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Blevins wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:15:57 +0100, "Robert Moir" <bofh RemoveThis @mvps.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Dipen NarendraKumar wrote:
>>> can anyone advise me on which anti virus is the best?
>>
>> No. There is no such thing as a single "The best" antivirus. And the
>> possible candidates depend on your needs, which you've neglected to
>> share with us.
>>
>
>
> There are good ones, bad ones and some in between. It also depends
> upon if you are a "high risk" user.

Yup. I'm also thinking of deployment scenario - the best scanner engine in
the world is no help if you've got the single user desktop version and were
hoping to scan an exchange server mailstore with it, or vice versa.
 >> Stay informed about: anti virus 

> can anyone advise me on which anti virus is the best?


I'd like to point out two "discoveries" that I've made in the last 8-10
months: NOD32 and ETrust EZ. I dropped a "big name" antivirus last November
for NOD 32. VERY impressed. This antivirus was much lighter on my old
Win98 system and has a higher "detection rate" in independent testing if you
believe in that sort of thing. Then NOD upgraded to version 2 and I had to
drop my dependable version 1 because they are going to discontinue virus
definition or dat updates; but they did not charge any version 1 user a dime
for the upgrade (hear that Norton?). Unfortunately, version 2 gave my old
pc indigestion so I had to look for another program. Upon reading a couple
of good reviews I decided to try ETrust EZ Antivirus. Again, VERY
impressed. This program was actually lighter that NOD and EVERYTHING on my
pc speeded up even more. Etrust EZ is also only $20 and less than a 4MB
download. However Etrust does not scan incoming email like NOD did. That
is not a concern for me since my ISP scans my email using Norton and I have
even tested it by sending myself viruses; sure enough, they get removed
before coming into my inbox with a message from my ISP telling me what has
been removed. Within the next 10-12 months I plan on getting a brand,
spanking new pc and I will be hard put to decide between going back to NOD
or sticking with ETrust. I can highly recommend either one. Whatever your
decision, good luck.

Acadia.
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Also recommend ETrust EZ AV and I was impressed with NOD 32 Version 2. As
far as email scanning, ETrust will catch and remove viruses if you try to
detach or open them.

"Acadia" <acadiaNOT RemoveThis @ONyourLIFE.com> wrote in message
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> > can anyone advise me on which anti virus is the best?
>
>
> I'd like to point out two "discoveries" that I've made in the last 8-10
> months: NOD32 and ETrust EZ. I dropped a "big name" antivirus last
November
> for NOD 32. VERY impressed. This antivirus was much lighter on my old
> Win98 system and has a higher "detection rate" in independent testing if
you
> believe in that sort of thing. Then NOD upgraded to version 2 and I had
to
> drop my dependable version 1 because they are going to discontinue virus
> definition or dat updates; but they did not charge any version 1 user a
dime
> for the upgrade (hear that Norton?). Unfortunately, version 2 gave my old
> pc indigestion so I had to look for another program. Upon reading a
couple
> of good reviews I decided to try ETrust EZ Antivirus. Again, VERY
> impressed. This program was actually lighter that NOD and EVERYTHING on
my
> pc speeded up even more. Etrust EZ is also only $20 and less than a 4MB
> download. However Etrust does not scan incoming email like NOD did. That
> is not a concern for me since my ISP scans my email using Norton and I
have
> even tested it by sending myself viruses; sure enough, they get removed
> before coming into my inbox with a message from my ISP telling me what has
> been removed. Within the next 10-12 months I plan on getting a brand,
> spanking new pc and I will be hard put to decide between going back to NOD
> or sticking with ETrust. I can highly recommend either one. Whatever
your
> decision, good luck.
>
> Acadia.
>
>
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