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Atrocities October 15th, 2004 03:36 PM

OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Panda Scan
SpyBot
Adware

Are these any good?

se5a October 15th, 2004 03:49 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
I dont know about panda, but the other two are not AV software, they are antispyware proggys.

AntiVir Personal is a good free antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/

Atrocities October 15th, 2004 03:54 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Thanks.

I found a GAME PLANETED unknown trojan on my computer. After hours of investigating it was discovered to be the by product of Secure Rom and or Diablo's latest patch.

When Game, Music, and software companies secretly place adware, spyware, and trojans on your computer, they, in my honest opinion, are violating the Use At Own Risk laws that protect them.

Fyron October 15th, 2004 04:36 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
SpyBot and Adaware are absolutely crucial pieces of software. They each catch spyware that the other misses.

These days, it is not sufficient to just have an anti-virus program. You need a full suite of protection. Anti-virus, anti-trojan (the better AV programs can handle trojans decently, but will not always be able to eliminate a trojan), and anti-spyware. Using a non-garbage web browser (such as Mozilla Firefox) will prevent a lot of this crap from being able to install itself through web browsing (Internet Explorer is currently the main cause of virus/trojan/spyware infections, seconded by MS Outlook). Additionally, it is a good idea to run a firewall.

Ed Kolis October 15th, 2004 04:40 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Avast (www.avast.com) is free for noncommercial use http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

narf poit chez BOOM October 15th, 2004 04:51 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Anti-trojan? Where would I find one of those, perferably free? Why wouldn't mcafeee eliminate it?

Fyron October 15th, 2004 04:57 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Quote:

narf poit chez BOOM said:
Anti-trojan? Where would I find one of those, perferably free? Why wouldn't mcafeee eliminate it?

Depends on the trojan. The people that write these things stay up to date on program suites such as McAffee and Norton and constantly write trojans, viruses, etc. that can defeat them. This is why constant updates are necessary... McAffee should generally be able to detect the trojan, but it might fail to be able to remove it. Nastier trojans generally require specific steps to remove, which vary depending on the trojan.

Atrocities October 15th, 2004 06:06 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Trojans are nasty nasty things. Creators of such things should be casterated with a dull butter knife.

Possum October 15th, 2004 07:58 PM

Anti-Vir
 
http://www.free-av.de/

A splendid AV program

Possum October 15th, 2004 08:01 PM

Re: OT: Free Anti Virus Program
 
Quote:

Atrocities said:
Trojans are nasty nasty things. Creators of such things should be casterated with a dull butter knife.

I wouldn't let them off that easy.

Such people are barbarians at the gates. The very idea that anyone would dare to defile and vandalise the internet is little short of sacrilege.


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