[dba-Tech] free

It will be great to see the products paired against similar applications
both free and paid for. All would be tested against a large set of current
and old trojans/spamware/viruses/zombies/etc from super simple annoyances
(there is actually a program you can download for free from which you can
build a virus by choosing features from various popdown menus and then it
can send to your friends of choice) all the way to root-kits.

Jim


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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:15 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] free

Hi Peter,
I have removed AVG Enterprise edition and installed the Security_Essentials
in their place on 3 machines.  On one machine it found 3 items that AVG had
never picked up.

So far, I am delighted with it.  You do have to uninstall other AV software
as part of the installation,  so to save time, you should do that before
you start installing it, otherwise you only have to start over needlessly.

Time will tell, but for me, so far so good.

Max

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
Sent: 21 October 2009 16:36
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] free

Max,

Thanks for posting this link. This review 
<http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1324> says "even for 
free software, and from Microsoft, it's pretty weird." Another review 
<http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/352417/microsoft-security-essential
s> 
says it's OK but weak, and a third 
<http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/10/04/microsoft-security-essentials-rev
iew/> 
recommends it. I'm left to wonder if it adds significant functionality 
to what other free AV tools like AFG offer. Any ideas?

PB

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