Vista - Re: Using multiple virus scanners on the same system?

11-23-2008

In article <#FWhT3QTJHA.1560@xxxxxx>,
erratic@xxxxxx says...

Quote:

> > And yet we've all proven, time and time again, that AV products really
> > don't provide solid protection against anything.

>
> ...and once the law of diminishing returns is figured in, more software
> will only reduce security.

Depends, I tend to install a couple manual scanners, then uninstall them
after testing. I only use manual scanners from sources I trust.

What I've found, time and time again, is that each scanner will detect
things that the others don't, that no single scanner, even active, will
catch everything, and that it takes a LOT more than just a scanner
(active or not) to keep a system clean.

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11-23-2008	#1 (permalink)
Leythos n/a posts	Re: Using multiple virus scanners on the same system? In article <#FWhT3QTJHA.1560@xxxxxx>, erratic@xxxxxx says... Quote: Quote: > > And yet we've all proven, time and time again, that AV products really > > don't provide solid protection against anything. > > ...and once the law of diminishing returns is figured in, more software > will only reduce security. Depends, I tend to install a couple manual scanners, then uninstall them after testing. I only use manual scanners from sources I trust. What I've found, time and time again, is that each scanner will detect things that the others don't, that no single scanner, even active, will catch everything, and that it takes a LOT more than just a scanner (active or not) to keep a system clean. -- - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@xxxxxx (remove 999 for proper email address)
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