[Ham-Computers] Anti Virus - the age-old debate

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

I have had good success with AVG over the years. But since I have a dial-up 
connection it takes ten hours to download it!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave 'Doc'Corio" <dcorio at zitomedia.net>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:11 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Anti Virus - the age-old debate


>     Sorry for bringing this up once again, but I'm looking for input
> about what are better free anti virus programs.
>
>     What prompted this is the inability of MSE and Malwarebytes to work
> and play well together. With a paid subscription to Malwarebytes on my
> PC, MSE refuses to run for any length of time. This is confirmed by the
> MSE support website listing Malwarebytes as being incompatible with MSE.
>
>     Unfortunately, I believe Malwarebytes to be one of the best
> anti-_malware_ programs available, and am unwilling to part with it. It
> has prevented several external attacks on my computer. it isn't,
> however, anti-_virus_.
>
>     I'm therefore left with the alternative of replacing my anti-virus
> software. I preferred MSE (recommended by many hams) due to its' small
> footprint and the fact that it seemed to work very well.
>
>     What other alternatives are worth pursuing?
>
> Thanks!
> Doc
> KB3MOW
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