Best value anti-virus programs

[Steen, Glenn]

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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Paul Welsh
> Sent: den 18 februari 2005 15:20
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Best value anti-virus programs
> 
> 
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:35:00 +0100, Steen, Glenn 
> <Glenn.Steen at AP1.SE> wrote:
> 
> >I'd recommend that you use at least clamav and bdc in 
> conjunction with
> >a commercial AV... "Don't put all eggs in one basket" and all that;).
> >The extra "cost" in terms of processing is usually worth it. If you'd
> >just use one extra, take clam.
> >
> Do you think there's an argument for saying BitDefender is to 
> all intents
> and purposes commercial because the free Linux Edition uses 
> the same virus
> database as their commercial products?
Both yes and no, I think...
The "free" version is the actual program (which is
version 7 while their commercial offering seem to be version 8). It
does seem to share the same updates (please correct this if I'm wrong,
someone), and these include executable engines for different types of
data to scan... So the seemingly "commercial" updates are then freely
given to you as a user of the free (use) version.

What is beyond doubt is that BitDefender is a commercial operation,
where they've opted to give some versions away in what is likely a
purely promotional effort. A bit like AntiVir and www.freeav.com ...

-- Glenn
> 
> I'd like to express my thanks to the list at having allowed 
> me to save a
> few hundred US dollars by not renewing my F-Prot licence!
> 
> Now, had F-Prot maintained their original licensing policy of 
> per server
> licensing then I probably would have simply renewed without looking at
> alternatives.  They do a per server product for file servers 
> but they make
> it very clear on their purchasing page that on mail servers 
> you must buy
> their per user product.
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