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Date:	Tue, 30 Jul 2002 07:51:52 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Anti-virus programs

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on 07/29/02
at 06:41 PM, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net said:

>Do Viruscan v 6.0 and Norton Anti-virus 2002 both support OS/2? Which is

Probably not.

>the better of the two at detecting viruses? Which is easier to setup and

I'm currently using, Symantec NAV v5.02, the last OS/2 native version. I
received it when IBM sold the IBMAV to Symantec. Updates are free if
downloaded by FTP.

>use? Or is there some other anti-virus that will work better with Warp4
>FP 15 and its successors?

If I were purchasing something new, I would get Norman AntiVirus. This is
the product bundled with eCS. It's well supported under OS/2 and is
regularly updated.

>Did I read somewhere that McAfee and Norton now charge an annual fee for
>updates?

This is mostly true. See above.

Steven

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