David C. Rankin wrote:
> David Brown wrote:
>> Why would you be using an on-access antivirus program at all?  They are 
>> a huge waste of money and resources, and totally unnecessary if you 
>> follow a few basic security rules (make sure nothing nasty can get into 
>> your computer by scanning your email, using a clamav for on-demand 
>> scanning of downloads, attachments, usb sticks, etc., avoiding IE and OE 
>> like the plague, and using a proper hardware firewall instead of some 
>> silly windows software firewall).
>>
> 
> I don't,
> 
>       I kill the on-access scanner immediately, but I do use the scan 
> on-demand to
> check emails quite often.
> 

Fair enough.  Although I still prefer clamav for that job - it's free 
(really free), regularly updated, and is limited in scope to doing 
exactly what I want it to do - I don't have to try and stop it digging 
its claws into other parts of my system.  It's a bit slow compared to 
other scanners, but that doesn't bother me much.


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