Antivirus software

[2Sweet]

What antivirus is recommended for Windows and Macintosh based machines?

 

[Kayman]

"2Sweet" <cmchong20@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What antivirus is recommended for Windows...

Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - Free
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/

Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 7.0 - Not Free
http://www.kaspersky.com/homeuser

ESET NOD32 Antivirus - Not Free
http://www.eset.com/
Have you seen these "extra settings for NOD32"?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=37509

BitDefender10 Free Edition
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html

SuperAntispyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

> ...and Macintosh based machines?

Dunno

 

[KC2006]

For Windows

Virus Chaser (Not Free)
http://www.viruschaser.com.hk/eng/
Windows Defender (Free)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Spybot (Free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/
SpywareBlaster (Free)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Mcafee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL (Free)
http://safety.aol.com/isc/BasicSecurity/

"2Sweet" <cmchong20@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What antivirus is recommended for Windows and Macintosh based machines?
>
>
>

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

While they all may be good for what they do, Windows Defender, SpyBot
and Spyware Blaster are for spyware and NOT viruses and should not be
depended on to detect viruses since that is not their purpose.

Personally I like AVG FREE and Nod 32:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff
http://www.eset.com/

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http://www.dts-l.org


"KC2006" <billyfungtech2006@yahoo.com.hk> wrote in message
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> For Windows
>
> Virus Chaser (Not Free)
> http://www.viruschaser.com.hk/eng/
> Windows Defender (Free)
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
> Spybot (Free)
> http://www.safer-networking.org/
> SpywareBlaster (Free)
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> Mcafee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL (Free)
> http://safety.aol.com/isc/BasicSecurity/

 

[Cyberiade.it Anonymous Remailer]

Here's an abbreviated list of popular freeware programs that I keep up to
date, and periodically email to my friends. I do know that all of these
run under MS Windows, and some versions run under other OS platforms:

Free anti virus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Free fire walls:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Free anti spyware etc:
http://www.spybot.info/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
http://www.funkytoad.com/download/HostsXpert.zip
http://www.ccleaner.com

Free news readers:
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
http://xnews.newsguy.com/

Free public news servers:
http://www.newzbot.com/

Free news filters:
http://www.nfilter.org/
http://www.arcorhome.de/newshamster/tgl/misc/hamster_de.html

Free mail filters:
http://sawin32.sourceforge.net/

Free word processors, spreadsheets, etc.:
http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.1/index.html?focus=download

Free bibles and bible translations:
http://www.onlinebible.net/downloads.html

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[Broooz]

"Cyberiade.it Anonymous Remailer"
<Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message
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>
Free bibles and bible translations:
> http://www.onlinebible.net/downloads.html

Thanks very useful - does the bible work if all else fails - if so in what
language )

 

[Anonymous]

Here's an abbreviated list of popular freeware programs that I keep up to
date, and periodically email to my friends. I do know that all of these
run under MS Windows, and some versions run under other OS platforms:

Free anti virus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Free fire walls:
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Free anti spyware etc:
http://www.spybot.info/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
http://www.funkytoad.com/download/HostsXpert.zip
http://www.ccleaner.com

Free news readers:
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
http://xnews.newsguy.com/

Free public news servers:
http://www.newzbot.com/

Free news filters:
http://www.nfilter.org/
http://www.arcorhome.de/newshamster/tgl/misc/hamster_de.html

Free mail filters:
http://sawin32.sourceforge.net/

Free word processors, spreadsheets, etc.:
http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.1/index.html?focus=download

Free bibles and bible translations:
http://www.onlinebible.net/downloads.html

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[Sir_George]

Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> While they all may be good for what they do, Windows Defender, SpyBot
> and Spyware Blaster are for spyware and NOT viruses and should not be
> depended on to detect viruses since that is not their purpose.
>
> Personally I like AVG FREE and Nod 32:
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff
> http://www.eset.com/
>
(snipped)

I am in total agreement with your recommendations.

--
Sir_George

 

[Robert Moir]

"2Sweet" <cmchong20@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What antivirus is recommended for Windows and Macintosh based machines?
>

Sophos and, I think, Symantec have Antivirus products for the Mac, both have
had well publicised problems though so I'm cautiously avoiding "recommended"
in my description of them.
There isn't a lot of other choices here but then the threat is very
different on the Mac.

 

[James Morrow]

In article <04a2f75218ac446c09b2398fe21db832@remailer.cyberiade.it>,
Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1] says...
> Free word processors, spreadsheets, etc.:
> http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.1/index.html?focus=download
>
>
>

Note that Open Office 2.3 is expected to be released next week.

--
James E. Morrow
Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com

 

[Robinb]

and to add to Jupiter
AVG even though it is free will allow you to send the virus file (zipped )
to them to evaluate
robin
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
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> While they all may be good for what they do, Windows Defender, SpyBot and
> Spyware Blaster are for spyware and NOT viruses and should not be depended
> on to detect viruses since that is not their purpose.
>
> Personally I like AVG FREE and Nod 32:
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff
> http://www.eset.com/
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "KC2006" <billyfungtech2006@yahoo.com.hk> wrote in message
> news:uo$8UZv5HHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> For Windows
>>
>> Virus Chaser (Not Free)
>> http://www.viruschaser.com.hk/eng/
>> Windows Defender (Free)
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
>> Spybot (Free)
>> http://www.safer-networking.org/
>> SpywareBlaster (Free)
>> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>> Mcafee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL (Free)
>> http://safety.aol.com/isc/BasicSecurity/
>

 

[Dustin Cook]

"Robinb" <robin@discussion> wrote in
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> and to add to Jupiter
> AVG even though it is free will allow you to send the virus file
> (zipped ) to them to evaluate
> robin
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message
> news:e30cC9z5HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> While they all may be good for what they do, Windows Defender, SpyBot
>> and Spyware Blaster are for spyware and NOT viruses and should not be
>> depended on to detect viruses since that is not their purpose.
>>
>> Personally I like AVG FREE and Nod 32:
>> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff
>> http://www.eset.com/
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
>> http://www.dts-l.org
>>
>>
>> "KC2006" <billyfungtech2006@yahoo.com.hk> wrote in message
>> news:uo$8UZv5HHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> For Windows
>>>
>>> Virus Chaser (Not Free)
>>> http://www.viruschaser.com.hk/eng/
>>> Windows Defender (Free)
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.msp
>>> x Spybot (Free)
>>> http://www.safer-networking.org/
>>> SpywareBlaster (Free)
>>> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>>> Mcafee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL (Free)
>>> http://safety.aol.com/isc/BasicSecurity/
>>
>
>
>

For what it's worth, Your welcome to add BugHunter
http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk


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