I have been reading what people on this forum has to say about ClamWin non resident scanner
I have downloaded it and will install at a latter date.
just curious do they use Incremental updates as i am on dial up
Plus should i allow it to install the add-on to my mail
Microsoft outlook"as i use avast to scan it now.
I tried to find answers to these sorry if they have been answered by anyone else. :-[
Cheers crofty59 
Sorry about double post as i hit Quote instead of modify :-[
crofty59 any particular reason for your choice ClamWin. BitDefender 8 is a very good
non resident AV program. Updates are regular and relativley small with a very good GUI
I tried Bitdefender 8 but it took a long time to do a scan twice as long as Avast.
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Yes crofty59 Bit Defender does take a hell of a long time to do a scan. Please let us know how Clamwin
fairs in this regard if you decide to go ahead with it. Thanks ;D
Will most certainly let you Know P3t3rb0nn how i get on
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Hi all!
I’m using bitdefender 7.2.What’s the difference between 8 and 7.2.I use it only for on-demand scanning
The difference is obvious. 8 is newer more up to date and 7.2.1 is outdated.
You wouldn’t us an old version of avast! why use an old version of any other software ???
Taking a long time to scan tells you that it’s going through everything and it does it’s job properly. I don’t wanna see an antivirus that will scan my 240 Gb hard drives in just 5 seconds. That would tell me something is realy wrong and it’s not scanning properly… 
Maybe slow but certainly safe…
HI S.Z.Craftec
Yes i agree in principal about bitdefender.
I have used AVG, nortons , Housecall and not to mention Avast and they take less then half the time then Bitdefender.
Cheers 
Well, that could also be because they use some different scanning methods.
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You would be 100% correct .
So what i am saying i would use one that uses less time and would be as good as bitdefender.
I like Avast not because of just the less time it uses then Bitdefender 8, but you have a hell of lot of control with Avast.
Not to mention the forums which are second to none 8)
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I’m using bitdefender 7.2 because it is free and it still has database updates.You say it’s outdated-why.If I use the current virus definitions and don’t use the program for on-access scanning I don’t need another version.I though v.8 isn’t free. ???
Edit:Now I see there is v8 for free and only on-demand scanning.OK.How do I upgrade.Maybe i must uninstall version 7.2 or just install v8 free on the top.
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
I installed version 8 and never ever had any other previous version of BitDefender on my system… so, it’s a standalone installation, you don’t need anything else installed prior installing version 8.
Quote by Neron:
I'm using bitdefender 7.2 because it is free and it still has database updates.You say it's outdated-why.If I use the current virus definitions and don't use the program for on-access scanning I don't need another version.
Latest Virus definitions are not the only thing why you can say you are safe… there are some program patches as well… that’s why we have avast! VPS updates, as well as avast! program updates.
They found something in old versions that needed to be fixed… and they fixed it… so it’s better to use latest versions. You can always check what are those changes in program change logs…
Cheers !
I know that it’s standalone installation but for example skype is standalone installation too and i installed the new version over the old one and everything is OK.That’s why I’m asking if i can install this version over the old one.I really think it’s better to uninstall the old one but better asking before taking any actions
I’m still waiting someone who used the old version 7.2 to tell me how to upgrade.
Thank you! 8)
Neron, I think the installer will ask for previous uninstalling, if not, you can overinstall.
I did oversinstall as far I remember, nothing wrong 8)
Just install the new version over the old one. I’ve been doing this since version 0.37.4
without any problems.
Back on topic…
I have been reading what people on this forum has to say about ClamWin non resident scanner I have downloaded it and will install at a latter date.just curious do they use Incremental updates as i am on dial up
Plus should i allow it to install the add-on to my mail
Microsoft outlook"as i use avast to scan it now.I tried to find answers to these sorry if they have been answered by anyone else.
Cheers crofty59
ClamWin uses the database from the linux based ClamAV. There is one large Main database file which is about 1.5MB - 2MB, and a Daily update which is a few hundred KBs.
You can have it scan your outlook mail, it doesn’t clash with avast!. It does however slow down outlook as each message is scanned by two scanners when one is opened.
Thanks for your reply xistenz
I am going to give Anti vir a try if i don’t like or have problems i will give Clam win a go.
Cheers
I’ve already uninstalled v.7.2 first and then installed v.8
No problems.The new look is very cool and the sheduler with “low priority” function is very useful.
Thank you for the replyes.Now I know how to upgrade to newer version but ther’s one thing I don’t understand
Bitdefender free 8 expires on 3/12/2006
When it expires how to re register.In the help file you can find this:
For BitDefender 8 Free Edition you do not have a registration process.Maybe just reinstall.
I think not… they expect that until that date, another version will be released.
The old one won’t even run…