Anti Virus Recommendation

**enf** · 25-05-09, 11:05 AM

OK...I have been using free av's for years but I'm getting pissed off with them. Every crack keygen etc is being flagged and tagged.

I want a recommendation for a good do-all proggie...firewall, anti virus etc that will allow me to easily remove files it doesn't like from its vault so that I can use them if I want. Does such a beast exist?

Cheers
enf

**Sanity** · 25-05-09, 08:24 PM

Kaspersky Internet Security. Go to ( note NOT .au ) and you can buy a serial cheaply. I have bought several in the past and they have never been blacklisted.

Give it a free trial first for 30 days to make sure it does what you want and download it from

z80 · 26-05-09, 12:45 AM

Kaspersky...definitely.

**Woodstock** · 26-05-09, 09:03 AM

avast is free ! doesn't detect every keygen as virus ...

**z1gg33** · 26-05-09, 12:35 PM

Everyone has jumped on KIS, but hmmm ..
Antivirus, NOD32

although alot of talk about Avira as a antivirus about these days

Firewall, ideally smoothwall, I'm going to make a smoothwall box very soon, but zonealarm is fine (although no as well UBER-ized as in the past)

zonealarm, has a suite, with all-in one solutions, I never use it for antivirus or malware.

**enf** · 28-05-09, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sanity

Kaspersky Internet Security. Go to ( note NOT .au ) and you can buy a serial cheaply. I have bought several in the past and they have never been blacklisted.

Give it a free trial first for 30 days to make sure it does what you want and download it from

Quote:

Originally Posted by z80

Kaspersky...definitely.

Impressed with this thing gentlemen....definitely what I was after.

Cheers
enf

**Greg** · 29-05-09, 09:09 PM

thanks

**avtech** · 07-06-09, 01:08 AM

Hi All,

I am running SBS 2003 R2 with Exchange server and am looking for a good antivirus/anti-spam program, I have heard good things of Kaspersky but didn't see a key on the listed eBay for a version that will run on SBS.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

DGTalent · 13-06-09, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avtech

Hi All,

I am running SBS 2003 R2 with Exchange server and am looking for a good antivirus/anti-spam program, I have heard good things of Kaspersky but didn't see a key on the listed eBay for a version that will run on SBS.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Try Rising Antivirus 2009. It's FREE, runs on SERVER platforms and after trying it for a while I say it's the best free alternative to all the above.

Some don't like RISING as it's made in China, but so far all "objective" reviews indicate it's very good, safe and no backdoors!

**SystemRat** · 14-06-09, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avtech

Hi All,

I am running SBS 2003 R2 with Exchange server and am looking for a good antivirus/anti-spam program, I have heard good things of Kaspersky but didn't see a key on the listed eBay for a version that will run on SBS.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

If you’re running Exchange you need to be carefully to add scan exclusions to some files and directories I can dig out the details if you need it.

If your running Exchange 2000 that enumerates the mail database as M: drive and anti virus programs have been known to corrupt databases because the AV program deletes attachments containing viruses which results in a hole in the database where the index says there is data. In Exchange 2003 the M: drive no longer enumerated as it created too many support calls via people or AV programs screwing with it.

Per anti spam most anti spam solutions for exchange are very expensive. GFI make a fairly cheap option but Ironport and Symantec mail security (was Brightmail before Symantec bought it

) Both the latter options are the Rolls Royce solution and only something you would look at for a corporate setup.

McAfee produce a product called Group Shield for Exchange which has antivirus and anti spam but the anti spam part is an extra subscription. If you just want the AV part PM me.

If you’re using Exchange 2003 you can define a few RBL lists in the SMTP setting so you can dump stuff listed by Spamcop etc. That works fairly well but is not 100% but it’s free.

**Joey** · 14-06-09, 02:30 AM

Clamwin is an open source (FREE) Anti Virus program that is small enough to even run from a USB stick so you can take it with you.
It runs very fast and unlike all others I have come across it does not take over your resources and slow everything down

**kevin1341** · 14-06-09, 09:07 AM

Rising Antivirus and Firewall all the way.

**Joey** · 22-06-09, 03:45 PM

Rising AntiVirus isn't free as suggested , it's just a 30 day trial

**sathack60** · 22-06-09, 09:16 PM

Agree Avast is pretty good.

**frank_spencer** · 23-06-09, 08:03 PM

Nod32..for me, never let me down yet

DGTalent · 23-06-09, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joey

Rising AntiVirus isn't free as suggested , it's just a 30 day trial

not... it's totally free... nothing to pay ever

By the way, this is the only free muscle that runs on SERVER platform as asked for in post #8.

**Joey** · 24-06-09, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DGTalent

not... it's totally free... nothing to pay ever

By the way, this is the only free muscle that runs on SERVER platform as asked for in post #8.

Hmm thanks for that , wonder why there is no mention of a free version on their own website ???

Just downloaded it now ( from one of you links ) and looks great , 62MB download that's quite big ?

Clamwin runs on Windows 2003 server have you tried on something else it wont work on ?

DGTalent · 24-06-09, 10:47 AM

Clamwin is one of my fav, but it doesn't provide the full set of real-time protection as avg free and rising av free.

Rising free edition is seperately promoted through the freeav.com site.

**cobra679** · 25-06-09, 08:42 PM

Avast all the way for me

**B52** · 17-07-09, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DGTalent

Try Rising Antivirus 2009. It's FREE, runs on SERVER platforms and after trying it for a while I say it's the best free alternative to all the above.

Some don't like RISING as it's made in China, but so far all "objective" reviews indicate it's very good, safe and no backdoors!

If you have this one installed, It comes with " RavMonD.exe " which explains why it's free.

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enf Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Under the Stars Age: 56 Posts: 1,793 Thanks: 815 Thanked 548 Times in 311 Posts Rep Power: 60	Anti Virus Recommendation OK...I have been using free av's for years but I'm getting pissed off with them. Every crack keygen etc is being flagged and tagged. I want a recommendation for a good do-all proggie...firewall, anti virus etc that will allow me to easily remove files it doesn't like from its vault so that I can use them if I want. Does such a beast exist? Cheers enf __________________ If shared problems lessen the burden, how come we get so upset in a traffic jam? P. K. Shaw

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Woodstock Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mt Gambier Age: 37 Posts: 1,635 Thanks: 59 Thanked 68 Times in 47 Posts Rep Power: 38	avast is free ! doesn't detect every keygen as virus ... __________________ Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.

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z1gg33 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: looking for a home Posts: 2,266 Thanks: 523 Thanked 303 Times in 185 Posts Rep Power: 60	Everyone has jumped on KIS, but hmmm .. Antivirus, NOD32 although alot of talk about Avira as a antivirus about these days Firewall, ideally smoothwall, I'm going to make a smoothwall box very soon, but zonealarm is fine (although no as well UBER-ized as in the past) zonealarm, has a suite, with all-in one solutions, I never use it for antivirus or malware. __________________ People that like to win arguments on the internet are like the special Olympics...Sure they win a gold medal, but they're still retards!

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DGTalent Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 67 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 0	Clamwin is one of my fav, but it doesn't provide the full set of real-time protection as avg free and rising av free. Rising free edition is seperately promoted through the freeav.com site. Last edited by DGTalent; 24-06-09 at 11:33 AM.

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25-05-09, 08:24 PM	#2
Sanity Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Victoria Age: 43 Posts: 8,093 Thanks: 594 Thanked 1,630 Times in 729 Posts Rep Power: 25	Kaspersky Internet Security. Go to ( note NOT .au ) and you can buy a serial cheaply. I have bought several in the past and they have never been blacklisted. Give it a free trial first for 30 days to make sure it does what you want and download it from

26-05-09, 12:45 AM	#3
z80 Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,844 Thanks: 112 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts Rep Power: 0	Kaspersky...definitely.

29-05-09, 09:09 PM	#7
Greg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 360 Thanks: 9 Thanked 78 Times in 37 Posts Rep Power: 13	thanks

07-06-09, 01:08 AM	#8
avtech Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back of a TV Posts: 50 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 4	Hi All, I am running SBS 2003 R2 with Exchange server and am looking for a good antivirus/anti-spam program, I have heard good things of Kaspersky but didn't see a key on the listed eBay for a version that will run on SBS. Any suggestions? Thanks __________________ You want to do what exactly with that screwdriver?

14-06-09, 02:30 AM	#11
Joey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 436 Thanks: 19 Thanked 62 Times in 44 Posts Rep Power: 13	Clamwin is an open source (FREE) Anti Virus program that is small enough to even run from a USB stick so you can take it with you. It runs very fast and unlike all others I have come across it does not take over your resources and slow everything down

14-06-09, 09:07 AM	#12
kevin1341 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Far West NSW. Age: 59 Posts: 128 Thanks: 217 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 5	Rising Antivirus and Firewall all the way.

22-06-09, 03:45 PM	#13
Joey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 436 Thanks: 19 Thanked 62 Times in 44 Posts Rep Power: 13	Rising AntiVirus isn't free as suggested , it's just a 30 day trial

22-06-09, 09:16 PM	#14
sathack60 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Around Posts: 59 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	Agree Avast is pretty good.

23-06-09, 08:03 PM	#15
frank_spencer Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Age: 40 Posts: 65 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 0	Nod32..for me, never let me down yet

25-06-09, 08:42 PM	#19
cobra679 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,668 Thanks: 327 Thanked 152 Times in 90 Posts Rep Power: 42	Avast all the way for me

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