Just out of curiousity, how does AVG size up against Clam AV?
-E
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Operating Systems.
I don't get why that was addressed towards me!? I always tell
people to update their AV and do security updates from MS but
avoid IE7 for now. Also tell them to use Firefox and/or
Thunderbird depending upon their problems. I advocate safety and
security so I don't have to fix the same fsck'ing problems day
in and day out. Cleaning up malware and viruses is not on the
list of things I enjoy doing. It just comes with the job. At the
same time, having to clean off bloated AV software the brings
machines to a crawl is also time consuming. NIS 04 through 06
have been horrible products. People have had issues with every
commercial and/or free solution available. All of the nightmares
I face everyday with crappy hardware or a crappy operating
system that requires constant reinstalling and calling folks on
the other side of the world to activate is maddening. Many
comment that I probably don't want to use a computer when I get
home to which I reply "I just don't use Windows". They are
welcome to gather any information from there that they please.
On the flip side, I don't advocate Macs to these people either.
Just safety.
</eh?>
Mr O.
--- Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mr O,
>
> Due to the many problems with Windows (X Product) and the fact
> that
> Microsoft does not spend lots of time searching for defects. (
> I do
> have to say Microsoft has done a 180 on the security front.)
> You
> can't tell people not up date there virus scanning software.
> If you
> can't afford to update the software download ClamAV. There is
> a
> majority of security analysts and researchers who own Apple
> Macintosh
> and use ClamAV. Why because the OS X versions of Symantec and
> McAfee
> products are not as good as ClamAV. ClamAV does a good job
> for a
> OpenSource product. If you have a server and can afford other
> software you should run ClamAV as well as X product. Defense
> in depth
> is what it's called. I have always been a believer in the
> layered
> security approach.
>
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