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From: Art on 11 Aug 2006 12:38 On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:59:53 -0400, Ron Lopshire <notron(a)ovbl.org> wrote: >badgolferman wrote: >> Wilf, 8/11/2006, 9:50:46 AM, <44DC8B36.80205(a)wilf45728.com> wrote: >> >>>Cor wrote: >>> >>>>http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp? >>> >>>yes, it's a cut-down version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6. In >>>which case, it should be good, even if much reduced in scope. >> >> Questions: >> How do you know this is Kaspersky? >> Would you use this product over NOD32? > > >1) AOL Active Virus Shield > (http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=19414) > >2) Depends. Are you using AOL? Both are good AV solutions. I would >probably use a _free_ version of KAV _or_ NOD32, before I would pay >for the other one, if you know what I mean. > >The AOL Active Virus Shield is a stripped down version of KAV 6. Same >engine and definitions, but not the full customizability of KAV 6. And >I am not sure that it contains all of the modules --- email AV, Web >AV, PDM, etc. I just took a look at it without "activating" it (I'm not interested in getting their spam). It doesn't include the new v6 PDM module or a web module. It just includes basic file and email scan modules. Without activation, neither the updater nor the realtime/background scanning functions are available, but they seem to be available via activation. It has the same look and feel of a "regular" KAV 6. Looks to me like something that could be recommended for emergency use (tell them to be sure to activate and update) as well as a top notch free alternative ... much better than other free av alternatives. What's nice for emergency use is the limited scans feature of memory, Windows files and the registry. That scan goes very quickly and IMO is a very valuable "quick scan" feature which likely finds active malware right off the bat. Art
From: David H. Lipman on 11 Aug 2006 17:55 From: "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman(a)gmail.com> | Wilf, 8/11/2006, 9:50:46 AM, <44DC8B36.80205(a)wilf45728.com> wrote: | >> Cor wrote: >>> http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp? >> yes, it's a cut-down version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6. In >> which case, it should be good, even if much reduced in scope. | | Questions: | How do you know this is Kaspersky? | Would you use this product over NOD32? This was aksed about recently. I looked it up and yes... it uses a Kaspersky engine. However, you must agree to be spammed and get Pop-Up advertisments ! AO-Hell ! { LOL } -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
From: David H. Lipman on 11 Aug 2006 17:57 From: "Art" <null(a)zilch.com> | | I just took a look at it without "activating" it (I'm not interested | in getting their spam). It doesn't include the new v6 PDM module | or a web module. It just includes basic file and email scan modules. | Without activation, neither the updater nor the realtime/background | scanning functions are available, but they seem to be available via | activation. It has the same look and feel of a "regular" KAV 6. | | Looks to me like something that could be recommended for emergency | use (tell them to be sure to activate and update) as well as a top | notch free alternative ... much better than other free av | alternatives. What's nice for emergency use is the limited scans | feature of memory, Windows files and the registry. That scan | goes very quickly and IMO is a very valuable "quick scan" feature | which likely finds active malware right off the bat. | | Art See my reply to "badFgolfer". BTW: Did 'ya get my email ? -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
From: badgolferman on 11 Aug 2006 18:28 David H. Lipman, 8/11/2006,5:55:56 PM, wrote: > From: "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman(a)gmail.com> > > | Wilf, 8/11/2006, 9:50:46 AM, <44DC8B36.80205(a)wilf45728.com> wrote: > > > >> Cor wrote: > >>> http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp? > >> yes, it's a cut-down version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) 6. In > >> which case, it should be good, even if much reduced in scope. > > > > Questions: > > How do you know this is Kaspersky? > > Would you use this product over NOD32? > > This was aksed about recently. I looked it up and yes... it uses a > Kaspersky engine. > > However, you must agree to be spammed and get Pop-Up advertisments ! > > AO-Hell ! { LOL } Uh, forget it then. An anti-virus product that spawns pop-ups and spam is not doing its job properly.
From: Art on 11 Aug 2006 19:09
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:57:07 GMT, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote: >See my reply to "badFgolfer". Where? >BTW: Did 'ya get my email ? There was one a day or two back, but not recently. Why do you als? Art http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg |