Comments on: Astalavista Top 10 Freeware Tools http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/10/astalavista-top-10-freeware-tools/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:07:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brad Clarkston http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/10/astalavista-top-10-freeware-tools/#comment-534 Brad Clarkston Tue, 13 Dec 2005 04:49:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=213#comment-534 That's a pretty good list. The only thing I would have changed in the Anti-Virus section is the "McAfee AVERT Stinger 2.5.8" stand alone AV program. It does not scan for all of the virii in the McAfee database only a select few. A better one would have been Trend Micro's "SysClean" program that uses the same database file as PC-Cillin and the Cooperate version. The How To page is located at: [http://kb.trendmicro.com/solutions/search/main/search/solutionDetail.asp?solutionID=25991 Click on bullet #2 to download the program and bullet #3 for the latest database file (Virus Pattern File), pick the .zip file. I use this program nearly daily as I refuse to put any customers computer on our network until it has had a full AV check. I put it on a small 32meg thumbdrive for any computer with USB or burn it to a 50Meg CDR if that doesn't work. That’s a pretty good list. The only thing I would have changed in the Anti-Virus section is the “McAfee AVERT Stinger 2.5.8″ stand alone AV program. It does not scan for all of the virii in the McAfee database only a select few.

A better one would have been Trend Micro’s “SysClean” program that uses the same database file as PC-Cillin and the Cooperate version.

The How To page is located at:

[http://kb.trendmicro.com/solutions/search/main/search/solutionDetail.asp?solutionID=25991

Click on bullet #2 to download the program and bullet #3 for the latest database file (Virus Pattern File), pick the .zip file.

I use this program nearly daily as I refuse to put any customers computer on our network until it has had a full AV check. I put it on a small 32meg thumbdrive for any computer with USB or burn it to a 50Meg CDR if that doesn’t work.

]]> By: Brad Clarkston http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/10/astalavista-top-10-freeware-tools/#comment-530 Brad Clarkston Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:56:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=213#comment-530 The first thing that jumps out at me is their "Top 10 Anti Virus-Tools" list. They list the 'McAfee AVERT Stinger 2.5.8' as a good stand-alone AV program. In my opinion it's not much of a scanner. It only looks for a small list of virii instead of the full McAfee definition DB. If you want a good non-install AV scanner take a look at Trend Micro's "SysClean" that uses the full Trend Micro DB and it's free to boot. You can find the documentation page at: [http://kb.trendmicro.com/solutions/search/main/search/solutionDetail.asp?solutionID=25991] The direct download is at: [http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/sysclean.com] and you will need the current Virus Pattern File at: [http://www.trendmicro.com/download/viruspattern.asp] (pick the zip file). The first thing that jumps out at me is their “Top 10 Anti Virus-Tools” list. They list the ‘McAfee AVERT Stinger 2.5.8′ as a good stand-alone AV program. In my opinion it’s not much of a scanner. It only looks for a small list of virii instead of the full McAfee definition DB.

If you want a good non-install AV scanner take a look at Trend Micro’s “SysClean” that uses the full Trend Micro DB and it’s free to boot.

You can find the documentation page at:
[http://kb.trendmicro.com/solutions/search/main/search/solutionDetail.asp?solutionID=25991]

The direct download is at:
[http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/sysclean.com]

and you will need the current Virus Pattern File at:

[http://www.trendmicro.com/download/viruspattern.asp]
(pick the zip file).

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