A virus checker question regarding AVG...

WillParkinson

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Mon Feb-09-04 04:04 AM
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A virus checker question regarding AVG...

I just installed AVG. Paul uses it and suggested I do the same. I ran the program after I installed and rebooted and it came up with what it says are 6 viruses located in .BAT files. My question is: Why didn't my other virus scanner come up with them? The test isn't done so I can't go in and see if I scan the file directly whether it will find the virus but I'm curious.

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lcordero

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Mon Feb-09-04 04:08 AM
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1. some virii target the virus definition files of the better known

anti-virus programs I think.
Do you keep your anti-virus programs running when you are on the computer?

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WillParkinson

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Mon Feb-09-04 04:09 AM
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2. My Norton was always running...

It caught a few viruses in my mail but AVG has found 6 of them in .BAT file (it says). Norton was to scan ALL files on my computer and did a complete scan every Friday but never came up with them.

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lcordero

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Mon Feb-09-04 04:13 AM
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3. damn

lol
Maybe it's true that the best things in life are free:)

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tkmorris

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Mon Feb-09-04 04:37 AM
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4. I do know

that AVG checks for some viruses Norton does not. I don't know if that's what you are seeing but it could be. Would you post the filenames when you get a chance? I'd like to see those.

An anecdote: Remember when Mydoom.A hit the web? I was aware of it about 3 days before any news of it came in my email or was seen on CNN etc. I visit some techie sites what can I say. Anyway when I heard of this new nasty I visited AVG and they had a patch for it already. My daughter, who has Norton, wasn't able to get an update from them addressing Mydoom.A until 36 hours later.

I'll take AVG.

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WillParkinson

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Mon Feb-09-04 04:57 AM
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5. I found out what the 'viruses' were...

We are downloading some files for a friend who doesn't have high-speed and the files are parts until put back together.

This program said that the parts with the .BAT file (which is run to put them back together) was a virus because it's named "File.MPG.BAT" and it did something (it says 'cleaned') to them. I'll have to wait till Paul wakes up to ask about it.

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Don_G

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Mon Feb-09-04 05:11 AM
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6. What's Important To AVG

Might not be all that important to Norton's.

Use both while you can, compare the results and discuss it with people you "know" are knowledgeable about Computers.

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