rEdshiFt 1 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 what antivirus do u use ? thers too many to list...so if u cant find urs, pls tell us about it & vote "others" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utsav 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2004 AVG rocks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyper 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 norton 2004............waiting for 2005 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greens 21 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 I have tried 1. Norton AV 2. AVG 3. Trend Micro 5. McAfee But McAfee cleared all the viruses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harsh 1 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 nav 2005 is out since more than a month, and its superb. it has built in firewall which stops all spywares, that was the most wanted feature ppl were waiting for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganesh 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 NAV is very bad and it uses much of system resources.AVG does not detect many viruses.Mcafee is so far so good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RSumit 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 nav 2005 is out since more than a month, and its superb.it has built in firewall which stops all spywares, that was the most wanted feature ppl were waiting for. 17417[/snapback] Really ? NAV will now ROCK even more!!! (yeh to ab chun chun ke marega) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyper 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 i just loaded mc afee.... & i must say i was a fan of nav always...but this is really good & system seems to be faster.. but will check more & see how it stands spyware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rEdshiFt 1 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 U guys heard of the Eicar Test ?? its a kinda simulated or mock virus thats used to check how effective ur anti-virus really is... its quite safe - its NOT a virus... STILL I ADVICE U TO READ THE LINK PAGE B4 U D/L AND TEST-RUN IT...COZ THERES A NOTICE ON THEIR WEBPAGE WHICH READS "Important note: You download these files at your own risk." it comes in 4 different flavours...progressively tougher to detect(for the AV app)...i have attached the fourth double_zipped version here...if u wanna run a quick test, d/l it and run ur AV scan on it...If ur AV can pick the "virus" inside the archieve, U've gotta winner !! If ur AV does NOT detect this...then maybe u can try scanning the easier_to_detect_versions....OR u can do the sensible thing of getting a better Antivirus eicarcom2.zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shabz 8 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 I use NAV and it passed the above test and deleted the file and I have been using it for a long time and no problem Sometimes back I tried protectorplus a antivirus software at protectorplus.com but it was not so good and it used to leave some virus then came back to my NAV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ananthshenoy 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 NAV 2004 professional is good but it utilizes too much system resourses and really slows down the computer. However it doesnt detect spyware and you have to use adware removers like adaware to remove spyware ---- this is really irritating. Just for info - nav pased the above test. Regards Ananth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karpar 1 Report post Posted October 30, 2004 NAV 2003 PRO detected the 4th file as a virus too...As I always say...NAV is the best... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 NAV 2004 makes the system really slow... today i updated my sys with NAV 2005.. Its quite gud.. Anyways better than the NAV 2004.. It does make my system tooo slow as it used to be with old one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 I have tried using NAV and AVG.... I think NAV is the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 My McAfee detected the Eicar test file (above) the moment I tried to unzip it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RSumit 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2004 As soon as I downloaded this eicarcom2.zip thru DAP, NAV2002 detected it as a virus... instantly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mahidhar 3 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 what's the difference between option 1 and option 2 ? norton is a product of symantec ... why are there two options ? could someone throw light on this ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rEdshiFt 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 Yes symantec makes Norton.... but for some reason, they like to product it as two seperate group of products... like under the name "symantec", they have Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Symantec Web Security ...and atleast a dozen more products !!! And similarly, under the name "norton" , they have Norton Internet Security 2005 Norton AntiVirus 2005 Norton SystemWorks 2005 Norton Ghost ....and so on..... THOUGHT I COULD GIVE ATLEAST TWO OPTIONS.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganesh 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 I think symantec brand is for corporate software and norton brand is for home user. what ya say??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganesh 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 AVG also passed all the test from that site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rEdshiFt 1 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 exactly ganesh....'Norton' brand seems to be for home and "Symantec' brand for corporate users.... u've said it in a nutshell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utsav 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 (edited) Thanks for the wonderful URL rEdshiFt. I've downloaded all the files and went with two stages of test. 1. Although I didn't have the Zip utility with me yet AVG Free Edition detected the files as virus but failed to heal or remove from the PC. Here it shows: 2. Later I installed the WinZIP9 and extracted the files from the .zip archive. I tried opening the files but AVG Free Edition has got the Resident Shield which detects the virus and shows three options for "Enable Access?" Yes No Heal among which 'No' is selected by default. 3. I ran the AVG Free Edition thereafter and it detected the virus effectively and prompted to move it to Virus Vault (Quarratine for NAV?). Here is the proof: What I like most about AVG Antivirus Free Edition are, : It's Free : It's Strong and Effective in detection : It's Resident Shield never allowed me to open a single virus in 3 years : It is very small in size (8MB Installer) : It probably uses the lowest resource among all the AVs iscussed here. New Generation of AVG Free Edition to Replace Current 6.0 Free Edition. The next generation of AVG Free will be available soon! You may download the second release of the BETA Version with the Serial Number and post your comments thereafter. The new Beta version automatically scans emails one after one, directly from the POP3 site before they are downloaded by email client. Here is the screen shot that appears over the System Tray while Outlook Express downloads mails. That's why I say it again, AVG Rocks! Edited November 1, 2004 by Utsav Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted November 1, 2004 (edited) AVG sure is very good ...and best of all its free! Surprisingly only 5% people have polled for it ...I guess its just not very well known. And about the system resources thing - I have used it on my antique 200 MHz MMX machine for well over a year!!! So you can imagine. And no virus has ever penetrated my machine... They also release updates for virus definitions quite frequently. I use McAfee on my new machine though ...as I got it from the vendour. Edited November 1, 2004 by raccoon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manishag 17 Report post Posted November 2, 2004 ya I agree AVG is a good option but its real time protection is not up to the mark. I have tested a lots of Antivirus according to my opnion Norton Corporate edition is the best Antivirus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rEdshiFt 1 Report post Posted November 2, 2004 has Anyone tried using Kaspersky Anti Virus....? its russian... i've tried a whole bunch of AV and finally settled for this....the very best piece of AV I've tried.... DONT take my word for it...google on it and read a coupla reviews... btw, the AV definitions are updated every three hours by default !! ( if v want, we can get new definitions Every hour!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
