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- From: rick@sundance.SJSU.EDU (Richard Warner)
- Subject: Re: What is the best anti-virus program???
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- References: <1992Aug26.142519.6625@donau.et.tudelft.nl> <1992Aug26.142321.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 15:30:55 GMT
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- 11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Daniel T. McVay) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Aug26.142519.6625@donau.et.tudelft.nl>, andreas@dutedib.et.tudelft.nl (A.A.Buykx) writes:
- >>
- >> Hello,
- >>
- >> I recently downloaded f-prot.exe and I downloaded earlier virscan. Now my
- >> question is (I am a novice in *anti* virus programs):
- >> Which one of these, or which other program should I use to
- >> protect my beloved computer from being crunched by some virus.
- >>
- >> Thanks for your help, Andreas
- >[.sig file deleted]
-
- >Simply get any McAfee virus utilities and you're safe.
-
- Bad advice. This is simply not true, for at least two reasons. First off,
- McAffee's product is a scanner, and there are limitations to what a scanner
- can detect.
-
- Secondly, there is a well-known bug in V93 (and V91?) of MacAffee's scanners
- that results in an inability to find all infected files if there is a
- widespread infection. No one should trust MacAffee as their sole
- anit-viral these days.
-
- Lastly, let me remind folks that both MacAffee and F-Prot are shareware.
- The registration fee for MacAffee is quite high; The author of
- F-Prot permits folks to use it for free (no registration) for personal
- use. The commercial registration fee is extremely reasonable ($1.00
- per PC per year, $0.75 per PC per year for educational institutions).
-
- >Daniel Mcvay 11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu 11dmcvay@gallux.gallaudet.edu
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