(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:12 pm
Post subject: Re: Which free AV prog is best? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>virus, others (more info?)
Francis Marsden wrote:
> Which is the best of these free progs? (Using Windows 9 : Avast!,
> AntiVir, AVG or Bitdefender
> Thanks in advance
>
>
Avast! 4 of course;-)
BTW - Where Is Your Sig?
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Which free AV prog is best? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus (more info?)
In article <2lr3c0pqmmmml8l2294e0g562hnoul9sfi.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, null.RemoveThis@zilch.com says...
>
>I disagree with the last sentence. There's no need for realtime
>antivirus with sane email apps. And sticking users with just one
>choice of antivirus (which is unlikely to be the best) is as bad as
>trying to stick users with a browser that's so embedded in the OS that
>it can't be removed without damaging the OS seriously for any version
>of Windows after Win 98SE. Even if the M$ supplied av can be
>uninstalled, and replaced with a good one, I think it's a bad idea
>since average users will tend to use it, just as 95% of them stick
>with IE and OE. Sorry, but I have no confidence at all in any
>"security" software they may supply. They botched that approach once
>before with MSAV and they'll probably botch it again.
>
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I guess you missed my point. If the operating system (9x,W2k,XP), web browser
(IE), and email client program (Outhouse Excuse) were not so vulnerable, there
would be far less need for any extra security software. Security is not
achieved by simply adding another layer of complexity. Security is best
achieved by stripping away the unnecessary layers. AV software gives people a
false sense of security, and causes as many problems as it solves.
(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Which free AV prog is best? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
In article <2lr3c0pqmmmml8l2294e0g562hnoul9sfi.DeleteThis@4ax.com>, null.DeleteThis@zilch.com says...
>
>I disagree with the last sentence. There's no need for realtime
>antivirus with sane email apps. And sticking users with just one
>choice of antivirus (which is unlikely to be the best) is as bad as
>trying to stick users with a browser that's so embedded in the OS that
>it can't be removed without damaging the OS seriously for any version
>of Windows after Win 98SE. Even if the M$ supplied av can be
>uninstalled, and replaced with a good one, I think it's a bad idea
>since average users will tend to use it, just as 95% of them stick
>with IE and OE. Sorry, but I have no confidence at all in any
>"security" software they may supply. They botched that approach once
>before with MSAV and they'll probably botch it again.
>
**************** REPLY SEPARATER ****************
I guess you missed my point. If the operating system (9x,W2k,XP), web browser
(IE), and email client program (Outhouse Excuse) were not so vulnerable, there
would be far less need for any extra security software. Security is not
achieved by simply adding another layer of complexity. Security is best
achieved by stripping away the unnecessary layers. AV software gives people a
false sense of security, and causes as many problems as it solves.
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