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Mail Monitor, filtering POP3 mail (MS Exchange, Outlook, Outlook Express,

      Qualcomm Eudora, Netscape Messenger), intercepting and blocking email
      before its arrival.
 

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Virus Shield, real-time protection , monitoring all active processes, intercepting

       infected files.
 

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Script Wall, protecting against script viruses, integrated in de Windows Scripting

      Host.
 

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Quarantine, stores suspected or infected files in a specific area, from where they

       can be send to the support from avx.
 

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Live!; an infected vut unknown virus can auto-disinfect itself using a download

      function. checks contstantly for updates. If the product is destroyed, damaged
      or a critical file is erased, an automatic auto-reload and replace will take place.
 

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Download Center integrates into the browser, scans all downloaded file, when

      infected it is safely moved and quarantined.
 

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Office 2000: scans the Office 2000 Suite at the moment it's accessed, providing

      a protection for MS Office 2000 users.
 

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Scheduler; allows scanning and cleaning at a scheduled moment.

Though we could not test the latest feature - having no Office 2000 installed - we consider BitDefender a fair anti-virus; no more, no less.

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low on system resources;

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pre-configured tasks for click-of-the-buton manual scanning;

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right-click scan any file/folder from the desktop or explorer manually;

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scans can be scheduled to run during inactivity;

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scans can be scheduled to any time, day or period;

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email protection, attachments included;

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seamless security works in the background;

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on-access scanning provides automatic detection and disinfection;

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over 70 file types scanned by default;

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all files can be choosen for deep scanning;

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detects extraordinary many previously unknown viruses.

We consider this a fair and well-performing program, since we could not detect major flaws. Overall a good product.

 

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very nice modular architecture;

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on-demand scanner Dr. Web32;

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resident running Spider Guard;

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scheduler;

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memory scan;

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detection from viruses/trojans compressed with .exe-packers;

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splendid detection from polymorphic and metamorphic viruses;

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MIME format files parsing algorithm;

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RAR archives check/scan;

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"smart" resident running Spider Guard;

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email scanning (databases and archives included), no POP3 scanner needed;

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very strong heuristics (macro viruses, scripting malware, other viruses);

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extra heuristics for worms/backdoor trojans;

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low on system resources;

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daily updates - very often more then once a day

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surprisingly cheap in regard to "value for money".

The only reason we can think of Dr. Web anti-virus isn't that commonly used, lies in its strong heuristics. These do cause quite some false positives, and might confuse an unexpierenced user. Although a cautious configuration could take care of this, and examining flagged files before taking action is sound advice - we consider Dr. Web as on of the few top notch anti-viruses. As for the moment, we do recommend Dr. Web - for expierenced users at the least.

Have a look at our extensive screen shots and comments coming with them; just click the link below.

F-Secure antivirus has one unique feature, that differs from all other anti-viruses; the
CounterSign Technology. Thus, users benefit from the use of two or more scanning
engines performing simultanious scans, including both on-demand and real-time
scans, using the latest versions of both F-PROT and AVP engines.

Some other features from F-Secure are:

 

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nice and easy interface;

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regular updates;

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extensive help resources, including direct links to the web for information;

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GateKeeper; scans actively files in the background, and especially designed for

       protection from viruses transmitted over the web. Dynamic Virus Protection
       guards email and downloaded files as they arrive, ensuring that malware
       embedded in the Internet content are detected and removed before they can
       infect your computer. Real-time background scanning scans for traditional
       viruses, polymorphic and encrypted viruses.
 

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additional features include a non-resident virus scanner, a scanner designed to

      detect previously unknown virusesm advanced scheduling and F-Agent, a traybar
      icon allowing easy acces to F-PROT.

The combination from F-PROT for DOS and the Antivirus are performing very quick and
effective. It's nearly "the top". Unfortunately, this program is (too) expensive. And that
counts.  That's why we rated it the way we did.

The former AVP is still going strong. In our opinion, it still belongs to the leaders
of the pack. The interface has been vastly improved, and it's quite easy to configure:

 

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excellent virus/trojan  detection and removal;one of  the best in fact;

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full control over all possible sources of infection, including internet, email, disks,

      mobile users, archived and compressed files etc.;
 

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Office Guard, Office Monitor, Inspector, Mailchecker  new

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protection against all forms of malicious code, as there are computer viruses,

      trojans, internet worms and dangerous Java applets and ActiveX;
 

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in case of a virus, the program will neutralize the attack swift and effectively, and

      the effects of its payload;
 

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daily automatic updates to keep the protection at its upmost (could cause false

      alarms on rare occassions though);
 

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very good support.

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cons: rather expensive.

The detection and removal performance is an issue; therefore, we consider Kaspersky
Antivirus Gold as a good virus - and excellent trojan scanner.

Mcafee has a long history. And a good one. Nevertheless,  we do feel it has lost some
of its grandeur in the meanwhile. True; it still belongs to the top:

 

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good virus detection and reasonable removal;

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email protection;

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nice  interface;

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easy to handle;

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regular updates;

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VShield background scanning;

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advanced virus scanning;

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new Network Associates AVERT scanning engine;

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Safe & Sound document protection feature;

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Windows Millenium support.

All in all, we are not that impressed with the performance, in comparison with for
instance NOD32.