Subj : OS/2 virus scan in BBS
To   : Mike Luther
From : Gord Hannah
Date : Sat Apr 12 2003 09:21 am

Replying to a message from Mike Luther 1:117/3001 to Gord Hannah,

About OS/2 virus scan in BBS, On Fri Apr 11 2003

 GH> I would suggest Mcafee, you get the best of both worlds, a gui

 SD> I'd recommend F-PROT.  It's free and it runs under DOS, but it works
 SD> wonderfully under OS/2.  It's what I used when I ran my board under
 SD> OS/2.

I used F-Prot as well and it was pretty good until I could not "easily find 
updates and their website became real confusing.

ML> NORMAN used in this manner is really pretty good.  I have version
ML> 5.4.43 I guess it is now.  If you don't work through the server

I never tried NORMAN I have used McAfee pretty much exclusively for over a 
decade now, My DOS board scanned everything every day and all uploads.

ML> version it is not so expensive. The Single User renewal for me is
ML> $80 USA for TWO years, which I just paid in.  No, if you try this as

I was lucky my OS/2 version of McAfee was free.  And updates free.

ML> They do have bugs on this or that.  But they are working closely
ML> with me for what I've found and turned in.  This whole virus issue
ML> is not at all as simple as some might conjecture.

I realize that as being Moderator Emeritus of VIRUS, VIRUS_INFO, and 
DIRTY_DOZEN, also my board at one time specialized in Anti Virus software and 
their updates. I recall the days when a .dat file was only 125k now it is over 
2MB, with about 125 new virus' (virii) created every day, for simplicity sake I 
lump trojan horse, worms, etc in one definition.

Another excellent package is AVP.  www.avp.ru

Hope this helps.  Keep us posted.

We are a fine board trying to make it better.
http://www.pris.bc.ca/ghannah
ghannah@pris.bc.ca
Cheers! Gord
-=Team OS/2=-
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 * Origin: Marsh BBS (c), Dawson Creek, BC Canada (1:17/23.1)

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