e-trust EZ Antivirus vs AVG

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I'm currently running CA's EZ Antivirus.

Lately when starting up Mozilla, EZAV shows a message box saying I may
have a virus and I should do a scan. It does not say where the virus
might be, and I have it set up to automatically clean infected files.
When I do the scan, no infections are found.

Is there a way to get EZAV to show where the infection is? Does AVG
do this? Does the AVG freeware scan email as well?

Any thoughts on AVG versus EZAV?

Thanks very much.
 
News Reader typed:
I'm currently running CA's EZ Antivirus.

Lately when starting up Mozilla, EZAV shows a message box saying I may
have a virus and I should do a scan. It does not say where the virus
might be, and I have it set up to automatically clean infected files.
When I do the scan, no infections are found.
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Probably in the Mozilla Temporary files cache.
Is there a way to get EZAV to show where the infection is?
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As I use neither, I can not comment.
Does AVG do this?
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Not often but then I have IE locked down tighter than Fort Knox.
Does the AVG freeware scan email as well?
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It can be set up to do this but it is considered a waste of time. A good
anti virus application will prevent any attachment that you try to open and
alert you to the infection. You should not be opening any attachements
without varifying where they came from.
Any thoughts on AVG versus EZAV?
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I like AVG and keep it updated daily and sometimes twice a day as I monitor
for updates by visiting Calendar of Updates frequenly during the day.
http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar
Thanks very much.
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You are welcome
 
News said:
I'm currently running CA's EZ Antivirus.

Lately when starting up Mozilla, EZAV shows a message box saying I may
have a virus and I should do a scan. It does not say where the virus
might be, and I have it set up to automatically clean infected files.
When I do the scan, no infections are found.

Is there a way to get EZAV to show where the infection is? Does AVG
do this? Does the AVG freeware scan email as well?

Any thoughts on AVG versus EZAV?

Thanks very much.
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AVG can be set up to scan email for Outlook and Outlook Express, but
not other mail readers.

You might try going to this site and let them scan your system for
free (note: since it uses ActiveX modules to do this and the service
is free, it's actually a form of freeware.) I've used this site to
clean viruses off of several of my friends' computers. On a regular
basis, it catches and removes viruses that AVG and other programs miss.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Click where it says "Scan Now. It's Free!"
(http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
 
John said:
AVG can be set up to scan email for Outlook and Outlook Express, but
not other mail readers.

You might try going to this site and let them scan your system for
free (note: since it uses ActiveX modules to do this and the service
is free, it's actually a form of freeware.) I've used this site to
clean viruses off of several of my friends' computers. On a regular
basis, it catches and removes viruses that AVG and other programs
miss.

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Click where it says "Scan Now. It's Free!"
(http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
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Hi John,

Disagree just a tiny bit with ya... with Grisoft's Personal eMail
Scanner you can have it scan mail with nearly any of the eMail clients
they don't serve automatically.

Link to the program (in several languages):

<http://www.grisoft.cz/beta/avgemc/avgemc_en.htm>

The last update of the program (it uses AVG's definitions) was April
22, 2004. I use it with FoxMail 5, and it caught quite some viruses!

HtH
Dick
 
CalamityKen said:
It can be set up to do this but it is considered a waste of time.
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I use AVG with Outlook 2000 (not OE) and it integrates with it very well. It
removes infected attachments without opening them, places them in a
quarantine file, and notifies me of a 'virus in e-mail'. I can then inspect
the quarantine file (AVG Virus Vault) and delete it. I don't know about AVG
and other e-mail clients.

HTH
 
CalamityKen said:
News Reader typed:

Probably in the Mozilla Temporary files cache.


As I use neither, I can not comment.


Not often but then I have IE locked down tighter than Fort Knox.


It can be set up to do this but it is considered a waste of time. A good
anti virus application will prevent any attachment that you try to open and
alert you to the infection. You should not be opening any attachements
without varifying where they came from.


I like AVG and keep it updated daily and sometimes twice a day as I monitor
for updates by visiting Calendar of Updates frequenly during the day.
http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar


You are welcome
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Since reading this thread and recalling a lot of derogatory comments
about AVG,
I've just downloaded and run :
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Which surprise, surprise has given me a clean bill of health.
Considering I have used AVG, and nowt else, for the last 4 years, should
I really assume that AVG is inferior to other free antivirus programs?
So to all of you sceptics - AVG has served me well!
Fred
 
DCK said:
John said:
AVG can be set up to scan email for Outlook and Outlook Express, but
not other mail readers.
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[bzzzzzzz] Wrong ! My AVG 6.0 Free work great with The Bat 2.11 :)
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I was just going by what it says on the Control Center window's tab
(and assumed that included Outlook Express):

"E-mail Scanner checks Microsoft Outlook for all incoming and
outgoing mail and attachments."

From the AVG help file though:

"Note: If you use a different e-mail program other than Microsoft
Outlook, the error message on the button will read 'Non-Functional',
because you are using an e-mail client not currently supported by AVG.
Support for additional e-mail programs are being added all the time,
so be sure you have the latest AVG updates."

At this point, it's hard to say which email programs are supported.
Maybe somebody else knows where to find that info.
 
John Corliss wrote:
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At this point, it's hard to say which email programs are supported.
Maybe somebody else knows where to find that info.
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From http://www.software-antivirus.com/program/avg-antivirus-review.html
(nice review:"only an option for those with absolutely no money" :) , yeah,
that's me !)

Email clients supported - AVG Antivirus:
MS Outlook
MS Outlook Express 5.x and higher
Qualcomm Eudora
MS Exchange

IIRC I read somewhere else a while ago it also works with Turnpike.

HTH Rod
 
News Reader said:
I'm currently running CA's EZ Antivirus.

Lately when starting up Mozilla, EZAV shows a message box saying I may
have a virus and I should do a scan. It does not say where the virus
might be, and I have it set up to automatically clean infected files.
When I do the scan, no infections are found.

Is there a way to get EZAV to show where the infection is? Does AVG
do this? Does the AVG freeware scan email as well?

Any thoughts on AVG versus EZAV?

Thanks very much.
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I wouldn't run any AV client from CA just because I'm still a bit
put-off how they discontinued their previously free (for ever) AV
client, which was very good for the time (and the current one probably
is as well).

I moved to AVG when I moved to WinXP Home, and it's performed quite
satisforactily. If you're *very* concerned about viruses, you should
augment whichever "main" client you choose with other services which can
catch things that your main client hasn't yet caught.
 
At this point, it's hard to say which email programs are supported.
Maybe somebody else knows where to find that info.
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Seems to work fine with both Thunderbird and Mozilla mail.
 
Another Fred said:
Since reading this thread and recalling a lot of derogatory comments
about AVG,
I've just downloaded and run :
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Which surprise, surprise has given me a clean bill of health.
Considering I have used AVG, and nowt else, for the last 4 years, should
I really assume that AVG is inferior to other free antivirus programs?
So to all of you sceptics - AVG has served me well!
Fred
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When I attempt to run the housecall scan I get a screen with this
message:
===========================================================================
HouseCall (for Netscape) installation
It appears that the required components for HouseCall are not
currently installed on your computer.

To install HouseCall, do the following steps:

1. download this program ;
2. run it;
3. restart your Netscape browser.
===========================================================================
The download program is named setupex.exe - absolutely NO information
about it whatsoever. Anyone know what it is and what it will do to my
system? I'm running Mozilla 1.7.

Thanks for any info.
 
News said:
When I attempt to run the housecall scan I get a screen with this
message:
===========================================================================
HouseCall (for Netscape) installation
It appears that the required components for HouseCall are not
currently installed on your computer.

To install HouseCall, do the following steps:

1. download this program ;
2. run it;
3. restart your Netscape browser.
===========================================================================
The download program is named setupex.exe - absolutely NO information
about it whatsoever. Anyone know what it is and what it will do to my
system? I'm running Mozilla 1.7.

Thanks for any info.
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Take a look at http://www.pcreview.co.uk/antivirus.php and/or
http://products.consumerguide.com/cp/electronics/review/index.cfm/id/26232
Quote from the last link to make things clear:

The first time you access Housecall (at http://housecall.trendmicro.com),
you'll need to download a small browser plug-in. Once installed, this
plug-in is used to scan your system's memory and storage media for any signs
of a virus, worm or other potentially destructive piece of computer code.
Being Web-based, Housecall does not rely on traditional methods to update
and distribute its database of virus definitions. Each time you initiate a
scan, the latest definitions are transferred automatically to your system.
In other words, Housecall is always current, ready to identify and eliminate
the digital threat that emerged yesterday, today. Few antivirus utilities
offer this degree of timeliness in their protection.

Rod
 
News said:
To install HouseCall, do the following steps:

1. download this program ;
2. run it;
3. restart your Netscape browser.
===========================================================================
The download program is named setupex.exe - absolutely NO information
about it whatsoever. Anyone know what it is and what it will do to my
system? I'm running Mozilla 1.7.

Thanks for any info.
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I tried to get this going on Mozilla 1.7, but it couldn't seem to find
the "Netcape" plugins, despite me pointing it to the Mozilla plugins
folder, so I couldn't install. Anyone done this, and if so, how?
KeithS
 
Rod said:
Take a look at http://www.pcreview.co.uk/antivirus.php and/or
http://products.consumerguide.com/cp/electronics/review/index.cfm/id/26232
Quote from the last link to make things clear:

The first time you access Housecall (at http://housecall.trendmicro.com),
you'll need to download a small browser plug-in. Once installed, this
plug-in is used to scan your system's memory and storage media for any signs
of a virus, worm or other potentially destructive piece of computer code.
Being Web-based, Housecall does not rely on traditional methods to update
and distribute its database of virus definitions. Each time you initiate a
scan, the latest definitions are transferred automatically to your system.
In other words, Housecall is always current, ready to identify and eliminate
the digital threat that emerged yesterday, today. Few antivirus utilities
offer this degree of timeliness in their protection.

Rod
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Thanks for the explanation. I tried to install the file and it would
not recognize the plugins folder that I designated. I'm using
Mozilla, not Netscape. Should this be a problem? I tried pointing it
to 'C:\Program Files\mozilla.org\Mozilla' where there are 'plugins'
and 'searchplugins' folders.

Any suggestions?
 
News said:
Thanks for the explanation. I tried to install the file and it would
not recognize the plugins folder that I designated. I'm using
Mozilla, not Netscape. Should this be a problem? I tried pointing it
to 'C:\Program Files\mozilla.org\Mozilla' where there are 'plugins'
and 'searchplugins' folders.

Any suggestions?
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From the Trend Micro FAQ:

"Why is "Scan for Viruses" only available to Internet Explorer users?
Trend Micro HouseCall is a fast, lightweight and self-updating online
scanner. It uses Microsoft Internet Explorer to push ActiveX controls to the
client to perform virus scanning. Currently, Netscape doesn't support
ActiveX controls."

I'm not into Mozilla, but it seems from reading this FAQ that Trend Micro's
Housecall works only on IE-based browsers. So an option for you might be to
use IE for this one occasion.

Rod
 
Rod wrote:
So an option for you might be to
use IE for this one occasion.
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It was with great delight that I used IEradicator to remove IE a few
days after trialling Mozilla, and I sure as *L* ain't putting it back :)

No, I think the query arises as News Reader said in his previous post
that Housecall (for Netscape) asks you to install a small utility
program to allow Housecall to run on Netscape. As Mozilla is based on
Netscape, or the other way round, whatever, it would seem that the
utility should install on Mozilla, but it don't appear to want to.

KeithS
 
KeithS wrote:

It was with great delight that I used IEradicator
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<SNIP>
EEEEEEk!!!!!!!
That was meant to reply to Rod in (e-mail address removed)
above, sorry!

KeithS
 
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