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Caslon · 03-30-2007, 07:27 AM

Dusting off this thread.

I have a new system built from ground up with Vista. All is running ok. I've not hooked it up to the internet.

I spent a good 3 hours on the net looking and reviewing current Antivirus programs. One that will be for my new Vista system.

One that won't bog down my system...slow my net, make it impossible to completely uninstall.
The major Antivirus companies have a Vista "compatible" upgrade. None are
"certified" at this moment for Vista but are generally found to be ok.

Vista aside, many new editions of anti virus software are getting lots of bad user reviews. This is probably due to the ever increasing complexity of antivirus software (to keep up with attackers) and all the various systems that use Antivirus software.

I used Mcafee back in the days when you had to join a foruum to figure out how to install the latest virus protection (8 years ago). They got better.
More recently( 2003), I found Norton had on ok product.

Now I read more and more of these 2007 antivirus programs are causing more and more headaches.

After doing my net homework about the current crop of AV software, I settled on Kersparsky 6.0. Norton 2007 (Symantec) has sold out the job of coding to some 3rd party. Mcafee 2007 is a resource hog.

Let's see what Kersparsky 6.0 can do.
I've gotten the least negative user reviews about this program.

The guy invented the first AV program back in the days when surfing the net was a DOS affair. Besides..lol..the Russians (and Chinese) are getting damn good at attacking the net.

03-30-2007, 07:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Caslon Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Deep inside the Earth. Posts: 4,803	Re: Malware Removal Tools Dusting off this thread. I have a new system built from ground up with Vista. All is running ok. I've not hooked it up to the internet. I spent a good 3 hours on the net looking and reviewing current Antivirus programs. One that will be for my new Vista system. One that won't bog down my system...slow my net, make it impossible to completely uninstall. The major Antivirus companies have a Vista "compatible" upgrade. None are "certified" at this moment for Vista but are generally found to be ok. Vista aside, many new editions of anti virus software are getting lots of bad user reviews. This is probably due to the ever increasing complexity of antivirus software (to keep up with attackers) and all the various systems that use Antivirus software. I used Mcafee back in the days when you had to join a foruum to figure out how to install the latest virus protection (8 years ago). They got better. More recently( 2003), I found Norton had on ok product. Now I read more and more of these 2007 antivirus programs are causing more and more headaches. After doing my net homework about the current crop of AV software, I settled on Kersparsky 6.0. Norton 2007 (Symantec) has sold out the job of coding to some 3rd party. Mcafee 2007 is a resource hog. Let's see what Kersparsky 6.0 can do. I've gotten the least negative user reviews about this program. The guy invented the first AV program back in the days when surfing the net was a DOS affair. Besides..lol..the Russians (and Chinese) are getting damn good at attacking the net.