Re: [OT] No new virus definitions for weeks

From: Terry Pinnell (terrypinDELETE_at_THESEdial.pipex.com)
Date: 09/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:51:34 +0100

Chaos Master <chaosmaster@ig.com.br.INVALID> wrote:

>Pooh Bear ( Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:40:52 +0100 ) to sci.electronics.design:
>
>> Doubtful.
>>
>> I hear nothing but trouble about the so-called major AV products like NAV
>> and MacAfee these days.
>>
>> I use CA's EZ antivirus. It usually has daily updates. Sometimes more
>> often ! Not at weekends though :-)
>
>I use AntiVir. http://www.free-av.com . Freeware for personal usage.
>It's the only antivirus that doesn't slow down my 300MHz Pentium.
>
>Has good reviews also.
>
>(search Google Groups , group alt.comp.freeware , for a thread 'What do you
>think about AntiVir' or something like)
>
>And in all my computing life, BTW, I never got a virus, just once I got some
>spyware. (quickly cleaned with Spybot)
>
>[]s

Thanks - I'll take a look at both EZ antivirus and AntiVir too. 

-- 
Terry Pinnell
Hobbyist, West Sussex, UK

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