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From: mmq1 on 13 Aug 2006 02:12 How easy is this to use as an on demand scanner only. I prefer not to run scanners all the time. I've had little problem using most Antivirus this way, except for Mcaffe which is a royal pain to invoke as on demand only. I have heard Kaspersky is a reliable product and would like to use this.
From: Art on 13 Aug 2006 07:29 On 12 Aug 2006 23:12:49 -0700, mmq1(a)mail.com wrote: > How easy is this to use as an on demand scanner only. I prefer not to >run scanners all the time. If you disable both of the included modules .... File and Email scanning .... the realtime or background scanning functionality is disabled. You can then use the product strictly as a on-demand scanner. > > I've had little problem using most Antivirus this way, except for >Mcaffe which is a royal pain to invoke as on demand only. > > > I have heard Kaspersky is a reliable product and would like to use >this. I've not yet found any reason to not recommend it. As has been mentioned, do not leave the Taskbar option checked during the installation, and read what you're agreeing to, especially in the way of opening yourself up for more spam emails (if your ISP or yourself aren't filtering them well). Art http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
From: Art on 13 Aug 2006 07:47 On 12 Aug 2006 23:12:49 -0700, mmq1(a)mail.com wrote: > I have heard Kaspersky is a reliable product and would like to use >this. Something I just noticed and forgot to mention. The license expires one year after you activate. Art http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
From: DaVinci on 13 Aug 2006 14:24 Art wrote: > On 12 Aug 2006 23:12:49 -0700, mmq1(a)mail.com wrote: > >> I have heard Kaspersky is a reliable product and would like to use >> this. > > Something I just noticed and forgot to mention. The license expires > one year after you activate. > > Art > http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg Art, Thanks for the feedback on your experience with Active Virus Shield. D.
From: Art on 13 Aug 2006 16:44
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:24:16 -0700, DaVinci <D(a)nospam.net> wrote: >Art, > >Thanks for the feedback on your experience with Active Virus Shield. Well, I hope it's helpful. I always get turned on by some new possibility of a good antimalware product to recommend. In this case, AVS is suitable (it seems so far) for both emergency use and for regular use by those who can't or won't put out a few bucks for a high quality full-featured product. I'm considering putting up some info on it at my web site at some point in the near future ... including "how to use it" kind of stuff. Not that it's all that complicated, but new users, especially those in a panic over some malware, really do need some hand holding and some detailed instructions. Art http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg |