Good virus detector

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Hi,

I downloaded a free version of VCATCH , which is supposed to detect all
nasties through o/e, well i have received at least 5 infected attachments
that got through with no response from vcatch, can any one recommend a good
anti virus package that works!

Thanks
 
Hi,

I downloaded a free version of VCATCH , which is supposed to detect all
nasties through o/e, well i have received at least 5 infected attachments
that got through with no response from vcatch, can any one recommend a good
anti virus package that works!

Thanks
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Use the one that told you the attachments were infected : )
 
Hi,

I downloaded a free version of VCATCH , which is supposed to detect all
nasties through o/e, well i have received at least 5 infected attachments
that got through with no response from vcatch, can any one recommend a good
anti virus package that works!
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1) Note if you're expecting anti-virus software protect you you're head
for a trouble... Anti-virus software is by its very nature reactionary
and can only "protect" against what it already knows. Relying on anti-
virus software to protect you from viruses is a little like hiring
Willie Sutton to guard a bank. . . it looks good on the surface but in
reality all it does is offer a false sense of security.

That's not to say you shouldn't use anti-virus software. Anti-virus
software should be a part of your overall defense strategy, but it
should not be a replacement the for zealous practice of Safe Hex.

You really should take a few minutes to read the following pages:
<http://www.claymania.com/prevent.html> &
<http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html> for a good primer on virus
prevention and Safe Hex.

2) That said try any of the following... Any of them should be an
improvement over Vcatch.

F-Prot <http://www.f-prot.com>
F-Secure <http://www.f-secure.com>
Kapspersky <http://www.kaspersky.com>
Nod32 <http://www.nod32.com>
Norman Virus Control <http://www.norman.com>
Sophos said:
Thanks
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Your welcome. HTH.

--
Cheers-

Jeff Setaro
jasetaro <at> mags.net
http://people.mags.net/jasetaro/
PGP Key IDs DH/DSS: 0x5D41429D RSA: 0x599D2A99 New RSA: 0xA19EBD34
 
Jeffrey A. Setaro said:
1) Note if you're expecting anti-virus software protect you you're head
for a trouble... Anti-virus software is by its very nature reactionary
and can only "protect" against what it already knows. Relying on anti-
virus software to protect you from viruses is a little like hiring
Willie Sutton to guard a bank. . . it looks good on the surface but in
reality all it does is offer a false sense of security.

That's not to say you shouldn't use anti-virus software. Anti-virus
software should be a part of your overall defense strategy, but it
should not be a replacement the for zealous practice of Safe Hex.

You really should take a few minutes to read the following pages:
<http://www.claymania.com/prevent.html> &
<http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html> for a good primer on virus
prevention and Safe Hex.

2) That said try any of the following... Any of them should be an
improvement over Vcatch.

F-Prot <http://www.f-prot.com>
F-Secure <http://www.f-secure.com>
Kapspersky <http://www.kaspersky.com>
Nod32 <http://www.nod32.com>
Norman Virus Control <http://www.norman.com>


Your welcome. HTH.

--
Cheers-

Jeff Setaro
jasetaro <at> mags.net
http://people.mags.net/jasetaro/
PGP Key IDs DH/DSS: 0x5D41429D RSA: 0x599D2A99 New RSA: 0xA19EBD34
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VCATCH failed to detect the e mails I "knew" were infected because I am
getting ( like many others maybe) an upsurge of "old" familar emails (swen
etc) sent . Thanks for the tips for "safe computing" we cannot be to
carefull. I open ones that I feel are safe and are "weary" of most, but
the reason for me posting was because I hoped someone with a good knowledge
A/V could recommend a package that I could install that works! I have
tried one or two with dissopointing results but I will try one you recommend
 
VCatch Security News


Dear User,

In the last few months, people worldwide are suffering a big
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In this edition of VCatch Security News we discuss the following
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1. Be ready to react when an e-mail virus strikes
2. Microsoft releases Office XP fixes
3. Beagle latches on to antispam ploy
4. Instant Messaging--prime target for attacks





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Be ready to react when an e-mail virus strikes
One of the most common ways for organizations to suffer a virus
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hasn't struck your organization yet, it probably will soon. What you need is
a strategy to react and minimize the disruption. To help you follow the
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Microsoft releases Office XP fixes
Microsoft released new updates and fixes for its Office XP
business software bundle. The revamp, which Microsoft calls Office XP
Service Pack 3, contains "significant" security enhancements in addition to
stability and performance improvements, according to Microsoft.
The service pack is posted to Microsoft's Web site. It includes
several patches that were previously released along with new fixes, the
company said. Microsoft launched Office XP in May of 2001. A newer version
of the package, Office 2003, debuted last October.




Beagle latches on to antispam ploy
Three new Beagle variants discovered over the weekend differ
from previous incarnations by using an antispam trick to try to avoid
detection by antivirus software--but experts believe the attempt won't
succeed.
The Beagle worm installs a back door on infected systems and
could allow a machine to be used as an e-mail gateway for sending spam.
Since the beginning of March, Beagle has arrived under the guise of an
encrypted Zip file with a password included in the e-mail text. Within days,
antivirus companies updated their products to look for the password and
decrypt the Zip file.
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VCatch Security News
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<Snip advertisment>

Did you read the message you were responding to?

The op is stating your product doesn't work, and you respond by posting
a large ad to usenet?

If your tech people are as net savvy as you are, no wonder the product
doesn't work.
 
Sorry about that, I meant to say something about that, I agree the shit
don't work I was reposting an advertisement to the group to show some of the
claims the software maker was making. It not only does not work once on your
system it sets ADAWARE off with all sorts of piggy back software spy ware
you name it. I believe it to be no more then a hoax myself, poorly disguised
as software for security



Once again I was not trying to exasperate the problem by giving them a free
advertisement.



Dude
 
Sorry about that, I meant to say something about that, I agree the shit
don't work I was reposting an advertisement to the group to show some of the
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My fault! I assumed the ad was posted by someone from vcatch. Didn't
check the previous posts, to see who was posting what.

Regards, Dave Hodgins
 
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