Antivirus that works for Xp
- Thread starter woody
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--------Norton Fan------------
for the last 5 years i am using Norton before that i used to have PC-Cillin that came with my PC.
I have regularly bought the Norton Antivirus with each version released.
1. NAV 4
2. NAV 2000
3. NAV 2001
4. NAV 2002
Are licensed version.
Now i am getting ready to buy a license of 2003.
i do manage a number of pcs and server in my organization,
after trying every other AV available am using NAV till date.
PCs :
500 mhz PIII, 256 MB SDRam
Server :
500 mhz PIII, 512 MB SDRam
till date i have no problem with NAV
for the last 5 years i am using Norton before that i used to have PC-Cillin that came with my PC.
I have regularly bought the Norton Antivirus with each version released.
1. NAV 4
2. NAV 2000
3. NAV 2001
4. NAV 2002
Are licensed version.
Now i am getting ready to buy a license of 2003.
i do manage a number of pcs and server in my organization,
after trying every other AV available am using NAV till date.
PCs :
500 mhz PIII, 256 MB SDRam
Server :
500 mhz PIII, 512 MB SDRam
till date i have no problem with NAV
AVG works brillantly on my pc, tried norton 2000/2001/2002 and had to reformat to 'really' get rid of them and their tendril like effects. I tried the free version of AVG and then the trial version etc. It saved me a few times and unlike with norton updates no problem and updates are free, always. 
sabio
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I have a dual boot system using win98&winxp. In winxp I used at first Norton av 2002 but after a lot of troubles I had to change. I look here and choose one of the recomended AV, in this moment were F-Secure, AVG and PC-Cillin 2002 v9.02. I decided for PC-Cillin becouse it scan all incaming POP3 mail. But the story is a "neverend story", becouse I install a PCI network Ethernet card to connect an ADSL modem. Under win98 no problem at all, PC-Cillin goon working great, but under winxp the realtime monitor didn't start when windows start. So I decide to test other XP compatibles antivirus, and I search for those that scann email. I test panda antivirus titanium but didn't like it to much, to simple, you can't configure anything, I test panda platinum, it's seems to be more complet but you need a registrated username and password to update antivirus definitions. I test Kasper antivirus but I found it very slowly. At this point I decide to use F-Secure 5.40. I found it terrible fast if you compare with previous versions and with the other antivirus mentioned above (except PC-Cillin), the autoupdate antivirus options works great, and I surprised to see that the updates are practically every day. I don't like that it doesn't scan mail, but the real time monitor works great, so If a virus is send by mail you have to delete it manually (the antivirus delete from the temp directory when you open the atached virusfile but don delete the atach itself). I would have to test AVG to get a complet evaluation of the recomended AV, I promisse I'll do next time I have to reinstall xp.
I read about NOD32 is a great if not the best antivirus but same problem of panda platinum, without being a registrated user no liveupdate available.
I read about NOD32 is a great if not the best antivirus but same problem of panda platinum, without being a registrated user no liveupdate available.
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Norton worked well for the first six months with my XP. Then disaster! Constant blue screens on boot-up - some Norton kernal attempting to gain access to places forbidden. Have moved over to Bit Defender Pro - works beautifully, faster and, I assume, offers at least an equal virus defence.
Antivirus
Sophos works well no false positives,low use of system resources.And its free,well you need to download 8megs once a month but I suppose you could buy it.Email alerts of new threats very fast.I used to love Kapersky Labs but it doesn't like my setup Sophos is every bit as good
Sophos works well no false positives,low use of system resources.And its free,well you need to download 8megs once a month but I suppose you could buy it.Email alerts of new threats very fast.I used to love Kapersky Labs but it doesn't like my setup Sophos is every bit as good
f-secure
this s/ware doesn't check the e-mail as the nav does!mikespike said:
ipdave
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Jamest,
NAV CE in unmanaged mode does not need a central system center, so is just a client. Our company uses it with no problem on NT 4 Workstation, NT 4 Server, 2000 Pro, and 2000 Server. If you really want to centrally manage it, you don't install all those components on every client, just on the central LiveUpdate System Control server.
I use it at home on XP Pro. Never run out of resources. It catches just about every virus, and updates are pretty much daily - the LiveUpdate is updated at least every week, but you can go to the web site and manually update every day if you are really worried. I do.
NAV CE in unmanaged mode does not need a central system center, so is just a client. Our company uses it with no problem on NT 4 Workstation, NT 4 Server, 2000 Pro, and 2000 Server. If you really want to centrally manage it, you don't install all those components on every client, just on the central LiveUpdate System Control server.
I use it at home on XP Pro. Never run out of resources. It catches just about every virus, and updates are pretty much daily - the LiveUpdate is updated at least every week, but you can go to the web site and manually update every day if you are really worried. I do.