Alexander S. Kunz, [ASK] wrote: > I just wonder if it is really necessary to have an antivirus plugin for > (any) email program.
I wouldn't say that it's absolutely necessary because once a realtime, system scanner is running, the infected attachment will be detected before you run it or save it to disk. However, you may wish for more than mere detection at that stage of the acquisition of the infected message. The plugin allows you to do various things with the infected message. - you can have it deleted upon receipt. - you can have the attachment removed/cured upon receipt. - you can have a block of text added to the infected message body stating that it's infected and with which virus/trojan/worms. - you can have the infected message nicely slotted into a quarantine folder. - it can allow for dual protection. Accessing one anti-virus programs monitoring for e-mail via the plug-in and using the system scanner with the other anti-virus plug-in. Your mileage may vary on what you wish or find not worthwhile enough to motivate you into wanting to use a plugin. For me, being able to use the plug-in is a plus, though not a show-stopper. I don't currently use one. However, while using one (at the time it was the DrWeb plugin), I enjoyed being able to have the infected messages auto-quaratined to a special quarantine folder. I also liked being able to easily find out what virus/trojan/worms lurked in the attachments through the text block added at the top of the infected message body. The current challenge with using a plug-in is that they often don't work from TB! version to TB! version, and they often don't work across anti-virus versions. Each time DrWeb released an upgrade, it broke the plug-in and you'd have to wait for a new one to be released. The same for NOD32. -- Allie Martin [List Moderator and fellow end-user] The Bat!� v2.12.03 on WinXP Pro (SP2) ..... ...put knot yore trust inn spel chequers.
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