Antivirus and my laptop (No internet)

Joel · 9th June 2010, 18:22

Hi all, been a while:

I have a Laptop with Windows 7 ultimate ¬¬
the scenario is like this:

1.- No internet connection
2.- Educational proporse (word, powerpoint)
3.- Will have dozens of USB/CDs plugged everyday

Question:

How will be possible to install an antivirus and, the best, keep update its virus signatures?

Thanks.

Atmo · 10th June 2010, 00:54

Install AV somewhere where there is a connection, or use an AV product with a redistributable installer.

It won't be practical to update it regularly. I remember some AV products distributing their latest definitions on magazine cover CDs back when most people didn't have a net connection, and it may still be possible to do it that way, but it would probably be easier to just move it back to a location where there is an internet connection available when you can and update windows/av/java/flash/pdf reader etc.

Widdykats · 10th June 2010, 09:39

^

SSJ4 Gogitta · 10th June 2010, 09:44

Would it be possible to set up a secure wifi access point that only the laptop can access, then set up the security on the laptop so that only the antivirus can access the internet?

Joel · 10th June 2010, 18:01

Thanks atmo

@SSJ4: Maybe, I can use my school wifi link but they say is very slow

SSJ4 Gogitta · 11th June 2010, 01:25

Antivirus updates are usually less than 5 megabytes. Even at 56k speeds, it isn't much of an issue.

ammjanifar · 11th June 2010, 19:30

i think avast is the best anti virus software... u know y .. it never slows down the speed of your PC.. and its free of registration... and reliable kind of software.

lucidica · 12th June 2010, 12:15

hmm, you could download a free program like AVG from google, get a friend to send if to you on a memory stick or do it yourself from a cafe or whatever.

It won't hurt to have an anti-virus and it should update by itself

adam007 · 5th July 2010, 09:44

You can use the free anti virus like brother soft company this is free of cost.

jemmywinks · 8th July 2010, 05:40

go for Avast as suggested, and update it whenever you can. avast is even better than mcafee IMHO, as it doesnt slow you down at all.

9th June 2010, 18:22	#1
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Antivirus and my laptop (No internet) Hi all, been a while: I have a Laptop with Windows 7 ultimate ¬¬ the scenario is like this: 1.- No internet connection 2.- Educational proporse (word, powerpoint) 3.- Will have dozens of USB/CDs plugged everyday Question: How will be possible to install an antivirus and, the best, keep update its virus signatures? Thanks. * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

10th June 2010, 00:54	#2
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Install AV somewhere where there is a connection, or use an AV product with a redistributable installer. It won't be practical to update it regularly. I remember some AV products distributing their latest definitions on magazine cover CDs back when most people didn't have a net connection, and it may still be possible to do it that way, but it would probably be easier to just move it back to a location where there is an internet connection available when you can and update windows/av/java/flash/pdf reader etc. :Psykotech:

10th June 2010, 09:39	#3
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,787	^ Last edited by Widdykats; 15th March 2011 at 18:00.

10th June 2010, 18:01	#5
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Thanks atmo @SSJ4: Maybe, I can use my school wifi link but they say is very slow * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

5th July 2010, 09:44	#9
adam007 Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 92	you can use free anti virus You can use the free anti virus like brother soft company this is free of cost.

10th June 2010, 09:44	#4
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	Would it be possible to set up a secure wifi access point that only the laptop can access, then set up the security on the laptop so that only the antivirus can access the internet?

11th June 2010, 01:25	#6
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	Antivirus updates are usually less than 5 megabytes. Even at 56k speeds, it isn't much of an issue.

11th June 2010, 19:30	#7
ammjanifar Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2	i think avast is the best anti virus software... u know y .. it never slows down the speed of your PC.. and its free of registration... and reliable kind of software.

12th June 2010, 12:15	#8
lucidica Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 4	hmm, you could download a free program like AVG from google, get a friend to send if to you on a memory stick or do it yourself from a cafe or whatever. It won't hurt to have an anti-virus and it should update by itself

8th July 2010, 05:40	#10
jemmywinks Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	go for Avast as suggested, and update it whenever you can. avast is even better than mcafee IMHO, as it doesnt slow you down at all.

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