[WEB4LIB] virus checker for public computers

[Frank Bridge]

I have not noticed serious degradation of performance here with regard to Norton
Anti-Virus.  Also, my experiences with other anti-virus programs, particularly
McAfee, were that I found them even more intrusive and perfermance-robbing.

McAfee came as an OEM product on a Dell computer I purchased a number of years
ago.  When I complained to the Dell support staff about the performance degradation
caused by McAfee, the support staff members told me that for their machines at work
they had personally uninstalled McAfee and replaced it with Norton. They
recommended that I do the same, and I have never regretted it.

This is a pretty strong statement that Dell's own support staff chose to abandon an
OEM product for another that cost them extra.  In the succeeding years Dell
replaced McAfee with Norton as Dell's OEM product.

I have a new Gateway machine at home and the OEM product is Norton.  I have noticed
no degradation or delay in loading virus definitions.



Stacy Pober wrote:

> Most of our campus uses Norton/Symantic virus software, but I hate how it slows
> down the systems. We also had some problems with it being very slow in updating
> virus definition files (I think they had more demand than their servers could
> handle at the time.)
>
> I am considering getting licenses for one of the alternative virus checkers,
> such as InoculateIT from Computer Associates or AVG from Grisoft.  I used that
> one when it was free and found that it didn't use system resources as much as
> the Norton virus software.  Out of frugality, I'm now using AVG's  free version
> on my home computers and have had no problems with it.
>
> Anyone want to recommend or warn me off of any particular virus products?
>
> Best,
> Stacy Pober
> Information Alchemist
> Manhattan College Library
> http://www.manhattan.edu/library/
> stacy.pober at manhattan.edu
>
>
>
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Frank R. Bridge,
Technology Management Administrator
Chesterfield County Public Library
9501 Lori Rd.
PO Box 297
Chesterfield, VA  23832-0297
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