A few months ago I was still using AVG on my home machine, and my wife told me it doesn't do real time scanning. So I downloaded one of those test viruses and executed it. Sure enough, AVG did nothing. However, if I manually scanned the file, AVG flagged it as a virus. What good does a virus scanner do if viruses can execute unhindered?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 8:48 AM > > On Thursday 06 July 2006 15:25, Munson, Jacob wrote: > > Unless something has changed, AVG doesn't do real-time > scanning. The > > Guess it has: > > only way it finds a virus is if you manually scan a file. > This is why I > > switched to AntiVir (freeav.com), which is also free, but has a > > real-time scanner. The only annoyance is that is displays > a popup add > > every time it gets new definitions. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:245525 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
