Still, since VIPRE can be had for as little as $20 - it's a no-brainer for me. Clients can get best of breed protection for less than $2/month. If you can't afford that you probably shouldn't have a computer.
Roger Wright ___ "Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil." - J. Paul Getty On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > I just had to print that out... Awesome. As for free AV solutions, I have the > following suggestions: > > MSE - Doesn't run on XP64? Bummer. > > AVG - It has begun to suck in the past year or so. > > Avast - I haven't used it in years. Might be a good choice. > > ClamWin with Clam Sentinel - ClamAV is open source AV... used by millions of > users who are behind virus scanning firewalls (most of them use it because > it's free) and with the Sentinel program, it scans items as they are used (a > feature that ClamWin can't do on it's own yet.) I recommend this only for > those who wish to support the open source AV, as it's probably not as tested > as other AVs for desktop use. > > Panda Cloud - This is my new current favorite. It's free and slightly > different style of AV, using the cloud to do much of it's heavy lifting. Does > it work? It has for me. It's also extremely lightweight, so it doesn't bog > down any older/slower systems as much. It should work on XP64. > > And, last.... Vipre Rescue - Not a AV, but a cleaner... but need I say more? > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roger Wright > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tue, 31 May 2011 > 09:00:26 -0700 > Subject: Re: Home AV for user with XPx64 > > >> This is the best free solution: >> http://www.dumbentia.com/pdflib/scissors.pdf >> >> >> >> Roger Wright >> ___ >> >> "Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil." - J. Paul Getty >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Joseph L. Casale >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yes, otherwise they won't use anything:) >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:36 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Home AV for user with XPx64 >> > >> > Does it *have* to be free? If not, Vipre Home works on 64-bit O/S. >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:18 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Home AV for user with XPx64 >> > >> > Hey guys, >> > I got a home user I just redeployed a box for, anyone have a preference >> for >> > a nagless home AV? >> > I always use MSE, but there isn't an XP64 client, Avira has popup adverts >> > that I don't want to be bothered about, AVG Free looks like it supports >> > XPx64? >> > Since I don't use AVG, anyone know if it runs nagless? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > jlc >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > >> > >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
