OT: Free Anti Virus Program

se5a · #1 October 15th, 2004, 03:49 PM

I dont know about panda, but the other two are not AV software, they are antispyware proggys.

AntiVir Personal is a good free antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/

Atrocities · #2 October 15th, 2004, 03:54 PM

Thanks.

I found a GAME PLANETED unknown trojan on my computer. After hours of investigating it was discovered to be the by product of Secure Rom and or Diablo's latest patch.

When Game, Music, and software companies secretly place adware, spyware, and trojans on your computer, they, in my honest opinion, are violating the Use At Own Risk laws that protect them.

Fyron · #3 October 15th, 2004, 04:36 PM

SpyBot and Adaware are absolutely crucial pieces of software. They each catch spyware that the other misses.

These days, it is not sufficient to just have an anti-virus program. You need a full suite of protection. Anti-virus, anti-trojan (the better AV programs can handle trojans decently, but will not always be able to eliminate a trojan), and anti-spyware. Using a non-garbage web browser (such as Mozilla Firefox) will prevent a lot of this crap from being able to install itself through web browsing (Internet Explorer is currently the main cause of virus/trojan/spyware infections, seconded by MS Outlook). Additionally, it is a good idea to run a firewall.

Ed Kolis · #4 October 15th, 2004, 04:40 PM

Avast (www.avast.com) is free for noncommercial use

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 October 15th, 2004, 04:51 PM

Anti-trojan? Where would I find one of those, perferably free? Why wouldn't mcafeee eliminate it?

Fyron · #6 October 15th, 2004, 04:57 PM

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narf poit chez BOOM said:
Anti-trojan? Where would I find one of those, perferably free? Why wouldn't mcafeee eliminate it?

Depends on the trojan. The people that write these things stay up to date on program suites such as McAffee and Norton and constantly write trojans, viruses, etc. that can defeat them. This is why constant updates are necessary... McAffee should generally be able to detect the trojan, but it might fail to be able to remove it. Nastier trojans generally require specific steps to remove, which vary depending on the trojan.

Atrocities · #7 October 15th, 2004, 06:06 PM

Trojans are nasty nasty things. Creators of such things should be casterated with a dull butter knife.