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Omar

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is this freeware anti-virus really powered by Kaspersky?
« on: September 01, 2006, 10:04:15 PM »
Can anyone tell me whether AOL active virus shield is any good?

the link is below:

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?

it says that it is powered by Kaspersky and that it can be downloaded free of charge.

It`s detection rate was the same kaspersky version 6:

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
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Re: is this freeware anti-virus really powered by Kaspersky?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2006, 10:08:16 PM »
Hi Omar,

Use your search button on this general forum, there was an extensive thread on this subject.

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Re: is this freeware anti-virus really powered by Kaspersky?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2006, 10:37:47 PM »
so it seems that this AOL version has some feature lacking from the real kaspersky?

I presume kaspersky uses heuristics? does this AOL version lack it?

i wonder who you send malware samples to?
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Re: is this freeware anti-virus really powered by Kaspersky?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2006, 12:07:12 AM »
As polonus said there is a thread in the forums that talks at length about this AV, so that would be the logical place for the questions, keeping everything together helps others.
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Re: is this freeware anti-virus really powered by Kaspersky?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2006, 12:59:15 AM »
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=22749.0

Omar...heres the thread about the active virus shield davidr and polonus were talking about--i think its the right one-i hope :D
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Re: is this freeware anti-virus really powered by Kaspersky?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2006, 04:11:40 AM »
After all this time, does anybody know how to use it (if possible) as ONLY an on-demmand scanning, not resident?
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