[aklug] Re: Windoze antivirus

ClamAV is still around, but I believe it is primarily for email
scanning.

I use AVG Free on the Windoze installation I keep around, it's been
getting kind of bloated though lately and takes a lot of resources when
running. It's been a while since I've heard of it mis-identifying system
software for a virus. I think all have had that problem on occasion
though.

I used to use McAffee, but got rid of it a few years ago when it was
having a problem with randomly deleting files. I heard they fixed it,
but I was already gone. It and Norton seem to have REAL bloat
reputations anymore anyway.

I've been hearing lately that Nod32 from Eset is worth looking at. Leo
LaPort (formally of Screensavers) has been pushing it anyway.

My personal favorite AV though, is my favorite Linux distro :-)

-- 
Jim Gribbin <jimgribbin@gmail.com>
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 00:51 -0400, Christopher Howard wrote:
> What anti-virus software should I use for my dad's Windoze 7 laptop? I tried AVG, because it is what I used to use, but apparently now 
> the program cannot tell the difference between valid system software and real trojans. (Fighting with it is harder than dealing with 
> real viruses.)
> 
> Used to use a program called ClamAV back in the day, but never really knew if it was doing any real good.
> 
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