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Antivirus recommendations
Feb. 4th, 2021 03:03 amThe AV program I've been using for 30 years is dropping support for everything but large corporations. So I have to switch to something else.
I don't mind paying if they aren't too greedy. Preferrably something that will let me license several systems (5-10) at a discount.
I also need it to support Windows 7 and Linux.
Other requirements
1. under no circumstance should it *ever* remove a file without asking permission.
2. it must be possible to restore files from quarantine to the original location (I've run into AV programs that don't keep track and want you tell them where to put them file. Utterly useless)
3. It must be possible to tell it to ignore certain directories (my mail program can't deal with a file getting locked or removed while it is processing it)
4. it must be possible to tell it to ignore specific files in specific locations (I have so files that are *not* viruses, but most AV programs insist on treating them as if they are)
5. Being able to tell it to ignore files with specific extensions (like .vir) is necessary to deal with various issues.
So, any recommendations?
I don't mind paying if they aren't too greedy. Preferrably something that will let me license several systems (5-10) at a discount.
I also need it to support Windows 7 and Linux.
Other requirements
1. under no circumstance should it *ever* remove a file without asking permission.
2. it must be possible to restore files from quarantine to the original location (I've run into AV programs that don't keep track and want you tell them where to put them file. Utterly useless)
3. It must be possible to tell it to ignore certain directories (my mail program can't deal with a file getting locked or removed while it is processing it)
4. it must be possible to tell it to ignore specific files in specific locations (I have so files that are *not* viruses, but most AV programs insist on treating them as if they are)
5. Being able to tell it to ignore files with specific extensions (like .vir) is necessary to deal with various issues.
So, any recommendations?
