On 12/27/06, Jeff Rasmussen <jeff.rasmussen at gmail.com> wrote: > I've started recommending Microsoft's Defender, for home users instead of > Grisoft's AVG because: > 1. it will be installed by default in Vista > 2. it looks like Microsoft will likely not charge for it, ever > 3. most home users just need something that will continue updating > definitions (If AVG ever decided to stop offering a free package, then > everybody I've recommended using it will probably have the free AVG > installed with no current definitions just like the trial versions of > Norton) > 4. it works smoothly with the operating system (It doesn't work with MS > own corporate proxy, therefore I assume that this will only be a consumer > product offered by Microsoft to keep people from moving to Mac or Linux > because of viruses) > > -- > Jeff Rasmussen > GPG public key 0x9686C12F > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > Windows Defender is fairly solid but it is only an anti-spyware solution. Microsoft has their own pay-for anti-virus solution called Windows Live OneCare (http://www.windowsonecare.com). I installed it when it was still in Beta and had some serious performance issues but cannot speak to its current state. Grisoft's free AVG has been around for quite a long time. It seems to be a good vehicle for driving attention to their commercial products; it should be a pretty safe bet to see it stick around long-term. And hey... it runs on Linux. -- Donovan Niesen