Jerry J Bromenshenk wrote:
>
> Hi:  Having discovered the first IBM boot sector virus on the UM campus,
> I had to become a sort of overnight expert.  Viruses are pesky and are
> being produced at such a fast rate t     ven the best anti-virus programs
> may miss some.  A good example is a nasty bit of work called the INT-10
> virus that keeps popping up on our sister campus.  It really does a job
> on hard disks.  First time it appeared (about 1 yr ago) we tried six
> anti-virus programs.  One found INT-10 but could not fix it, one was able to
> detect and fix it, and four totally missed it.
>
> Norton puts out a good product.  We use Norton and one other program,
> which is either available for free or for a very minimal charge.  The
> program is called F-Prot.  One of our compyuter gurus says the author of
> F-Prot is a world class security expert.  Over the years, F-Prot has found
> more viruses than any other program that I have used, public domain or
> commercial.
>
> It certainly is a best buy.  Look for it on the web, you can get it via
> an FTP site.
 
Can't disagree with you there!  I have F-Prot Professional Version, McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus.
 
Am currently using Norton, switched from McAfee to Norton a couple of weeks ago.  PCMagazine tested all known virus' that are wild and zoo
varieties.  Zoo varities are ones t     xist, but have never made it outside labs.
 
Norton Anti-Virus won Editors Choice in their article, and caught more virus' than either F-Prot or Virus Scan.
 
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