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Title: OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: xen-uno on February 10, 2004, 06:11:15 pm
Compatible with your current AV. Installs a non-intrusive browser plugin. If you live dangerously like I do (no AV), then it does foster a peace of mind (had just two detections in a couple zipped JavaScript files).

see...
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

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Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: KingSparta on February 10, 2004, 06:13:07 pm
Sounds Like Forum Spam
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: xen-uno on February 10, 2004, 06:16:12 pm
Naaa...

Read free and relavent to everyone here.

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Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: LonWar on February 10, 2004, 07:07:53 pm
I only trust symantec for viruses...

My work has Inoculate, man that is the worlds biggest pile of ****.
I got a virus that attacked the actual inoculate software. Knocked it out and ate my system... The IT guy's had a good laugh...

By the way, some snapperhead tried to hack my computer last night... Is there anyway to send a IP address a message?

Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: KingSparta on February 10, 2004, 07:12:59 pm
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Is there anyway to send a IP address a message?

there is if it is on the local network

not sure about across the net.

i would say it can with a Microsoft pop-up
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: Griff on February 11, 2004, 07:01:41 pm
Been using them for a long, long time.

They are up to date, not like software.

And they are free, what else could you ask for.

Griff

PS Zen won your bet, hun. Was a good game!
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: JustinChase on February 11, 2004, 10:11:14 pm
I just switched for Mozilla firefox as my browser a couple days ago.  So far, I'm quite impressed.  But, when I try to download the plugin for Housecall, it wants me to point to the netscape folder, so I point it to the firefox folder, so far, so good.  Then it wants me to point it to the plugins folder, which I do, but it says it cannot find the netscape plugins folder, and won't finish the install.  Any ideas?
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: xen-uno on February 11, 2004, 11:24:59 pm
I also had trouble installing the plug-in with FireFox...rather than fight it, I dusted off IE and used it instead (forgive me Lord).

Griff...
Yes, most excellent game...took him a week to pay me in full, though.

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Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: JustinChase on February 12, 2004, 12:23:56 am
Ah, yes.  If at first you don't succeed, be sneaky.  Always a good philosophy.  Thanks for the tip.  It's running right now.
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: NoCodeUK on February 12, 2004, 03:13:43 am
I have used house call for a while and it is very good... however I decided to bite the bullet and get a real 24/7 AV on my PC but I wasn't about to pay for Norton and have to renew it every year so I went for AVG from www.grisoft.com.  Completely free and all updates are free...  worth every penny :)

Adam
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: Monkeyboy on February 12, 2004, 04:39:52 am
I have used house call for a while and it is very good... however I decided to bite the bullet and get a real 24/7 AV on my PC but I wasn't about to pay for Norton and have to renew it every year so I went for AVG from www.grisoft.com.  Completely free and all updates are free...  worth every penny :)

Adam
I was using this, I put it on my girlfriends computer too, and I thought it was ok until she got a virus and it did nothing about it.
It was the Gaobot virus, I had to find other means to get rid of it, you've been warned!  ;)
Rich
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: NoCodeUK on February 12, 2004, 08:00:31 am
Well they do say a AVC is only aws good as your last update...had she been keeping it upodated?? Anyway for me who has never had a virus checker before and doesn't really do anything that makes me likely to get one I think I will be okay ;D

Adam
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: Monkeyboy on February 12, 2004, 12:08:17 pm
I used the Symatec online scan which found the virus, I thought i'd install AVG as it was the one I was using. I downloaded the latest one, run the scan and it didnt come up with anything.
She doesn't do anything that should get her a virus, so i'm on the lookout for a decent one now. Think it might have to be norton  :-\
Rich
Title: Re:OT: Online (and free) virus checker
Post by: Sauzee on February 12, 2004, 12:37:01 pm
I like NOD32. When I uninstalled Norton AV and started with NOD32 it was like I'd upgraded my CPU.  PC is much faster now.

See http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,986293,00.asp (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,986293,00.asp) for a good article on AV software and its impact on performance.

Unfortunately NOD32 isn't free.