Hi Mica, On Friday, November 5, 2004, 11:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I'm getting a new computer and want to get the best firewall and virus >> protection I can, and have been looking at Trend Micro PC-cillin >> Internet Security. I am wondering if any TB! users have tried this >> suite; and more generally, if there has to be specific compatibility >> between email programs and virus software. >> On the Trend site, under System Requirements, email, The Bat! is not >> listed...
MM> You simply could try some AV which is not at all specifically MM> tied/dedicated to e-mail traffic; simply an engine which will treat ALL MM> sorts of activities in the same way, controlling *everything* what MM> happens to your machine - *including* mail traffic (without any need for MM> a dedicated "plug-in"). That is exactly what I am looking for, but of course want the email scan included, as you say. Plug in not necessary. MM> One of such ones is AntiVir (Personal Edition, MM> which is free) I use often, and it (the "Guard" part of it) will react MM> on ANY occurrence which involves a "suspicious" file/action. I haven't heard of this one! MM> It is *very MM> light* in spending resources whilst it monitors machine. That I like very much. MM> And although I MM> have pretty tight selective download filters, here and there AntiVir is MM> catching some infected file, and asks me for action I'd prefer MM> (renaming, deleting, denying/allowing access etc.). It does that very MM> fast, so you can proceed download of other messages of that account, "on MM> the fly". ...as long as you don't have to be too techie to run the software efficiently? MM> There are plenty of good AV programs, so is not very grateful to say MM> which one is "best", but basically those which are able to function MM> "independently", that is to treat all files/occurrences "equally", using MM> no special "plug-in" (which requires some sort of "integration" with a MM> particular application, which, further, might be a cause of possible MM> "complications"), are most reliable. Yes I think you are right; sometimes the "convenience" of a plug in turns out to be a major headache instead, and needless since most virus programs will scan without the integration. Thank you very much, Mica! -- Best wishes, Pat A Canadian in Houston Using The Bat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
