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ghacks post: "Why I decided to uninstall my Antivirus software"
tinjaw:
On a side note, if there is a solid virus scanner that can be run from a usb/portable drive, could someone give that a mention, cuz that would be handy for when I use other peoples computers and move files around.\-vegas (December 08, 2007, 04:58 AM)
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I use ClamWin Portable.
PhilB66:
On a side note, if there is a solid virus scanner that can be run from a usb/portable drive, could someone give that a mention, cuz that would be handy for when I use other peoples computers and move files around.\-vegas (December 08, 2007, 04:58 AM)
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I use ClamWin Portable.
-tinjaw (December 08, 2007, 05:11 AM)
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You may also want to check out ClamWinPortableDBUpdate for automatic updates of virus definitions database in your ClamWin Portable installation.
terribleterryc:
I shut off spyware on older machines. With 2GB memory and dual core CPU almost the norm I question if leaving virus/spy/malware installed and turned on to cause any problem at all? It doesn't seem to on my systems.
I feel much safer with Sandboxie when getting off the safe paths. The paid version, which costs very little, is much easier for me to use.
justice:
The problems is not viruses, but trojans imho. they could be sending your credit card details out if you're not careful and leaving them on your system for a day already compromises you.
brownstudy:
Jeff Atwood at the Coding Horror blog (in the linked posts below) advocates doing away with anti-virus, not running as administrator, and using virtual machines. (I don't know about Sandboxie, but the Altiris SVS wouldn't be a good solution for this scenario.)
Coding Horror: Choosing Anti-Anti-Virus Software
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000803.html
Coding Horror: Trojans, Rootkits, and the Culture of Fear
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000929.html
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