Spyware detection is essential, too--and a firewall. Our experiences with online chat were favorable. Wait times were a couple of minutes, tops, and the technical-support reps seemed up-to-speed on the features within eTrust EZ Antivirus 7. There's no spyware detection, no outbound e-mail scanning, and no firewall to be found in eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.
See all prices. Services and Software Culture. EZ Antivirus lacks many of the niceties of its pricier competitors, such as real-time scanning of incoming and outgoing mail and an integrated firewall to halt no-good hackers from commandeering your PC. And while its interface includes some helpful wizards and tutorials, EZ Antivirus lacks the overall ease of use of its competitors. Still, this virus slayer is sure to please the bargain-hunting home and small-office user.
EZ Antivirus 6. Simply download the compact 3. The installation program will also download updated virus signatures and scan your PC for the first time. Seeking help We found the Windows Help file included with the software a bit terse, but the extensive help on the CA site answered many of our questions.
Even with that hefty fee, support is available daily only from 8 a. CA does offer free e-mail support, but with a promised turnaround time of a poky 72 hours. EZ Antivirus provides good protection against a wide range of virus threats for an unbeatable price.
But with e-mail viruses such as SirCam and BadTrans reaching epidemic proportions, we prefer a more aggressive approach that checks incoming and outgoing mail, like that found in Norton AntiVirus Take me back to the roundup. April 11, a. Norton AntiVirus Doesn't delete viruses before they reach your e-mail in-box; doesn't scan outgoing e-mail; difficult to schedule full disk scans; telephone support is costly and available only limited hours.
EZ Antivirus is a good choice if you need only bare-bones protection, but you'll get more complete coverage from Norton AntiVirus Known for its corporate security software, Computer Associates CA is making a move to bring its antivirus technology to individuals and small businesses. Unfortunately, its technical support is costly and available only during limited hours, and we wish it could intercept e-mail viruses before they reach an e-mail in-box--a must-have feature available in.
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