avast/trend micro anti virus

[Donna]

Has anybody tried the free AVAST anti virus scanner? I've been using it for
a while and have had no complaints.
I was using GRISOFT AVG 6 but they had a couple of releases that were
messing up my computer (screen would turn black and I've have to reboot when
the virus scan was running). Before that I was using Trend Micro PC Cillin
2003, but it was playing havoc with my system as well. I tested a beta
version of Trend Anti Virus just about a month ago. They've now come up
with a final release and have given me a free licence for a year, for
testing it. Except the beta version of it kept cutting of my internet
access, so maybe I should just leave well enough alone. Any thoughts about
these are welcome!!
thanks

[Ron Martell]

"Donna" > wrote:

>Has anybody tried the free AVAST anti virus scanner? I've been using it for
>a while and have had no complaints.
>I was using GRISOFT AVG 6 but they had a couple of releases that were
>messing up my computer (screen would turn black and I've have to reboot when
>the virus scan was running). Before that I was using Trend Micro PC Cillin
>2003, but it was playing havoc with my system as well. I tested a beta
>version of Trend Anti Virus just about a month ago. They've now come up
>with a final release and have given me a free licence for a year, for
>testing it. Except the beta version of it kept cutting of my internet
>access, so maybe I should just leave well enough alone. Any thoughts about
>these are welcome!!
>thanks
>

There was a bit of an issue recently when Avast (and also AVG) was not
detecting newer variants of the Agobot/Gaobot worm, even though the
other major antivirus companies (Norton, McAfee, Kasperesky, eTrust)
had updates in place for it several days earlier.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

[ed scott]

>-----Original Message-----
>Has anybody tried the free AVAST anti virus scanner? I've
been using it for
>a while and have had no complaints.
>I was using GRISOFT AVG 6 but they had a couple of
releases that were
>messing up my computer (screen would turn black and I've
have to reboot when
>the virus scan was running). Before that I was using
Trend Micro PC Cillin
>2003, but it was playing havoc with my system as well.
I tested a beta
>version of Trend Anti Virus just about a month ago.
They've now come up
>with a final release and have given me a free licence for
a year, for
>testing it. Except the beta version of it kept cutting
of my internet
>access, so maybe I should just leave well enough alone.
Any thoughts about
>these are welcome!!
>thanks
>
>
>.
>
I have had great success with trend micro and use it all
the time, most recently a couple of days ago. I wonder
what caused your problem?

[Donna]

What release/version of Trend Micro are you using?
Pc cillin 2002? 2003? Their latest Trend Anti Virus product? I used 2002
for quite a while but 2003 was terrible. And the beta one for this latest
product too...

"ed scott" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Has anybody tried the free AVAST anti virus scanner? I've
> been using it for
> >a while and have had no complaints.
> >I was using GRISOFT AVG 6 but they had a couple of
> releases that were
> >messing up my computer (screen would turn black and I've
> have to reboot when
> >the virus scan was running). Before that I was using
> Trend Micro PC Cillin
> >2003, but it was playing havoc with my system as well.
> I tested a beta
> >version of Trend Anti Virus just about a month ago.
> They've now come up
> >with a final release and have given me a free licence for
> a year, for
> >testing it. Except the beta version of it kept cutting
> of my internet
> >access, so maybe I should just leave well enough alone.
> Any thoughts about
> >these are welcome!!
> >thanks
> >
> >
> >.
> >
> I have had great success with trend micro and use it all
> the time, most recently a couple of days ago. I wonder
> what caused your problem?