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Symantec "free" virus detection and security scan Robert Baer 11-24-2005
Posted by Robert Baer on November 24, 2005, 6:26 pm
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...is BS.
Their virus detection scan !demands! IE5 or "better"(??), ActiveX,
and (get this) scripting!
Any one of these is just *asking* for troubles in River City without
the music man.
Their security scan sort-of works, but complains and tries to sell
you a personal firewall (gee, i wonder what brand they have in mind?).

Avoid Symantec / Norton !!

Posted by optikl on November 24, 2005, 10:42 pm
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Robert Baer wrote:
> ...is BS.
> Their virus detection scan !demands! IE5 or "better"(??), ActiveX, and
> (get this) scripting!
> Any one of these is just *asking* for troubles in River City without
> the music man.
> Their security scan sort-of works, but complains and tries to sell you
> a personal firewall (gee, i wonder what brand they have in mind?).
>
> Avoid Symantec / Norton !!

A number of on line scanners require using IE with active X controls,
for example:

"The On-line Scanner service offered by Kaspersky Lab uses Microsoft
ActiveX technology. Microsoft ActiveX Technology and the Kaspersky
On-line Scanner work only with MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher."

Tough, huh?

Posted by David H. Lipman on November 24, 2005, 11:59 pm
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|
| A number of on line scanners require using IE with active X controls,
| for example:
|
| "The On-line Scanner service offered by Kaspersky Lab uses Microsoft
| ActiveX technology. Microsoft ActiveX Technology and the Kaspersky
| On-line Scanner work only with MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher."
|
| Tough, huh?

Not Trend Micro !

They now have a Sun Java compliant online AV scanner !


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by Nick Skrepetos \(SuperAdBlocke on November 25, 2005, 3:22 am
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Only problem there, is you have to have the JavaVM installed. Unfortunately
all of those technologies are of course exploitable.

Nick Skrepetos
SuperAdBlocker.com | SUPERAntiSpyware
http://www.superadblocker.com

>
>
> |
> | A number of on line scanners require using IE with active X controls,
> | for example:
> |
> | "The On-line Scanner service offered by Kaspersky Lab uses Microsoft
> | ActiveX technology. Microsoft ActiveX Technology and the Kaspersky
> | On-line Scanner work only with MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher."
> |
> | Tough, huh?
>
> Not Trend Micro !
>
> They now have a Sun Java compliant online AV scanner !
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>



Posted by optikl on November 25, 2005, 9:30 am
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Nick Skrepetos (SuperAdBlocker.com) wrote:
> Only problem there, is you have to have the JavaVM installed. Unfortunately
> all of those technologies are of course exploitable.
>
Of course. On line scanning is not meant to be a permanent replacement
for locally installed utilities; except for those losers who are too
"poor" to afford software, but somehow can wrangle a computer and an
internet connection.

Dear Santa: Please give me my own welfare state for Christmas.

Love, Tiny Tim

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