AV software

[Flubster]

There was a PC-on-a-USB device featured on the gadget show the other week that cost about £80 and which apparently isolates the main PC from the Internet.

This one I think
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/347683...rity+Appliance

I saw this on TV too and thought it looked the biz. However, the blurb on play.com refers to this working on a laptop.... Any reason why this wouldn't be just as good on a desktop PC? Also, no mention of licensing the software. Is it a one-off fee?

[Moscow Mule]

I saw this on TV too and thought it looked the biz. However, the blurb on play.com refers to this working on a laptop.... Any reason why this wouldn't be just as good on a desktop PC? Also, no mention of licensing the software. Is it a one-off fee?

They seem to be targeting a corporate laptop rather than a home PC, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't use it.

http://www.yoggie.com/how-it-works

Suggests you need a licence for kaspersky something or other (1 year is included in the box).

[Flubster]

They seem to be targeting a corporate laptop rather than a home PC, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't use it.

http://www.yoggie.com/how-it-works

Suggests you need a licence for kaspersky something or other (1 year is included in the box).

Concur. Which begs the question, is there an equivalent bit of hardware more suited for the home worker's desktop? I'm not a hardware techie so not sure what to Google for...

[scooterscot]

Concur. Which begs the question, is there an equivalent bit of hardware more suited for the home worker's desktop? I'm not a hardware techie so not sure what to Google for...

Yes. A Mac with parallels desktop

[VectraMan]

I saw this on TV too and thought it looked the biz. However, the blurb on play.com refers to this working on a laptop.... Any reason why this wouldn't be just as good on a desktop PC? Also, no mention of licensing the software. Is it a one-off fee?

What does it actually do? I have a feeling it's meant to be a replacement for a WiFi adapter, so effectively a WiFi adapater with built in firewall. Not a lot of use if you've got a wired ethernet connection.

[Flubster]

What does it actually do? I have a feeling it's meant to be a replacement for a WiFi adapter, so effectively a WiFi adapater with built in firewall. Not a lot of use if you've got a wired ethernet connection.

No WiFi. All internet traffic is passed throught the USB thingy which is a mini-processor with all the AV software on it. So in effect, you don't have any AV software running on your laptop, freeing up resources. Unless I've missed the point...

[Flubster]

Concur. Which begs the question, is there an equivalent bit of hardware more suited for the home worker's desktop? I'm not a hardware techie so not sure what to Google for...

Answered my own question.... Yoggie do this for SOHO...

http://www.yoggie.com/node/30

[VectraMan]

No WiFi. All internet traffic is passed throught the USB thingy which is a mini-processor with all the AV software on it. So in effect, you don't have any AV software running on your laptop, freeing up resources. Unless I've missed the point...

Interesting, though it's only filtering internet traffic. It wouldn't be able to scan files on your HDD for viruses, or operate an on-access scan on any files used on the PC, which is where traditional anti-virus tends to have a performance hit.