Re: anti-vir program in safe mode ?

On 25 aug, 09:52, Kayman <kaymanDeleteT...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:15:43 -0400, proteanthread wrote:
> > Anyone have a suggestion as to the best freeware anti-
> > vir program that
> > can either be run in safe mode and or run from a limited
> > account for Windows 2000 or XP?
>
> Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirushttp://www.free-av.com/
> (The free version won't scan your emails.)

Big duh. Never got the purpose of e-mail scanning. Resident scanners
scan every file, don't they ? E-mails are files, aren't they ? So why
an extra option for e-mail scanning ?

> *Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your 
> E-Mail                                thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm">http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm
> *Ensure your e-mail program is configured to display e-mail messages in
> 'Plain Text' only.

Woops. Type first read later :)

> *You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir 
> Nagscreen'                                www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm">http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm

And for disabling Avira popups on update:
                                img134.imageshack.us/img134/1774/aviraverbergupdatewindobb0.gif">http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1774/aviraverbergupdatewindobb0.gif