
found another Trojan after scanning with Kaspersky. With a firewall that
monitors out going connection you will see if a Trojan is trying to phone
home.
 
I have used Trojan detection programs a long side Kaspersky and it has never
found another Trojan after scanning with Kaspersky. With a firewall that
monitors out going connection you will see if a Trojan is trying to phone
home.
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Have you ever considered the possibility of a 'suite' of such detection software being created by the same outfit or several outfits cooperating with each other. each agreeing to not detect certain 'features' of the other's softwares?


Bear in mind that I was also speaking specifically about ON-LINE web based scanners. I don't care WHO makes it or WHAT their reputation is, I cannot imagine a good reason to trust any of them as far as I could throw my house when it comes to them being nice enough to not invade my privacy with thier online "scanner".

while i'm at it, avoid Google Desktop for the same reasons, it catalogs your pc's contents alright, but you can bet that the details of that catalog WILL be returned to Google at some point, and then sold or copied to marketers, spammers, and government agencies.

I'm sure that you're thinking by now that my tinfoil hat is on a little too tight and that's fine with me. you believe what you want, you're going to anyway. But when people start getting in shitloads of trouble because GD found something 'illegal' on their computer, you be sure to remember that I warned you.


Paranoid? You better ****ing believe I'm paranoid!

Please remember, just because I'm paranoid does NOT meant that "THEY" aren't out to get me! (and you too for that matter if you'd only listen!)

That's why I use Stunnel, Tor, Privoxy, PGP, Freenet, Anonymous Remailers and mail2news gateways and do regular maintenance like deleting cookies, cache files, and wipe free space and file slack with 10 or more passes.

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