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From: "Plato" <|@|.|>
| M wrote:
>>
>> Can anyone prove that F-Prot is actually better than Avast? I like a
|
| Whether one anti-virus is better than another often depends on your
| personal habits. ie what may be the best for one user may not be the
| best for another, as each antivirus operates a tad differently.
|
| Thats why it's always best to have at least 2 anti-virus apps installed.
| Run one 24/7 if you are into that and use the other as a double check.
| Another option is to use an "online" anti-virus as a double check.
|
| Note that the term "online" antivirus is not really accurate, as the
| "online" author has to send your pc the .exe and .defs for you to run
| the app. locally.
|
| In addition, many nasty boys target the most popular anti-virus apps and
| their nasty code may disable your 24/7 app. in a second, and even infect
| all your running anti-virus .exes.
|
| To combat that, you use your backup anti-virus in safe mode which limits
| the chance of the virus running so you can do a proper scan.
|
| Still, your best bet is to not download a virus in the first place.
|
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Let me clarify that. Many anti virus applications that run "On Access" scanning can/may
interfere with each other. Therefore somone not aquainted with the setup and use of various
anti virus applications should NOT install more than one formally installed AV application.
However, you can use multiple "On Demand" scanners to back up the full time "On access"
scanner installed on the PC. These can be online scanners or they can be local scanners.
Local "On Demand" scanners don'ty have formal installation programs. They are usually a GUI
or command line scanner. An example of a GUI scanner is the Trend Sysclean utility.
Examples of command line scanners are from Sophos and McAfee.
I have created a simple scripted front end to; Trend Sysclean and the command line scanners
from McAfee and Sophos. None of which have to pre-exist on the PC. The utility will
download the needed files and scan the system for your. Successive use of the different
modules will keep each up to date with the latest signature and engines.
Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to
remove viruses, Trojans and various other malware.
C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.
You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.
When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.
To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close
Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }
NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.
The following is a list of online scanners. Note that some will detect but not remove.
Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://housecall.antivirus.com
McAfee Security
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
Computer Associates:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
DialogueScience:
http://www.antivir.ru/english/www_av/
F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
Freedom Online scanner
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/index.html
--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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