[RESOLVED] What's the best Anti-Virus software?

[Hoagie]

I use InnoculateIT PE too on my home PC and so far it's saved my setup from quite a number of email viruses, so yah! It works great here too.

I believe that a new version of InnoculateIT PE is due out within a week or so too! Look out for it, it's got much improved real time protection!

Originally posted by QSECOFR:
[B]I use InocualteIT PE. It's free. I'm not 100% sure if it's the best, but for free, you can't complain.

[cyberhh]

I use Mcafee, NAV and Innoculan.

[dopeyismyhero]

As the virii specialist of my company (and co-worker to Tech), I have tested McAfee (marginal at best), Norton's (it's criminal that this software is even sold) Innoculate PE and IT, F-PROT and F-Secure Server, AVX, AVG, and AVP. The only two that are even close to same quality as AVP is FSecure and Innoculate IT, but even those two aren't good enough for me to recommend. If you are serious about protecting your system, AVP is the ONLY one that works for 99% of the viruses out there. To you Norton users, 84% of infected machines I serviced that had Nortons on it were up-to-date AND STILL DIDN'T catch them. Email me and I'll send you the link to our in-house test and you can see for yourself

Dopey

[MacGyver]

I think what it all boils down to, is that you can protect your computer seven ways to Sunday, with Antivirus, firewalls, and the like. But those aren't 100% effective. There are always new viruses coming out and even the mighty AVP can't detect every one. And that firewall you're using? Somebody has found a hole to exploit and attack you.

<H2>I HAVE NO PITY FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BACK UP THEIR DATA.</H2> you get what you deserve.

[dopeyismyhero]

An often forgotten point, and very valid, thanks for kicking us back to reality.

"My computer is making loud metalic clicking noises, can you fix it? I can't be without it! My business is dead without it!"

"Sure, sounds like you might have a dead hard drive, bring it in and we can put another one in. We can load your OS for you and any software you might need."

"Shat about my files, you can save them, right?"

"Ummm, not cheaply, no. That HD is dead and retreiving the data will be very expensive if it is possible at all. You do have a back up, right?"

Silence

Sobs

Click-dialtone

Sound familiar?