Antivirus Program for Windows XP
Posted by: JeremyD on 05 April 2005
We don't seem to have had an antivirus thread for days, so I thought I'd start a new one.
I started using NOD32 on Windows 98SE, last year, and it never gave the slightest cause for complaint.
Unfortunately, NOD32 has had a problem with Windows XP, namely that the main scanner sometimes fails to run on bootup, leaving the system unprotected. Apart from suggesting that there might be malware on my system, the NOD32 people were unable to help. Anyway, I thought I'd mention this, since I recommend NOD32 in previous threads...
I have now become tired of checking whether NOD32 is running properly every time I boot my PC, so I've switched to Norton Antivirus 2005. So far, I am unable even to update the virus definitions - now I remember why I stopped using an earlier version Norton on Windows 98. At least an apparent solution was readily available [deleting some downloaded files] but I am supposed to wait a day before trying to update again, which seems rather odd...
I'm not planning to switch to anything else unless Norton is unuseable [since my NOD32 license expires soon] but I wish I had tried another program...
[I have other things on my mind at the moment, so apologies in advance if I don't reply to any comments for a few days].
I started using NOD32 on Windows 98SE, last year, and it never gave the slightest cause for complaint.
Unfortunately, NOD32 has had a problem with Windows XP, namely that the main scanner sometimes fails to run on bootup, leaving the system unprotected. Apart from suggesting that there might be malware on my system, the NOD32 people were unable to help. Anyway, I thought I'd mention this, since I recommend NOD32 in previous threads...
I have now become tired of checking whether NOD32 is running properly every time I boot my PC, so I've switched to Norton Antivirus 2005. So far, I am unable even to update the virus definitions - now I remember why I stopped using an earlier version Norton on Windows 98. At least an apparent solution was readily available [deleting some downloaded files] but I am supposed to wait a day before trying to update again, which seems rather odd...
I'm not planning to switch to anything else unless Norton is unuseable [since my NOD32 license expires soon] but I wish I had tried another program...
[I have other things on my mind at the moment, so apologies in advance if I don't reply to any comments for a few days].
Steve you are totally right. I can only go with the experiences I have. At my head office I guess there are around 150 PCs, plus a pretty big server which PCs around the country can use the H drive? for back up.
There are two people employed to cover that which I think is a joke, but probably symptomatic of my companies attitude more than MS. Mind you a lot of the fear and requirement in their eyes for this kind of ratio comes down to the attacks we suffer each and every day.
I am only ribbing you, you know that right
There are two people employed to cover that which I think is a joke, but probably symptomatic of my companies attitude more than MS. Mind you a lot of the fear and requirement in their eyes for this kind of ratio comes down to the attacks we suffer each and every day.
I am only ribbing you, you know that right