[DUG] Anti virus software

[Jeremy Coulter]

Avast is the one that my clients have the most problems with as far as
seeing most Delphi app. as containing Virus's or Trojans. I have to
frequently restore apps. Its a pain in the Ar$e ! I submit reports of false
positives, but makes very little difference.....
I have AVG free installed on the kids machines and my wifes, but have
Mcafee on my new laptop, which has now expired the trial. Its only $20 AUD
to register so I might do it for that.

Jeremy

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Jolyon Smith <jsmith at deltics.co.nz> wrote:

> My anti-virus software is built in.  To the user.  ;)
>
> In 20+ years of PC use I have had exactly 1 virus/trojan to deal with and
> that was the direct result of desperately clicking on a link that I knew to
> be dodgy in hopes of tracking down a bit of ancient software (a driver for
> an aged HP scanner).  The McAfee AV installed at the time didn't help one
> jot.
>
> Which isn't to say that I've never used AV software myself, but I
> generally avoid the big name packages like the proverbial... Norton, McAfee
> etc, all as bad as each other ime and none of them are 100% effective.  The
> worst case of an infected system I had to deal with - someone elses's - had
> enterprise ESET installed.  We ended up wiping that system and starting
> over.
>
> Personally, Avast was the one I stuck with for the longest period, but it
> started throwing what I strongly suspected (and in some cases knew for a
> fact) were false alarms - I suspect that they are happy for you to use
> their free version only for so long..
>
> So now I stick to the AV wetware between my ears.  It's completely free
> and it has worked perfectly for me for the past 5 years (continuous use)
> and longer, cumulatively, over the past 20+.  :)
>
> On 10 September 2014 17:29, John C <jc at sunshinesoftware.co.nz> wrote:
>
>>  Hi guys
>>
>> I bought a new pc and am reviewing the anti virus software. The PC came
>> with MacAfee installed. My experience from the past is that it tends to
>> slow-up my PC.
>>
>> I had a look on the internet at *AVG Antivirus 2015* and *AVG Internet
>> Security 2015*
>>
>> Both products are for free, any good?
>>
>> They also have buy now version, but it doesn't tell what and if there is
>> any difference at all.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any feedback.
>>
>> John Sunshine
>>
>>
>>
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