The danger of your computer contracting a viral infection cannot be underscored. Two years ago I learned firsthand the lethal potential of these miscreants. Thanks to a strain of the virus Azusa, my computer met a very untimely death. Since then, I've grown to depend on virus scanners to ensure that the same thing doesn't happen again. Although the chances of contracting a virus are generally slim, the havok that one can wreak far outweighs the cost and time involved in using a virus scanner. Because of this, I thoroughly recommend checking out one or all of the apps featured in this section.

	VirusScan
Full Review	Version	3.1.9	Date	7/24/98
	Rating		Size	3267 KB
Download	ftp://ftp.mcafee.com/pub/antivirus/win31/wsci319e.zip
Description	McAfee's excellent virus scanner -- now with Hunter scanning technology
Status	Free 30-day evaluation. Shareware - $29.95
Platforms	Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Macintosh, Unix, OS/2
Company	Network Associates, Inc.
Information	The VirusScan Page
Also Available	VirusScan for DOS (v3.1.5 - 943 KB) August Virus Definition Update (DAT v3108 - 630 KB)

	F-Secure Anti-Virus
Full Review	Version	4.0	Date	6/22/98
	Rating		Size	4273 KB
Download	http://www.DataFellows.com/gallery/anti-virus/download/fsav31.exe
Description	A very fast, very effective antivirus program for Windows 3.x
Status	Free 30-day evaluation. Commericalware - $99
Platforms	Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
Company	Data Fellows
Information	The F-Secure Home Page
Also Available	F-Prot Pro (v3.01 - 2860 KB) F-Prot for DOS (v3.01 - 1580 KB) - a freeware virus scanner

	ThunderBYTE AntiVirus
Full Review	Version	8.07	Date	7/17/98
	Rating		Size	980 KB
Download	ftp://ftp.norman.nl/pub/rel/tbw807.zip
Description	ThunderBYTE's excellent anti-virus utility -- in Windows 3.x and 95 versions
Status	Free evaluation
Platforms	Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
Company	ThunderBYTE
Information	ThunderBYTE AntiVirus Page
Also Available	May Virus Definition Update (5/26/98 - 98 KB) - for TBAV 3.x/9x/NT

	Carmel Anti-Virus
Full Review	Version	3.0	Date	4/20/97
	Rating		Size	1941 KB
Location	http://cws.internet.com/programs/cav_31x.exe
Description	A 32-bit virus scanner with an international flavor - an Israeli original
Status	Free 30-day evaluation. Shareware - $89
Platforms	Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
Company	Carmel Software Engineering, Inc.
Information	About Carmel Anti-Virus

	Norton AntiVirus
Full Review	Version	3.0	Date	8/8/97
	Rating		Size	2767 KB
Download	http://www.symantec.com/nav/index_downloads.html
Description	Symantec's impressive new virus scanner for Windows 3.x
Status	Free 30-day evaluation. Commercialware
Platforms	Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, Windows NT
Company	Symantec Corporation
Information	Norton Anti-Virus and The Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
Also Available	August Virus Definition Update (8/19/98 - 2468 KB) - for NAV 3.x & earlier

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