On 14/01/06, Basil Chupin
I've now checked this link and found that Thunderbyte is now available from www.norman.nl but am not sure if it is actually called Thunderbyte although there is also the URL called www.thunderbyte.nl.
Seems also that there are a number of variations-on-a-theme as in antivirus, firewall, corporate, non-corporate, etc. and the price is a bit steep as in $US40.98 for 1 licence for one year's use.
Nevertheless, Thunderbyte appears to live on (possibly under a new name of Norman) and, ignoring the current price, would be worth having if it is the same product I knew back in early 90's. (The author of the BBS software I was running had a computer filled to the brim with viruses [he was also the first to come up with a 'cure' for the polymorphic virus] and he tested all the available anti-virus applications to see which ones worked. Thunderbyte at the time came out on top as being not only THE fastest but also outstripped all the other applications in the detection stakes.)
Thanks again for the link you gave.
There is an anti virus program called Norman AV in the Windwoes world. That could be the one referred to. IT is possible to get it free but I no longer have the links to it. It was a legitimate freebie too, not some warez stuff. Norman AV does have a good reputation but I have not tried it myself. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR