[WEB4LIB] virus checker for public computers

[Thomas Bennett]

We are using McAfee in most of the library because it is licensed campus
wide and prefered by campus network computing.  On machines that matter
(mine and my servers) I run Command Antivirus, this is the F-Prot engine.
McAfee has the same slow down problem that you mentioned if you set it to
cover internet, email, and the local machine.  Command Antivirus is licensed
by the State of North Carolina so I am running it under that license.  I
have found that Command Antivirus does not slow the normal process down as
the others do and the update is simple.  I believe the URL is
http://www.commandcom.com where you can download a trial version to test it.
You can also contact Vicky Poulin, vpoulin at commandsoftware.com , if you have
any questions.

Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Stacy Pober
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:09 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] virus checker for public computers


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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