Antivirus for Win98

What good free antrivrus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Thanks

Henry

"Henry" wrote in message
...
What good free antrivrus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Thanks

Henry, Did you look at the other posts in this group before you asked
your question? That's a rhetorical question as the answer is apparent.
There's a thread running here for the past 9 days, Subject: antivirus
for win98

Read it......
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"Henry" wrote in message
...
What good free antrivrus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Thanks

Henry, Did you look at the other posts in this group before you asked
your question? That's a rhetorical question as the answer is apparent.
There's a thread running here for the past 9 days, Subject: antivirus
for win98

Read it......
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
A+
http://dts-l.net/

Henry wrote:

What good free antivirus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Norton Antivirus 2002 is a full-function real-time and on-demand virus
scanner that is fully compatible with Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows
2000 and Windows XP. Once installed, it can be updated with current
Symantec scan-engine and virus definition signatures using the Symantec
Intelligent Updater package.

Norton Antivirus 2002 is part of Norton SystemWorks 2002, which can be
downloaded from these links:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-A.ZIP
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-B.ZIP
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-C.ZIP
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-D.ZIP

The password to unzip each of them is "a". Each file is close to 50 mb
in size.

When unzipped, you'll get

NSW02-1.piz
NSW02-2.piz
NSW02-3.piz
NSW02-4.piz

Rename them each to .zip. They are not password protected.

Create a directory (name doesn't matter) and move files 1, 2 and 3 into
that directory and unzip them into that directory. There should be no
conflicts or warnings to over-write any existing files.

For file 4, move it to the \SUPPORT\IE5 directory and unzip it's
contents into that directory.

When you're done all that, you should have an exact copy of the
directory structure of the NSW 2002 CD. There should be 10 files and 13
folders in the root directory. 590 files, 41 folders, 207 mb.

To install NSW-2002, just run setup.exe in the root.

Notes:

1) Before installing, you should go to add/remove programs in control
panel and check to see if you have any Symantec or Norton products
already there, including LiveUpdate, LiveReg, Norton AntiVirus, Norton
Utilities, or Norton SystemWorks. You will probably have to remove some
or most of them, and then re-boot your computer, for NSW2002 to install
itself correctly. You should also make sure your PC's clock/calendar is
set to the correct date.

2) Once you complete step 1, perform a file-find on your system and look
for a file called "catalog.livesubscribe" or just "catalog.*". If you
find that file (it will be in a norton or symantec directory) then it
must be deleted before you install this software.

3) After installing NSW2002, let it restart your system. There are
several settings in NAV that I turn off - like automatically check for
updates, and warn if virus def's are old. If it gives you the option of
registering the software - don't. It's not necessary for it to
function.

4) If you click on "Check for Updates" you will probably be told that
there is an update to Symantec Redirector, which can be downloaded but
may not install. In any case, it's my experience that both auto and
manual updating (liveupdate button) doesn't work, and hasn't worked
since maybe 2007. But that's ok, because you can download all program
updates and virus definitions from here (Symantec Intelligent Updater):

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/englis...ymcdefsi32.exe

That file always contains the most recent virus definition update. So
download and run it as often as you want (even once a day if you're
paranoid).

5) After installing NSW 2002, you'll see that NAV 2002 will accept new
virus definition files for the next 366 days. After that, the
Intelligent Updater will not update the product. But that's ok, because
all you need to do is un-install and re-install NSW 2002 to get another
year's worth of functionality (so don't delete these files once you
download them! Keep them on your hard drive or burn them to a CD). One
thing to remember is that after uninstalling it, you will need to delete
the file "catalog.livesubscribe" in order to re-install and re-activate
it for another year.

6) If you have a large hard drive and/or if you've got a FAT-32 volume
with more than the usual 4 million clusters (perhaps a SATA or USB
drive), Norton Disk Doctor and Norton Speed disk are compatible with
volumes with up to 6.3 million clusters, but not more without using the
command-line parameter /NOLBA. When using this parameter, the upper
limit for NDD and SD is somewhere between 7.8 and 31 million clusters.
The switch /NOLBA forces NDD and SD to skip the drive configuration
check. This can also be done with a registry entry by adding a DWORD
registry value named NOLBACHECK at this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Norton Utilities

When this option is set to 1, Norton Disk Doctor and Speed Disk skip the
drive configuration check.

Norton SystemWorks 2002 CD includes:

- Norton CleanSweep 2002
- Norton AntiVirus 2002
- Norton Utilities 2002
- Roxio GoBack 3.0
- FastSafe (Fast & Safe Cleanup)
- Symantec Process Viewer
- Norton Rescue Disk version 15.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.50.4134.600

7) NAV 2002 does not require activation of any sort. Once it's
installed, it will accept definition updates for a 1-year period. Once
that 1-year period is over, it will continue to function, but it won't
accept any new definition file updates. To start another 1-year period
of full functionality, all you need to do is uninstall and reinstall
it. The important thing to remember is to delete the file
"catalog.livesubscribe" prior to reinstallation (the uninstall process
will not delete that file). Search your hard drive for that file and
delete it prior to reinstallation. If you have more than one computer
with NAV 2002 installed on it, all you need to do is copy the file
"catalog.livesubscribe" from one computer to another to transfer the
expiry date to other computers without needing to reinstall NAV on each
of them.

8) It's my opinion that Windows-98 systems don't really need to be
running anti-virus programs these days because malware (viruses,
trojans, etc) are usually written to be OS-specific (ie they are written
such that they need to be run on a Windows NT, 2K, XP, etc computer to
function correctly). The protection gained from modern AV software is
mostly in the mind of the user, because new threats can take anywhere
from several weeks to several months to become incorporated into
definition file updates.

Henry wrote:

What good free antivirus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Norton Antivirus 2002 is a full-function real-time and on-demand virus
scanner that is fully compatible with Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows
2000 and Windows XP. Once installed, it can be updated with current
Symantec scan-engine and virus definition signatures using the Symantec
Intelligent Updater package.

Norton Antivirus 2002 is part of Norton SystemWorks 2002, which can be
downloaded from these links:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-A.ZIP
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-B.ZIP
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-C.ZIP
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...82/NSW02-D.ZIP

The password to unzip each of them is "a". Each file is close to 50 mb
in size.

When unzipped, you'll get

NSW02-1.piz
NSW02-2.piz
NSW02-3.piz
NSW02-4.piz

Rename them each to .zip. They are not password protected.

Create a directory (name doesn't matter) and move files 1, 2 and 3 into
that directory and unzip them into that directory. There should be no
conflicts or warnings to over-write any existing files.

For file 4, move it to the \SUPPORT\IE5 directory and unzip it's
contents into that directory.

When you're done all that, you should have an exact copy of the
directory structure of the NSW 2002 CD. There should be 10 files and 13
folders in the root directory. 590 files, 41 folders, 207 mb.

To install NSW-2002, just run setup.exe in the root.

Notes:

1) Before installing, you should go to add/remove programs in control
panel and check to see if you have any Symantec or Norton products
already there, including LiveUpdate, LiveReg, Norton AntiVirus, Norton
Utilities, or Norton SystemWorks. You will probably have to remove some
or most of them, and then re-boot your computer, for NSW2002 to install
itself correctly. You should also make sure your PC's clock/calendar is
set to the correct date.

2) Once you complete step 1, perform a file-find on your system and look
for a file called "catalog.livesubscribe" or just "catalog.*". If you
find that file (it will be in a norton or symantec directory) then it
must be deleted before you install this software.

3) After installing NSW2002, let it restart your system. There are
several settings in NAV that I turn off - like automatically check for
updates, and warn if virus def's are old. If it gives you the option of
registering the software - don't. It's not necessary for it to
function.

4) If you click on "Check for Updates" you will probably be told that
there is an update to Symantec Redirector, which can be downloaded but
may not install. In any case, it's my experience that both auto and
manual updating (liveupdate button) doesn't work, and hasn't worked
since maybe 2007. But that's ok, because you can download all program
updates and virus definitions from here (Symantec Intelligent Updater):

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/englis...ymcdefsi32.exe

That file always contains the most recent virus definition update. So
download and run it as often as you want (even once a day if you're
paranoid).

5) After installing NSW 2002, you'll see that NAV 2002 will accept new
virus definition files for the next 366 days. After that, the
Intelligent Updater will not update the product. But that's ok, because
all you need to do is un-install and re-install NSW 2002 to get another
year's worth of functionality (so don't delete these files once you
download them! Keep them on your hard drive or burn them to a CD). One
thing to remember is that after uninstalling it, you will need to delete
the file "catalog.livesubscribe" in order to re-install and re-activate
it for another year.

6) If you have a large hard drive and/or if you've got a FAT-32 volume
with more than the usual 4 million clusters (perhaps a SATA or USB
drive), Norton Disk Doctor and Norton Speed disk are compatible with
volumes with up to 6.3 million clusters, but not more without using the
command-line parameter /NOLBA. When using this parameter, the upper
limit for NDD and SD is somewhere between 7.8 and 31 million clusters.
The switch /NOLBA forces NDD and SD to skip the drive configuration
check. This can also be done with a registry entry by adding a DWORD
registry value named NOLBACHECK at this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Norton Utilities

When this option is set to 1, Norton Disk Doctor and Speed Disk skip the
drive configuration check.

Norton SystemWorks 2002 CD includes:

- Norton CleanSweep 2002
- Norton AntiVirus 2002
- Norton Utilities 2002
- Roxio GoBack 3.0
- FastSafe (Fast & Safe Cleanup)
- Symantec Process Viewer
- Norton Rescue Disk version 15.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.50.4134.600

7) NAV 2002 does not require activation of any sort. Once it's
installed, it will accept definition updates for a 1-year period. Once
that 1-year period is over, it will continue to function, but it won't
accept any new definition file updates. To start another 1-year period
of full functionality, all you need to do is uninstall and reinstall
it. The important thing to remember is to delete the file
"catalog.livesubscribe" prior to reinstallation (the uninstall process
will not delete that file). Search your hard drive for that file and
delete it prior to reinstallation. If you have more than one computer
with NAV 2002 installed on it, all you need to do is copy the file
"catalog.livesubscribe" from one computer to another to transfer the
expiry date to other computers without needing to reinstall NAV on each
of them.

8) It's my opinion that Windows-98 systems don't really need to be
running anti-virus programs these days because malware (viruses,
trojans, etc) are usually written to be OS-specific (ie they are written
such that they need to be run on a Windows NT, 2K, XP, etc computer to
function correctly). The protection gained from modern AV software is
mostly in the mind of the user, because new threats can take anywhere
from several weeks to several months to become incorporated into
definition file updates.

glee wrote:
"Henry" wrote in message
...
What good free antrivrus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Thanks

Henry, Did you look at the other posts in this group before you asked
your question? That's a rhetorical question as the answer is apparent.
There's a thread running here for the past 9 days, Subject: antivirus
for win98

[Whores, culture, think, etc.]

glee wrote:
"Henry" wrote in message
...
What good free antrivrus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Thanks

Henry, Did you look at the other posts in this group before you asked
your question? That's a rhetorical question as the answer is apparent.
There's a thread running here for the past 9 days, Subject: antivirus
for win98

[Whores, culture, think, etc.]

PA Bear [pseudo-MVP] wrote:

[Whores, culture, think, etc.]

More mental diarrhea from the twisted mind of MA Bear.

PA Bear [pseudo-MVP] wrote:

[Whores, culture, think, etc.]

More mental diarrhea from the twisted mind of MA Bear.

On 04/09/2010 03:55 PM, Henry wrote:
What good free antrivrus still supports Win98 please? Avast and AVG
stopped.

Thanks

Henry

Not many that I can find; you are asking for free AV for what is
considered as "niche" software..

ClamAV {ClamWin}
http://www.clamwin.com/
doesn't include "on-access" or "real time"


Non-free:

Dr. Web has Win9X support, though not free [the cleanup tool is].

Products for Win98/Me/NT
http://www.bitdefender.com/site/view...n98-Me-NT.html

Nod32

Life cycle policy for F-PROT Antivirus for Windows
http://www.f-prot.com/products/lifecycle_win.html
http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/win/

http://support.kaspersky.com/wks6mp3?level=3

Likely others, but not free, or offered without
corporate/business/other OS purchase.

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