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A DoG NaMeD SpoT
February 15th, 2001, 07:34 PM
What do you think is the most effective DOS based virus scanning software out? Whenever we get a machine in for repair we always virus scan it first using DOS F-Prot. We've been using that for 2 years now, and it's getting larger every minute. http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm23.gif We now have a 2-Disk boot set (customized by yours truely) because of the size. Any Ideas?
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3fingersalute
February 15th, 2001, 08:35 PM
Norton with the signatures on diskettes, take about 3 or 4 disks, but is very effective!
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AlienDyne
February 17th, 2001, 03:35 AM
Yes, definitely Norton!
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NTTECH1
February 17th, 2001, 06:03 AM
I use PC-Cillian DOS for Booting from clean Win98 Boot Disk then running Virus scan. Quick run program and no problem updating files.
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altec14941
February 22nd, 2001, 03:24 PM
We use Norton's Anti-virus 2001. It boots from cd and runs.
ocdt
February 23rd, 2001, 04:20 PM
I use Norton, create the emerg disks. they have spanned to five kinda a pain in the but, but very good for the system.
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Andi
February 25th, 2001, 06:40 PM
I use the F-Prot too but formatted the floppy to 1.6Mb so the new version all fits on one. http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum/smilies/cwm30.gif
Sunstroke
February 27th, 2001, 01:03 PM
Among McAfee and Norton, I use F-prot 3.08. It works too and it's continually updated. I find it finds a lot of worms and viruses.
Sunstroke.
Jeff the Brit
February 27th, 2001, 08:12 PM
F=Prot for my own machines, InoculateIT Personal Edition (free) for those who don't fancy downloading zip file updates ... all they've got to do is click a mouse 2 or 3 times.
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cyberhh
February 28th, 2001, 10:05 AM
I use innoculate it on disk.
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