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Anti-Virus Guide -- Consider using an Internet service provider or email
service that includes anti-virus and spam filtering
as your first line of
defense. Propagation of most malicious code
(virus, Trojan & worm) is done by email and is designed to take advantage of
weaknesses in Microsoft products. For a good overview, see
Antivirus
software, PC World Magazine, Australia, August 8, 2003. Anti-virus software is only as effective as its most recent
update because it is inherently reactive treating "known" threats. So
when you install anti-virus software, go to the
vendor's web site and update the virus definitions immediately
and then turn on the auto update feature.
Comparative Reviews
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Bigger Threats, Better Defense, Mary Landesman, PC World, May
11, 2004, includes Anti-Virus testing of Eset NOD32, Grisoft AVG, McAfee,
Panda, Norton & PC-cillin
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Guard of honor [Kaspersky, Norton, McAfee & PC-cillin antivirus
review], Bill Bennett, The Age, December 20, 2003
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Antivirus: Norton Antivirus 2004
[editor's choice], also
tested McAfee, Norman & ViRobot Expert, Jay Munro, PC Magazine,
November 25, 2003
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Pest Zappers,
best buys
Norton AntiVirus, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Ad-aware, reviews included
eight anti-virus programs -- Boomerang
Software EXtendia AntiVirus AVK Professional, F-Secure Anti-Virus 2003,
GeCad Software RAV AntiVirus Desktop for Windows 8.6, Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Personal 4, Network Associates McAfee VirusScan 7 Home Edition, Panda
Software Antivirus Platinum 7, Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2003, and Trend
Micro PC-cillin 2003; and four anti-spyware
programs -- Lavasoft Ad-aware Plus 6, PepiMK Software Spybot Search &
Destroy 1.2, PestPatrol Software PestPatrol 4.2, and Webroot Software Spy
Sweeper 1.5. Scott Spanbauer, PC Magazine, May 29, 2003.
- PC Magazine 2003,
Viruses: New
Threats, New Defenses, editor's
choice Norton, comparative review of McAfee, NOD32, Norton, Panda &
PC-cillin, Greg Alwang, PC Magazine, April 22, 2003
Anti-Virus/Trojan/Worm Freeware & Free
Online Services
Anti-Virus Payware
- Softwin BidDefender Home Edition $30 download
- Command
AntiVirus $25
download; CD version sold as
Safeworld Anti-Virus 2003 by Encore.
- Mary Landesman
review, About.com
- Computer Associates
eTrust EZ Antivirus
$20;
eTrust EZ Armor
one year free trial available, regular price is
$50, has
antivirus, firewall and email filter
- CNet
review,
Jeff Bertolucci, March 19, 2003
- IT Resource Guide
review,
October 2002
- DrWeb Anti-Virus
Home Edition $25
- The "Real world" anti-Trojan
tools comparison -- Dr Web, Kaspersky Antivirus, NOD32,
Norton Anitvirus, The Cleaner, TDS, Tauscan, Pestpatrol, PC DoorGuard, Digital
Patrol, TrojanHunter, TrojanRemover, AntiTrojan & Antiy Ghostbusters,
PC Flank, July 4, 2002
- Eset
NOD32 $39 download
- NOD32 Antivirus System v2.0
review, Mary Landesman, antivirus.about.com, November 26, 2003
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Eset Offers Well-Balanced Virus Protection Software,
Vincent Randazzese, CRN, October 17, 2003
- PC911
review Alex Byron, June 18, 2003
- Claymania
review May 7,
2001
- Frisk
F-Prot Antivirus for Windows $25
- Mary Landesman
review, About.com
- Kaspersky
Anti-Virus Personal
$46
- InDefense
MailDefense
$40
- SC Magazine
review, July 2002
- Mary Landesman
review, About.com
- McAfee
VirusScan Online
subscription $30 per year;
VirusScan CD $40
includes firewall
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McAfee 2004
review,
Andy Shaw, Web User, February 16, 2004
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McAfee Virusscan 8
review, Cliff
Joseph, VnuNet, January 22, 2004
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McAfee
Anti-Virus Gripes, April 2003
- CNet Home Edition 7.0
review, Jeff Bertolucci, September 12, 2002
- Panda
Platinum
$70, has
antivirus and firewall, download $70
- Panda Titanium AV 2004, Cliff Joseph, Personal Computer
World, March 10, 2004
- CNet
review, Jeff Bertolucci,
November 20, 2002
- VnuNet
review,
Ashley McKinnon, June 18, 2002
- Mary Landesman
review, About.com
- Symantec "Norton"
AntiVirus 2003 $50,
download or CD
- Trend Micro
PC-cillin
Internet Security 2004
$40, has antivirus, anti-spam and firewall
- PC-cillin Internet Security 2004
review, Jeff Bertolucci, CNet, November 5, 2003
- PC-cillin Internet Security 2004
review, Mary Landesman, antivirus.about.com
- PC Advisor
2003
review,
Jason Whittaker, June 2003
- CNet
2003
review, Jeff Bertolucci, January
3, 2003
Anti-Virus
Testing -- The importance of the information provided by these organizations is
explained in Independent Antivirus Lab Testing, Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, April 22,
2003; and in Continuous Protection, Cade Metz, PC Magazine, June 11, 2002.
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