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From: Unknown on 2 Apr 2010 11:29 It is updated regularly. What does it miss? If it misses anything, how are you being infected? "Tom Willett" <tom(a)youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in message news:egNAPNe0KHA.3380(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "Bruce Hagen" <BRH(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message > news:eCi5M6d0KHA.4204(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > : > : : > : > : AV-Comparatives rates MSE higher that Avast and Avira AntiVir. > : > http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/10/av-comparatives-picks-six-malware-removal-winners.ars > : -- > : ~Bruce > : > What's interesting is that in our office, MSE misses a lot. > >
From: James Silverton on 2 Apr 2010 14:33 Rudy wrote on Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:39:24 -0500: > "Gabriel Knight" <fakeemail(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4bb49b04$0$33489$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > Hi all > I need to buy some new virus software for my win xp computer, > I have done some research on two typs. One is "Norton internet > security 2010" and the other is "Kaspersky internet security > 2010". > With Norton it seems to be excelent with better resources (not > using loads of pc resources) than previous versions, and has a > new "Quorum" engine that in time will tell if it is good or > not, I have used Norton 360 ver 2.0 before and I didnt like > the fact that I couldnt delete files in the "quarinteen" > (please excuse my bad spelling) and I need to know if NIS 2010 > has a way to delete the files in the quarinteen. > As for Kaspersky, I like the option in it to run programs in a > "sandbox" mode that if there is a problem in the file it wont > let it do any type of change to the system making it safe. I > read the navagation in the GUI can be a bit frustrating for > some executions. > So for the two progies what is the best choice for speed and > overall protection and will this new feature "Quorum" be a way > to go? I've been using MacAfee for years and no problems have been detected. It's a little tedious in that it is updated daily and there can be minor hiatuses during the two minutes or so of the update. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
From: David H. Lipman on 2 Apr 2010 17:23 From: "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton(a)verizon.net> | I've been using MacAfee for years and no problems have been detected. | It's a little tedious in that it is updated daily and there can be minor | hiatuses during the two minutes or so of the update. You probably practice Safe Hex more than others Jim. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: Carmel on 3 Apr 2010 05:28 On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 19:20:26 -0500, Shenan Stanley <newshelper(a)gmail.com> articulated: > This, naturally, requires a machine with a bit of > strength on the processor and memory side of the equation (dual-core > 2+GHz, 3+GB memory would be good; anything beyond that - gravy.) Assuming 64 bit OS, otherwise wasted space! -- Carmel Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw
From: Gabriel Knight on 3 Apr 2010 08:31
OK all, thanks for all the info and advice, I ended up with ........Norton, I hope it works good and I hope it dosnt slow down my system. Regards GK "Gabriel Knight" <fakeemail(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4bb49b04$0$33489$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > Hi all > > I need to buy some new virus software for my win xp computer, I have done > some research on two typs. One is "Norton internet security 2010" and the > other is "Kaspersky internet security 2010". > > With Norton it seems to be excelent with better resources (not using loads > of pc resources) than previous versions, and has a new "Quorum" engine > that in time will tell if it is good or not, I have used Norton 360 ver > 2.0 before and I didnt like the fact that I couldnt delete files in the > "quarinteen" (please excuse my bad spelling) and I need to know if NIS > 2010 has a way to delete the files in the quarinteen. > > As for Kaspersky, I like the option in it to run programs in a "sandbox" > mode that if there is a problem in the file it wont let it do any type of > change to the system making it safe. I read the navagation in the GUI can > be a bit frustrating for some executions. > > So for the two progies what is the best choice for speed and overall > protection and will this new feature "Quorum" be a way to go? > > Thanks all > GK :) > |