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Following the advice of the board consensus on antiviral software, I
downloaded Avast. I notice that Sophos also supports x64 -- anybody know if
it's any good?

Thanks,
Craig

Sophos is excellent. NOD32 also runs fine in x64.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"craighanoch" <> wrote in message
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> Following the advice of the board consensus on antiviral software, I
> downloaded Avast. I notice that Sophos also supports x64 -- anybody know
> if
> it's any good?
>
> Thanks,
> Craig

Thanks for the reply. I wonder how to compare the available tools -- are
there any independent studies of the effectiveness of these applications? Be
good to know there is a firm basis for making my decision besides the look
and feel -- after all, the main point of AV software is to catch and kill
viruses!

Sophos, Avast, and NOD32 -- how to decide which one should protect my
computer? Well, at least I have choices, even if I have no good way to ground
my choice in real world data.

Craig

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Sophos is excellent. NOD32 also runs fine in x64.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "craighanoch" <> wrote in message
> news:28A4ADA4-7D95-41F1-8423-...
> > Following the advice of the board consensus on antiviral software, I
> > downloaded Avast. I notice that Sophos also supports x64 -- anybody know
> > if
> > it's any good?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Craig
>
>
>

I run NOD32 on an XP x64 system myself and have been more than pleased with
the results.
"craighanoch" <> wrote in message
news:2E3C0FA7-4369-4EB0-B0EE-...
> Thanks for the reply. I wonder how to compare the available tools -- are
> there any independent studies of the effectiveness of these applications?
> Be
> good to know there is a firm basis for making my decision besides the look
> and feel -- after all, the main point of AV software is to catch and kill
> viruses!
>
> Sophos, Avast, and NOD32 -- how to decide which one should protect my
> computer? Well, at least I have choices, even if I have no good way to
> ground
> my choice in real world data.
>
> Craig
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Sophos is excellent. NOD32 also runs fine in x64.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "craighanoch" <> wrote in message
>> news:28A4ADA4-7D95-41F1-8423-...
>> > Following the advice of the board consensus on antiviral software, I
>> > downloaded Avast. I notice that Sophos also supports x64 -- anybody
>> > know
>> > if
>> > it's any good?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Craig
>>
>>
>>