On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Nick Causton <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks guys, > > Current shortlist now changed. > > Worth a try: > Avast > Comodo > > Not going to bother with: > ClamWin - no real time scanner, manual scan only > MSE - does not work on Server > PCTools Threatfire - not really an antivirus, something extra which > sits on top of traditional antivirus. > > Nick >
Two suggestions: 1. Avira was top-rated in a recent Consumer Reports review. No personal experience, just suggesting you take a look. 2. Real-time scanning is overrated. All it does is clog every operation you attempt to perform on the machine. If you're really running a server with a very limited number of applications, and accessing it from workstations with real-time scanners, the duplication is just inefficient. Run ClamWin once a week, and run it on every file you download before you run it. Don't surf on the machine, other than to trusted sites (*), with a secure browser (i.e., NOT IE) and javascript disabled except when needed. (*) Trusted sites means vendor sites that have software you need to download, not to general portals (CNN, MSN) with ad networks that accept advertising submissions and occasionally let through malware. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
