I wish most software vendors were as diligent as the Antivirus 2008 authors are.
Looked at objectively - the software is everywhere, they come out with regular updates (it goes as far back as "XP Antivirus 2004"), it works as the authors intended, small footprint, great coding...Somebody give these guys a straight job! -- Durf On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Stu Sjouwerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > We have it in there, but this thing mutates every few hours so > you cannot really catch it with a static definition. We're in > the process to get a heuristic def for this one! > > Stu > > -----Original Message----- > From: Troy Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:55 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware > solution? > > Silly after question Stu, does Vipre's current definition set catch the > Antivirus 2008 malwares? > > -troy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:30 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware > solution? > > CNET is pretty good and resonably independent / objective. > > This is their current list of antispyware products (many include AV) > http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3688_7-6812013-1.html?tag=feat.1 > > CounterSpy is their number one choice. Defender is second, 'cuz it's > free. However, Defender does not do very well in shoot-outs. > > But for an enterprise app, the most important thing is RESOURCES, (apart > from catch rates obviously) Check which consumer products are taking how > much. We are now working on the enterprise side of these products: > http://www.vipreenterprise.com/Why-VIPRE-Enterprise/VIPRE-Stats.htm > > I would very much like you to try VIPRE enterprise and let the list know > how this went: > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ > > Here is someone who did! > > "Everything seems to be working great. Installation was a breeze and as > your marketing claims, I can't even notice it's running. > > > "We originally had Norton AV (years ago) and switched because of the > incredible lag it created when installed. Then we switched to Computer > Associates (CA) eTrust. Even that was too much for my manufacturing > floor machines, and as those machines don't have access to the internet, > I actually removed all AV from them. Another thing I disliked about > eTrust - the interface is done in Java and hardly ever worked right. > > > "Now that some of my manufacturing floor users have started needing > internet email access, I've been itching to put AV back on, and VIPRE > seems to be working great. I haven't gotten a single complaint yet that > any of those systems are acting slow. I use to occasionally put our > previous AV software on a few machines just to make sure no virus was > running ramptant out there, and I'd immediately get feedback that > certain machines were acting really slow. > > > "Anyways, great job on the new system! Easy to install, easy to deploy, > great interface, and almost no system performance hit. Plus a very > reasonable price too! Thanks!" -- Ron > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:32 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware > solution? > > > AVG 8 is a pig if you turn on all the features though, especially the > Link Inspector. > > Whatever you use, remember to leave UAC turned on and the users running > as non-admin. :) > > -- Durf > > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Carl Houseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I would suggest that since AVG's Free version now includes their > anti-spyware stuff, a home user is in pretty good shape with > that. For > business users who are buying AV anyway, buy one that has the AS > stuff > included - e.g. AVG, Vipre, etc. > > In the FWIW dept, I have seen Defender sound off about things > detected, so > it's not 100% placebo. Maybe only 99%. ;) > > Carl > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti > spyware solution? > > > I have to disagree. The price of free is not worth the suckfest > that > you operate under the false-sense of security with. > > I've repaired enough compromised systems to validate the "free" > price > tag of anything. NOD32 and Spybot Search and Destroy (with > TeaTimer > running) FTW. > > If you are only going to run free stuff, dont use IE. Use > Firefox > with AdblockPlus and NoScript addons installed. > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Troy Meyer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > OK I realize we all hate Microsoft and that their products are > the worst > thing since losing the Gymnastics gold medal, but for the price > of *FREE* > Defender does a good job at finding and removing some malware. > > > -- > ME2 > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! > ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > -- > -------------- > Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. > Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > .. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- -------------- Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. 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