Re: anti-virus

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: anti-virus
Date	2015-10-30 15:40 +1100
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"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:80c53bd3ks846o6c0n85f77sa4ctevp5uh@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:45:03 +1100, "Rod Speed"
> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1jc33bpsjcg4pro8ol0sofoopbtqpl1uf9@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:37:49 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:qbu23btj6q24fmmrqhbcq3gsnqt88fcjum@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 05:49:51 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>>>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
>>>>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is Avast better than AVG? (both free versions)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why would you bother with either when you can just use Windows
>>>>>>> Defender
>>>>>>> (formerly Microsoft Security Essentials) which doesn't nag you to
>>>>>>> upgrade
>>>>>>> to a paid version.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Because it doesn't do as good a job of noticing what
>>>>>>some of the more malicious web sites and malware
>>>>>>gets up to etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm finding it's better!
>>>>
>>>>You don't know that, because you don't run AVG.
>>
>>> Yes I do.
>>
>>No you don't.
>>
>>> I often do a "online scan" to compare one checker with another.
>>
>>Completely useless when comparing how well
>>each decides that the website you are currently
>>using is trying to fuck over your  system etc.
>>
>>> No other picked up "Hadsruda!bit" after Windows defender did!
>>> http://bit.ly/1SaKCKV
>>
>>Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse.
>>
>>> I have a paid subscription for SpyHunter 4
>>> as well which didn't pick it up!
>>
>>Pity that there are plenty of examples of the reverse.

> In reality others did not pick it up

Sure, I got the same thing with one virus, but you can get the
reverse too, stuff that Defender doesn't notice and others do.

> Try this one Rod

OK

> Norton Power Eraser is a free tool and doesn't require installation.
> It just needs to be downloaded and run.
> https://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx

The reversal of false positives is better than most.

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              Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:48 +1100
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      Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 14:02 +1100
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        Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 16:11 +1100
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              Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-29 17:42 +1100
                Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 18:35 +1100
                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-29 18:59 +1100
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                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 00:46 +1100
                Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 20:27 +1100
                Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-30 20:37 +1100
                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 20:44 +1100
                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 20:46 +1100
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                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-30 20:47 +1100
                Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-31 16:36 +1100
                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-31 17:31 +1100
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                Re: anti-virus Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-31 19:13 +1100
                Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:21 +1100
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                Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 19:28 +1100
                Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:16 +1100
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                Re: anti-virus Ned Latham <nedlatham@internode.on.net> - 2015-10-31 12:26 -0500
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  Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 05:45 +1100
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      Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 12:00 +1100
        Re: anti-virus John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-10-29 12:45 +1100
          Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:40 +1100
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    Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-10-29 09:23 +1100
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    Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-11-01 20:48 +0000
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          Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-02 18:03 +1100
            Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 19:19 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 12:03 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-11-07 15:17 +0800
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 11:42 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 11:33 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 06:23 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 19:35 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 00:19 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 14:54 +1100
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                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-09 15:54 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 16:19 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 06:40 +1100
                Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-03 09:26 +1100
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      Re: forget Avast!.. Re: anti-virus not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-11-02 22:03 +0000
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