Vista - Antivirus Programs (RC1)

Hi,

Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?

I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?

thanks...

"Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?

IMO Yes.

> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
> constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?

I think Trend is the only one to work with Vista properly at the moment.
If its constantly updating then its doing its job. Its only a quick update
every 3 hrs :-)

Trend Micro is probably the only compatible one at the moment, more sure be
released or updated though. Its important for a number of reasons, this is
Windows which is considered a high target because of its large user base,
most users will continue to run as Administrator and disable UAC which will
help to make system more prone to attack. Virus/Trojan/Malware writers are
continually searching the OS for vulnerabilities. Even recent beta builds
were subject to attacks.

So its best you stay ahead by having a install AV and most important of all,
keep it updated.
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"Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>
> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
> constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?
>
> thanks...
>

No, Avast is OK now. see here : http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=23424
jm
"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Trend Micro is probably the only compatible one at the moment, more sure
> be released or updated though. Its important for a number of reasons, this
> is Windows which is considered a high target because of its large user
> base, most users will continue to run as Administrator and disable UAC
> which will help to make system more prone to attack. Virus/Trojan/Malware
> writers are continually searching the OS for vulnerabilities. Even recent
> beta builds were subject to attacks.
>
> So its best you stay ahead by having a install AV and most important of
> all, keep it updated.
> --
> http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
> "Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23wBGtFE1GHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>>
>> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
>> constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?
>>
>> thanks...
>>
>

hi Andre,
FYI-lol ala. KJP
AVAST is working now too for RC1 x86

Jeff
"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Trend Micro is probably the only compatible one at the moment, more sure
> be released or updated though. Its important for a number of reasons, this
> is Windows which is considered a high target because of its large user
> base, most users will continue to run as Administrator and disable UAC
> which will help to make system more prone to attack. Virus/Trojan/Malware
> writers are continually searching the OS for vulnerabilities. Even recent
> beta builds were subject to attacks.
>
> So its best you stay ahead by having a install AV and most important of
> all, keep it updated.
> --
> http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
> "Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23wBGtFE1GHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>>
>> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
>> constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?
>>
>> thanks...
>>
>

Great
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"Jeff" <jeffwhat45(hi)@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi Andre,
> FYI-lol ala. KJP
> AVAST is working now too for RC1 x86
>
> Jeff
> "Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:60B20982-E70C-4501-83B9-2F08A216A4F3@microsoft.com...
>> Trend Micro is probably the only compatible one at the moment, more sure
>> be released or updated though. Its important for a number of reasons,
>> this is Windows which is considered a high target because of its large
>> user base, most users will continue to run as Administrator and disable
>> UAC which will help to make system more prone to attack.
>> Virus/Trojan/Malware writers are continually searching the OS for
>> vulnerabilities. Even recent beta builds were subject to attacks.
>>
>> So its best you stay ahead by having a install AV and most important of
>> all, keep it updated.
>> --
>> http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
>> "Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23wBGtFE1GHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>>>
>>> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it
>>> was constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?
>>>
>>> thanks...
>>>
>>
>

An antivirus program is a necessity for ANY computer connected to the
Internet or that gets data from any outside source. Even a borrowed floppy,
CD or USB drive can introduce a virus into your system.

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"Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>
> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
> constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?

Funny thing is...Avast was always working on x64 RC1, but not x86. Go
figure!!

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Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation :-)
"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Great
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> "Jeff" <jeffwhat45(hi)@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uGikHfE1GHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> hi Andre,
>> FYI-lol ala. KJP
>> AVAST is working now too for RC1 x86
>>
>> Jeff
>> "Andre Da Costa" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:60B20982-E70C-4501-83B9-2F08A216A4F3@microsoft.com...
>>> Trend Micro is probably the only compatible one at the moment, more sure
>>> be released or updated though. Its important for a number of reasons,
>>> this is Windows which is considered a high target because of its large
>>> user base, most users will continue to run as Administrator and disable
>>> UAC which will help to make system more prone to attack.
>>> Virus/Trojan/Malware writers are continually searching the OS for
>>> vulnerabilities. Even recent beta builds were subject to attacks.
>>>
>>> So its best you stay ahead by having a install AV and most important of
>>> all, keep it updated.
>>> --
>>> http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
>>> "Marc Nutty" <marcnutty@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23wBGtFE1GHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>>>>
>>>> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it
>>>> was constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?
>>>>
>>>> thanks...
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Try avast it works great with vista

"Marc Nutty" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Are ant-virus programs in Vista absolutly necessary?
>
> I know Trend Pc cillin do a good Vista trial beta program, however it was
> constantly updating lol, are there any others worth a look?
>
> thanks...
>
>
>