http://www.f-prot.com Antivirus software has a very small footprint at a
very reasonable cost. I'm happy with them.

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James.
 
 

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> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Dwayne Reid
> Sent: 2005 Nov 28, Mon 13:14
> To: pic microcontroller discussion list
> Subject: [EE] recommended anti-virus packages
> 
> I'd like some advice or recommendations for an effective 
> anti-virus package that consumes the minimum amount of system 
> resources.
> 
> Most of the machines here at Trinity currently use one of the 
> many Symantec Norton variants but I am increasingly unhappy 
> with them due to resource hogging.
> 
> I also have a number of personal machines that I am running a 
> variety of packages on:
> 
> Trend security suite        p3 - 700MHz laptop  Win98se
> Zone Alarms security suite  Athlon 2500 desktop WinXP home 512MB
> McAfee version 8 (2004)     Celeron 400 desktop Win98se
> McAfee version 9 (2005)     Celeron 533 desktop WinXP home 512 MB
> Norton System Works 2003    P4 - 1.7GHz desktop WinXP home 768 MB
> Nod32 (purchased but not yet installed)
> 
> I'm relatively unhappy with both McAfee versions for a number 
> of reasons:
> 
> 1) keeps prompting for me to log into their web-site and 
> re-enter my registration information if I haven't manually 
> updated for a couple (or more) weeks.  Both machines (and a 
> couple of others also running McAfee 9) are set for automatic 
> updates and should already have the latest and greatest - my 
> manual check is to simply confirm that.
> 
> 2) Always insists on scanning any mapped drives with no 
> visible means to confine scanning to local drives only.  This 
> is behavior contrary to McAfee versions 3, 4, 5 (which I was 
> completely happy with while they were supported).
> 
> 
> Zone Labs security suite - dunno about this one yet.  I had a 
> lot of problems with the initial installation (100% CPU 
> hogging) but was eventually fixed.  I don't yet have a feel 
> for how much the machine slows down with the software suite active.
> 
> 
> Trend security suite: seems to work OK but I can't have the 
> automatic updates enabled or the machine locks up.  Prompts 
> me weekly to take care of some critical MS updates that were 
> in fact installed (and
> verified) shortly after they were released.  Again - I yet 
> don't have a good feel for how much the machine slows down 
> with the software suite active but it can't be too bad - I 
> use that laptop all the time.
> 
> 
> What I do know is that the Celeron 533 running WinXP slows 
> down to completely unacceptable performance with McAfee 
> running.  Performance is slow but livable when McAfee is turned off.
> 
> Does anyone have recommendations for an anti-virus package 
> suitable for slow machines?  Free is nice but I don't mind 
> paying for a reasonable package (all the packages mentioned 
> above are legal / purchased version).
> 
> dwayne
> 
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