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03/22/04; Vol. 23 No. 6

"HomeLAN defense"
By John Breeden II and Carlos Soto
GCN Staff

"The biggest surprise was Global Hauri's Expert. Last year, ViRobot got the lowest score in the review [GCN, June 16, 2003, Page 49], mostly because of the tiny number of files scanned and the prolonged download and installation tme for the first virus signature update.
That is all the past. Any government user who wants a solid, inexpensive anti-virus program should consider ViRobot, which costs only $29.95 on General Services Admnistration schedule.
The interface is easy to learn, without the usual distracting bells and whistles. The most difficult part of the installation is finding the serial number, which requires searching the mannual. But after one minute, 54 seconds, installation was complete.
With a slight increase in installation time, we could scan the computer for bugs before beginning the process. That's a good feature in agencies where legacy and repurposed systemems are common. Use the present feature to make sure a foreign hard drive is clean before you transfer any data, or if you suspect the system is already infected before you begin. When updating the program, we noticed there was little to download-2M or so-and it took only seconds over our T1 line. Even better, ViRobot provided detailed reports after every major update or system scan. For example, it told us the initial update consisted of 37 files. You can use such data to tell whether you're updating too often or too infrequently.
The easy-to-find system scan button let us know how long a scan would take via a meter at the bottom of the window. ViRobot was one of only two programs in the review to give this valuable information."


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