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Old October 23rd, 2009, 07:24 PM
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Default Does Webroot use Sophos engine?

Just curious. Anyone know if Webroot uses the Sophos engine?
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Old October 23rd, 2009, 08:02 PM
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Default Re: Does Webroot use Sophos engine?

Yes, it uses the Sophos engine.
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Old October 23rd, 2009, 10:51 PM
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Sophos,when I used it,it often had some false positive...

Fortinet anti-virus software,the false positve,the most higher...

Last time,when I tested it,it took my windows XP SP3 to be breakdown...
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Old October 24th, 2009, 04:04 AM
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Default Re: Does Webroot use Sophos engine?

The college I went to used Sophos. Frankly, I think it is not worth the money. The IT department always recommended not to use the advanced settings, and at that point, one is better off downloading avast, avira, or avg for free, or mcafee if you can get it free through an ISP.
 

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