Anti-Virus Stuff Again - Frisk Software - F-Prot

[LazyLion]

Anti-Virus Stuff Again - Frisk Software - F-Prot

I am seriously thinking about buying this program. But gonna evaluate it first. I just downloaded their trial version for Windows.

1) These are the guys who used to make the very excellent F-Prot for DOS (Pity they don't make it anymore). I used that free version to clean plenty of computers!
2) They are based in Iceland... so these are some real hard core dudes
3) I hope that I will get less false positives with this than I have been with AVG Free 8.0 and Avast (and all the others).
4) The cost for 15 computers is only USD$70.00 corporate. (the corporate multi-licenses are cheaper than multi-home licenses). That's bargain! R570.00 for the year for 15 computers)

https://secure.f-prot.com/cgi-bin/buy#customer

has anyone else tried this Anti-Virus for Windows?

http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/win/

 

[HavocXphere]

3) I hope that I will get less false positives with this than I have been with AVG Free 8.0 and Avast (and all the others).

Have you consider the possibility that they aren't false positives.

I don't recall avast flagging anything which wasn't dangerous in a year or so. AVG does throw loads of false positives though.

And why F-Prot? I don't recall it featuring prominently on any of the AV reviews.

 

[RVQ]

Maybe do some research first

http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02

 

[LazyLion]

Have you consider the possibility that they aren't false positives.

I don't recall avast flagging anything which wasn't dangerous in a year or so. AVG does throw loads of false positives though.

And why F-Prot? I don't recall it featuring prominently on any of the AV reviews.

Ja, I know for a fact that they are not infected. Same files exist on other computers which were not flagged on transfer. Have scanned with other programs also. I suspect it is heuristics that are picking up the false positives. Always come up with a generic virus name.

Avast had just as many false positives... but funnily enough with completely different files.

 

[Mornedb]

Hi Guys

I see that F_prot has an branch here is SA now - www.f-prot.co.za
Cheap to - R65 per corprate license and R69 per home license

 

[LFX]

how does being from iceland make them hardcore

 

[cyberarmy]

Frisk people are quite good, haven't used their program before but from what I have seen (wilders security forum), decent product...

 

[LazyLion]

how does being from iceland make them hardcore

cos they are like vikings with computers and stuff!!!

 

[Conradl]

cos they are like vikings with computers and stuff!!!

Vikings are from Sweden

 

[wishblade]

What a way to revive an old thread!!!!

 

[LazyLion]

Vikings are from Sweden

No, they are not... they are from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland.

 

[MPow3r]

From what I've read recently the Iceland economy was one of the worst hit countries as a recipient of the economic fallout. Latest was the Nordic's are all panicky about some big bank that failed to raise the necessary capital from a bond sale.

Quite scary really, at one stage in the world's history, everything there as aplentiful, now its quite a different story...