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Introduction
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Antivirus software provide an essential layer of protection from a multitude of virus, trojan and rootkit threats. With the huge increase in malware, anti-viruses cannot fully keep up with all the viruses and other malware. This is why it's so important to use other security programs as well. Using more than one real-time antivirus can cause conflicts and uses much system resources, so in most cases it is recommended you only choose one antivirus software for real-time protection. |
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Discussion
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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition [8] These are excellent free antivirus that provide a real alternative to the major antivirus software. You can increase your protection if you run on demand scans with another antivirus. On demand scans can be run regularly to check for viruses and other malware that may have been missed by your main scanner. If you have a good preventive security strategy in place, however, the extra protection this offers is minimal. Obviously, if you disable the real-time protection of AntiVir, Avast!, or AVG they can be used as on-demand scanners. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool [10] is an excellent on demand scanner, with good detection rates and strong removal capabilities. However, it requires you to download the whole file again if you want to update it. Also, bear in mind that the detection won't be as good as the current Kaspersky products, which has a newer engine. Dr.Web CureIt! [11] is also an excellent choice as an on demand scanner. It is a portable application and has strong removal capabilities. However, it suffers from the same flaw as the Kaspersky AVP Tools - it cannot update. Also, Dr.Web has not been scoring that well in recent tests. Nevertheless, it is still a good choice as a secondary/tertiary on-demand scanner. |
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Quick Selection Guide - On demand scanners
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