the strokes$
join:2001-06-15
Louisville, KY | what do you suggest?
So if neither NAV or mcafee are any good, what is?
NAV seems to work just fine for myself and my network... |
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rangerlg9
join:2000-11-20
Houston, TX | I use InnoculateIT. It was just the right price and is not a resource hog like the big two. AVG is pretty good also. |
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Foxbat121
join:2001-04-25
Herndon, VA | reply to the strokes$
I use common sense for over 10 years and never got infected by any virus. |
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justin
Australian
join:1999-05-28
Brooklyn, NY | yes I like that product as well. I also like an OS that doesnt try to run things to "help" you, unless you ask it to. |
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KoolMoe
Aw Man
Premium
join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD
clubs:
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Speakeasy
| reply to Foxbat121
I used to think that...
But that last round of virii - the Nimda thing. Ouch. Didn't hurt any of my data but what a PITA. Our timesheets are on the intranet. Our company server runs IIS and our website on the same machine. Yes, the admin was an idiot and didn't keep up with patches, so Nimda infected the server, and when we went to enter time...everyone else got infected, then the shares were infected...pain in the BUTT to deal with.
I run AV software in the background all the time now. I'm not afraid so much of my lapses, especially since I use Netscape for email, but with networked machines - I deal with the performance hit background AV tasks cost.
KM |
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quebecsurfer
join:2001-07-17
Ontario | reply to justin
agreed.
that is why i actually went back to win2k from winxp
It was too "in the face"
The os version of real player  |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
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I agree 100%. Innoculate is top notch. Get some info on it. You'd be surprised as what it can do, especially since its so much smaller and runs so much better than NAV or Mcafee. Best part is that it does not kill your system resources like the others do. Especially Norton. That damd program practically is running in every crack of your PC.
Because of that problem I could not use Norton on my old PC. Thats when a friend told me about Innoculate. It also does not cost as much as either of those. I have been using Innoculate for 3 yrs now and am completely sold on it. I'd never recommend that any of my friends that have older PCs use the more popular brands. |
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husker59
Premium
join:2002-01-07
Cocoa, FL
clubs:
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Saying "I use common sense" implies that we are all dumb. I consider myself fairly computer literate and I was hit with a virus when I inadvertently shut down Zonealarm on my son's system.
A day later a Sub-seven trojan was loaded onto his system that opened several of his ports wide open to the internet and automatically reloaded at every reboot. This trojan even renamed itself base on your PCs name. So every PC it infected, it had a different name.
Instead of acting like "Mr. anti-virus know-it-all", why don't you try giving people useful advice. The "I use common sense" reasoning don't help anyone.
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The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. - Deep Thoughts |
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Foxbat121
join:2001-04-25
Herndon, VA
| Why don't you ask your son what he did to get the trojan in the computer in the first place. As far as I know, no trojan will ever enter into your system without some user intervention.
Common sense goes a long way. No software in the world can protect your from all the viruses and trojans. |
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husker59
Premium
join:2002-01-07
Cocoa, FL
clubs:
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He wasn't on the PC in question at the time. It was sitting idle for two days without firewall protection. The weird32 trojan was loaded through an open port without any "user" intervention. I agree common sense can go a long way, but that won't cover everything.
So I take your answer to mean you use no anti-virus software?
P.S. No seat belt in the world can protect you in all crashes, but not using one at all would be foolish.
[text was edited by author 2002-02-10 22:23:11] |
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soup du jour
I'm so bad... I should be in detention
Premium
join:2001-12-12
Danbury, CT
| reply to Foxbat121
said by Foxbat121:
Common sense goes a long way.
or maybe we can go back to communicating with paper and pencils? or looking through the encyclopedia when we want to research something?
granted, most people don't know how viruses are spread and what they may look like, unless they are taught by some means, otherwise how would you explain how they spread as they do?
the only way to be 100% sure of not getting a virus is to leave your computers off, unplug your DSL, Cable or analog modem lines and go back to the prehistoric era.
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SeattleAD
join:2001-10-01
Maple Valley, WA
 ·Comcast
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Re: Innoculate
Found this on the internet:
In June 2001, users of InoculateIT Personal Edition (IPE) received notification that the program was ending and being replaced with the eTrust EZ Antivirus subscription service through my-eTrust.com. At that time, Computer Associates also advised that support would be continued at no cost for existing users of IPE who chose not to migrate.
Since June, the level of virus activity on the Internet has increased to the point of making the older technology used in the IPE program obsolete. This adversely impacts our ability to maintain high quality support. Consequently, we have made the decision to end the InoculateIT Personal Edition program effective May 15th, 2002.
Between now and May 15th, users of InoculateIT Personal Edition will need to select a new Antivirus solution. We truly would like to keep you as a customer and in the spirit of the IPE program have established my-eTrust.com as the price leader among the leading Antivirus providers.
Antivirus Product
Price *
eTrust EZ Antivirus ($9.95 for IPE Users, limited time offer) $19.95
Trend PC-cillin $29.95
McAfee Virus Scan 6.02 $49.95
Norton AntiVirus 2002 $49.95 |
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