Hello Paul!
I ask applications all readers of this conference, but the text taking place 
was below written on my native language and was translated with the help of 
the program - interpreter. The text was not edited because of shortage of 
time and desire sooner to answer. Once again forgive.
                    Most widespread Russian anti-virus
                                  Programs.
                           The brief description.
      Reading the next mail which has come to me on FIDO, I have detected
In an international echo of conference VIRUS _ INFO, rather interesting,
The question from Paul Heldt (letter was dated 24.12.1997). It(he) was 
interested By various anti-virus programs, in particular Dr. Solomon,
Was interested in their possibilities, probably looked for that, for which it 
is possible To trust. As a matter of fact, it is the small article is the 
answer for all it questions. Would like only to notice, that all that is told 
is below personal opinion The author and is real on 27.12.1997.
      I nothing can tell concerning the Dr program. Solomon, but I can
It is a little to tell about the most popular anti-virus programs in Russia.
      The anti-virus program, distributed in Russia, considers
Dr. Web. It(he) well detects and treats viruses, as well as in boot sector 
HDD,
And in files and archives. At present it(he) neutralizes 4046 viruses.
The Dr program. Web has the built-in heuristic analyzer, allowing
To detect new, earlier viruses, not meeting to it,(him. Is present also
Possibility to connect additional bases (update). They quit usually with
By periodicity of time in one, two weeks. But except numerous advantages
It(he) has also disadvantages - first, Dr. Web does not work with archives 
RAR and HA ( option A2 - highest compression), and in second, at an antivirus 
Dr. Web frequently There are problems to treatment macro of viruses. To 
disadvantages of this antivirus It is possible to attribute(relate) and that 
there is only version under DOS. Though in the schedules Groups of the 
developers release 32 of the digit version. Let's live, we shall see.
      Second on prevalence considers one of most first Russian (soviet) 
antiviruses is Aidstest (V-Hunter). But on, given, Moment it(he) has lost all 
positions in the market because works only With boot and file viruses also 
does not treat viruses on the macrolanguages, and The last version of this 
program has left almost of half-year back. This antivirus At all it is not 
necessary to take in account. Most likely, it(he) will not quit any more.
      Closes the list of the most widespread antiviruses the program
AntiViral Toolkit Pro by Eugene Kaspersky (AVP). At present I consider(count)
This antivirus by one of most best. First, it(he) is good for enormous
The amount of viruses, defined by him,(it,) - with the last addition is 
1783!
Secondly, it(he) correctly treats the majority of viruses, and frequently 
treats that Dr. Web cannot cure. It(he) also has the heuristic analyzer, as 
well as Dr. Web, but has appeared this analyzer almost for one year earlier, 
than in Dr. Web. AVP allows, as well as Dr. Web to connect additional, new 
virus Bases. One more advantage of this program is it many of platforms
 - there are versions under DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Windows 95 
and NT, Novell Netware. In the schedules of the developer to release
The version and under IBM OS/2, but while it only schedules, though already 
is pleased The long time exists Beta the version.
      But these three anti-virus programs are specific for Russian
Conditions. They Specially mainly on viruses, having or
Having circulation in territory of Russia and countries of Commonwealth, of 
Independent, The states. Small percent of the market of anti-virus programs 
in Russia Borrow(occupy) programs, developed in territory of Europe and Joint
Staffs(states) of America. It of Symantec (Norton) Antivirus and Dr. Solomon. 
But these The programs are less effective in comparison with set forth above.
      In conclusion of my small story I would like to tell, that most
The best way of struggle with viruses is to have in the instruction all these
Anti-virus programs.
      If you are interested by(with) the additional information on these, and 
other Russian antiviruses you can visit official WWW of the server of 
corporations The developers.
Http: // www.avp.ru
Http: // www.dials.ccas.ru
                                                        Denis S. Kotov
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