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F-PROT

 
Description: AntiVirus software from Frisk Software International.

Newest Review: ... company. I'm fairly sure that you don't want to go out and pay for another £30 package just for peace of mind, and ... more

 ... that's where F-PROT comes in. F-PROT is a fairly old programme now, and is at the heart of the F-SECURE security solution. Although there are commercial versions for Windows available, I'm going to concentrate here on the free version available for MS-DOS (there's also one for you Linux fanatics too!). The biggest advantage of F-PROT is the fact that it's free for home use. It has many features usually only found on the higher-end commercial virus scanners, including heuristic detection (a meth...more

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Blacklaw
Premium Review Functional Free F-PROT Fun? (564 words)
by - written on 03/05/02 (Very useful, 1571 readings)
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Viruses (or to be gramatically correct, virii) are the scourge of the internet. If you've been using the 'net for more than a few months, the chances are you've picked up at least one. Although the majority are classed as 'harmless', there are some (such as the CIH virus or WM97/Thus-A) that can really spoil your day. Most users will have bought a commercial virus scanner by now, but what if that scanner has a problem? With the best will in the world, programmers make mistakes. It often shows up as a scanner missing infections, claiming that a file is infected when it really isn't (known as 'false positives'), and sometime ...  Read the complete review

 

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