Comments on: What is a computer virus? http://www.ratliff.net/blog/2009/03/31/what-is-a-computer-virus/ A blog about open source and security and open source security Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:59:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Emily Ratliff http://www.ratliff.net/blog/2009/03/31/what-is-a-computer-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-3609 Emily Ratliff Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:46:06 +0000 http://www.ratliff.net/blog/?p=105#comment-3609 Hi John, Thanks for the info on Cyberdefender. I did a quick search and it doesn't appear that Cyberdefender is available for Linux. If you are running Windows, I agree that you really should install some form of anti-virus. I agree also with your point that anti-virus programs often slow down your system. That is another good reason to opt not to use them unless you are running an operating system that is at risk. Emily Hi John,
Thanks for the info on Cyberdefender. I did a quick search and it doesn’t appear that Cyberdefender is available for Linux. If you are running Windows, I agree that you really should install some form of anti-virus. I agree also with your point that anti-virus programs often slow down your system. That is another good reason to opt not to use them unless you are running an operating system that is at risk.
Emily

]]> By: John http://www.ratliff.net/blog/2009/03/31/what-is-a-computer-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-3608 John Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.ratliff.net/blog/?p=105#comment-3608 I got Cyberdefender after trying some other free programs, but they slowed my system down and a friend of mine told me about Cyberdefender. I really like the Cyberdefender interface, scan times, and that it found what I knew was on the system, including several programs/viruses/trojans that some of the others (PC Tools, SuperAntiVirus and Norton) missed. I used it as a free scanner which removes spyware and trojans, but you have to upgrade for virus removal. Evenually one came along, it caught it, and I bought the upgrade. Ran Cyberdefender after the upgrade, and virus was gone (it got into my rootkit and also got the vundo virus which it took care of. I also like that the upgrade I got came with the 24/7 computer help, which was very helpful when my wife had printer problems while I was on a trip. She called them (the 24/7 is not just for malware support, but for any kind of computer issue). They helped her out and had a positive experience with the Cyberdefender help line. So, this is my experience with Cyberdefender - really good software. Granted, different people have different experiences, but this seems to be a good company (website says they are a NASDAQ company) with a valid product. I got Cyberdefender after trying some other free programs, but they slowed my system down and a friend of mine told me about Cyberdefender. I really like the Cyberdefender interface, scan times, and that it found what I knew was on the system, including several programs/viruses/trojans that some of the others (PC Tools, SuperAntiVirus and Norton) missed.

I used it as a free scanner which removes spyware and trojans, but you have to upgrade for virus removal. Evenually one came along, it caught it, and I bought the upgrade. Ran Cyberdefender after the upgrade, and virus was gone (it got into my rootkit and also got the vundo virus which it took care of.

I also like that the upgrade I got came with the 24/7 computer help, which was very helpful when my wife had printer problems while I was on a trip. She called them (the 24/7 is not just for malware support, but for any kind of computer issue). They helped her out and had a positive experience with the Cyberdefender help line.

So, this is my experience with Cyberdefender – really good software. Granted, different people have different experiences, but this seems to be a good company (website says they are a NASDAQ company) with a valid product.

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