Virus Scanning on Windows (Go F-Prot!)

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Well, my McAfee license has expired and I’m in the market for a new Virus Scanner. This time I’m after something that won’t bring my machine to a grinding halt, but still has current signature goodness. Enter F-Prot.

These guys have been around forever – I remember their DOS software running on our PC Labs in undergrad circa ’92 – but their current offerings are just great. You can get editions for Windows, Linux & BSD (the Unix variants are free for home use), and their Windows software is just $29 – with a liberal license that allows you to install it on up to 5 machines. How good is that?

Add to the mix that it was designed from the group up to be resource friendly (both in memory consuption and CPU) – and you’ve got yourself one sensational virus scanning option – that won’t strangle your PC while running.

I’ve been trialing it for the last couple of weeks, and it’s just great. I’m be happily registering when my trial expires, and installing on my two home PCs plus a notebook. Great stuff!