AVG free version any good against Blaster / Worm/Lovsan?

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I have the free version of AVG. I looked that their web site to see if
the free version is any good against the blaster. Cannot find any
information there.

Is it any good against this virus?

Sam
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I have the free version of AVG. I looked that their web site to see if
the free version is any good against the blaster. Cannot find any
information there.

Is it any good against this virus?

Sam
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e-mails to me will bounce.)
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Be your a-v software free or not, the main point is to be sure you keep
it up to date. Also, at the microsoft download center -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en - you can
find information as to how to keep your OS updated too.

Cheers,

Sammy Hall, Jr.
 
S.V.Proff said:
I have the free version of AVG. I looked that their web site to see if
the free version is any good against the blaster. Cannot find any
information there.

Is it any good against this virus?

Sam
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e-mails to me will bounce.)
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Make sure it is ver 6.0.510 with latest update and it does detect and remove
Msblaster.

Stuart.
 
S.V.Proff said:
I have the free version of AVG. I looked that their web site to see if
the free version is any good against the blaster. Cannot find any
information there.

Is it any good against this virus?

Sam
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e-mails to me will bounce.)
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Why wait to get infected? Keep your OS updated. If you are running
Win98/ME you are not vunerable to the Blaster/LoveSan worm. There are
still lots of updates for those OSs that should be applied. Run a firewall
such as Kerio or ZoneAlarm. There will be other viruses/worms that you
should protect yourself against.
 
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|| if the free version is any good against the blaster. Cannot find any
|| information there.
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I found Lovsan on a client's machine the other day with AVG6 Free
 
YK said:
Run a firewall
such as Kerio or ZoneAlarm. There will be other viruses/worms that you
should protect yourself against.
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Not taking away from the importance of anti-virus programs/updates, but a
good firewall seems to be the best protection.
 
Stuart Gray said:
Make sure it is ver 6.0.510 with latest update and it does detect and remove
Msblaster.

Stuart.
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That's the version I have. However, I am not sure if it is able to
detect it. That is the question I was originaly asking....

Sam

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Mojave Land Baron said:
Not taking away from the importance of anti-virus programs/updates, but a
good firewall seems to be the best protection.
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I'm actually behind a Linksys router which I'm told acts as a
firewall.

All ports on it are closed.

Do you think this is sufficient protection?

Also, I downloaded and applied the latest patch from Microsoft.

Sam
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SoF said:
That doesn't answer your question?
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He may be missing a punctuation, which made me interpret his sentence
as:

"Make sure it is ver 6.0.510 with latest update. Make sure it does
detect and remove Msblaster."

I see now that he may be saying:

"Make sure it is ver 6.0.510 with latest update. And [Yes], it does
detect and remove Msblaster."

Thanks,

Sam
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