AntiVirus recommendations?
I have been in the past extremely cautious abouot PC programs and avoided viruses but now have a PC directly connected to the net which is more vulnerable. As I have a mixed environment I'd like to have a (probably) PC-based anti-viral package that will be doing effective checking on shared OS/X volumes. Any recommendations? CSIRO use McCaffee internally (which finds lots of viruses in my email attachments, of course). In particular, I want to buy under a mini enterprise license if possible so I can pass on a copy to my parents. (Although 2 copies may be cheaper). A major factor is the ease of updates and size of update patches for their dialup (no I can't get them back to a Mac, after my Mum's beloved Classic was blown up by a power surge, my brother migrated them to PC and they stuck). -- Andy Dent BSc MACS AACM http://www.oofile.com.au/ OOFILE - Database, Reports, Graphs, GUI for c++ on Mac, Unix Windows PP2MFC - PowerPlant-MFC portability
Re: AntiVirus recommendations?
On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 07:46, Andy Dent wrote: I have been in the past extremely cautious abouot PC programs and avoided viruses but now have a PC directly connected to the net which is more vulnerable. Ouch... As I have a mixed environment I'd like to have a (probably) PC-based anti-viral package that will be doing effective checking on shared OS/X volumes. Any recommendations? Lately I've been recommending AVG from http://www.grisoft.com/. It's free and the non-expiring update service as well as the updates are free. There is also a paid-for enterprise version and you can pay for support if you need it, but I haven't. Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S15:51'18 - E128:45'05 (Crossing Falls, Kununurra, WA) -- ()/)/)()..ASCII for Onno.. |?..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - onno at itmaze dot com dot au
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On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 07:46 AM, Andy Dent wrote: Any recommendations? CSIRO use McCaffee internally (which finds lots of viruses in my email attachments, of course). I can recommend the MacAfee product. A network I look after has just been through a nightmarish period since the release of MBlast and Sobig and their cronies. We were running NAV, which clearly was not doing the job. We gave MacAfee VirusScan a try and it suddenly started discovering viruses that NAV had no idea were there. I personally find it more satisfying than NAV as well, since its interface is much less in your face. It just gets on with the job. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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I'm going to need some help here??? Can't see a Mac (OS X) version of either of the previously recommended virus products. Even following the links from Virex (which has yet to attract a recommendation??) on VersionTracker take you to McAfee's page but there is no mention of a Mac product. ? On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 08:48 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 07:46 AM, Andy Dent wrote: Any recommendations? CSIRO use McCaffee internally (which finds lots of viruses in my email attachments, of course). I can recommend the MacAfee product. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Keith Palmer Zytech Marketing Pty Ltd PO Box 342 Bunbury 6231 Phone: 08 9791 5556 Fax: 08 9791 5900 the online data storage technology store - http://www.zytech.com.au/
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Not sure whether these help Bob http://download.com.com/3150-2228-0.html?tag=dir http://us.mcafee.com/ On 4/9/03 9:11 AM, Keith Palmer, Zytech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to need some help here??? Can't see a Mac (OS X) version of either of the previously recommended virus products. Even following the links from Virex (which has yet to attract a recommendation??) on VersionTracker take you to McAfee's page but there is no mention of a Mac product. ? On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 08:48 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 07:46 AM, Andy Dent wrote: Any recommendations? CSIRO use McCaffee internally (which finds lots of viruses in my email attachments, of course). I can recommend the MacAfee product. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Keith Palmer Zytech Marketing Pty Ltd PO Box 342 Bunbury 6231 Phone: 08 9791 5556 Fax: 08 9791 5900 the online data storage technology store - http://www.zytech.com.au/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: AntiVirus recommendations?
Thanks Bob, I've just updated Virex as a result of your post. I simply couldn't find where to do that up until now. You're a legend! Reg On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 09:37 am, Bob Howells wrote: Not sure whether these help Bob http://download.com.com/3150-2228-0.html?tag=dir http://us.mcafee.com/
