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By FaceMaster on 7/4/2008 6:46:56 PM , Rating: 3
My sister got a virus which AVGV successfully detected. However, it only removed one file. After installing Kaspersky on the same computer it found 2 other traces. AVG is okay, but to be honest if you're getting something for free you're going to have to pay the price. No you don't. But you do. What ever.

By Kenenniah on 7/5/2008 2:05:58 AM , Rating: 5
Actually you are the one deluding yourself. There are giant differences between anti-virus programs. Take a look at researchers that do real testing of anti-virus programs. (requires free registration)

Look at the comparatives found at
Especially the Retrospective /ProActive tests. The range on % of found viruses between different antivirus programs ranges from 6% to 74%.

Don't pay attention to sites like PC World that throw a few viruses at a progam to see what it catches. Places like av-comparatives test with over 11,000 malware programs on the retrospective tests, and over 1.6 million on the on demand tests.

By Kenenniah on 7/5/2008 2:13:21 AM , Rating: 2
And just in case you don't understand the difference, the Proactive comparitives are using unknown virues that aren't in the definition files. That is where the largest difference exists between antivirus programs. For viruses that are well known, yes most programs can do roughly the same job (with some exceptions). It's in finding those yet unknown viruses through advances heuristics etc. that truly sets good scanners apart from the bad.

By GaryJohnson on 7/5/2008 7:57:40 AM , Rating: 3
Read: advanced heruistics as advanced CPU usage

By Cogman on 7/5/2008 10:04:06 AM , Rating: 2
Though, to be honest unless you are in a corprate environment or downloading a lot of pron/illegal material. The chances of getting a virus are fairly slim.

In all my years of computer usage I have downloaded 1 maybe 2 viruses (I had AV at the time) an yes, I was pretty sure there might be viruses in the programs. The only virus I caught without my knowledge (ok, with my knowledge, but without my consent) was the RPC (Or RDP, I can't remember which) that exposed a fairly big explote in MS windows, making your computer shutdown several times.

Yes, I think it is safe to say that getting a virus on the internet isn't easy for someone that uses their head. Its next to impossible for us linux users :D;

By Spivonious on 7/5/2008 10:23:12 AM , Rating: 3
I haven't had a virus in 15 years of being on the Internet. It really is just common sense and staying up-to-date on security patches.




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By FastLaneTX on 7/9/2008 12:37:56 PM , Rating: 2

Yeah, and the subset of Internet users that do not fall into one of those two groups is what, maybe 1%?

By Diesel Donkey on 7/5/2008 10:23:48 PM , Rating: 3
I suppose you're correct that I should have done my research a little better before making the claim I did. However, one of the points I was trying to make, and I see now that I did not make it clearly, is that whether or not the software is free probably has nothing to do with how effective it is. The detection engines and heuristic algorithms that you mentioned are always evolving with the software, so an anti-virus that is on top now may no longer be the best after some detection engine updates across the board. Thus, I still hold the opinion that the OP is deluding him/herself if he/she believes that forking over the money for one anti-virus solution will lead to a permanent solution that will always be the best.

By Kenenniah on 7/6/2008 5:24:58 AM , Rating: 2
Very true also. Just by looking through the past results from AV Comparatives you can see major changes between each year's test of the same software. One program can have great results one year, then bad results the next. On average though you can find trends of those companies that seem to regularly do well (Eset Nod32) for example. There is always that caveat that trend might not continue for the next year :P

You are also correct that you can't jude based on price. There are many times that free programs have fared better than quite a few of the paid for suites.

By zolo111 on 7/6/2008 1:34:11 PM , Rating: 2
I have never had a virus infection in my pc for years, and I don't use AV software either; but I do a search every once in a while to see how things are going.

I've always recommened AVG till 6 months ago when friends have had viruses in thier pcs and AVG didn't get red of them, even clients running NOD32 have had thier share of trouble, same with people who have kaspersky running.

A friend of mine brought his laptop that had tons of viruses, and kaspersky couldn't heal the problem, I've tried different software but nothing seemed to fix it, till I installed Panda 2008 which got red of the problem. The virus was pretty new at the time, and it was a matter of who released the proper definition which in this case Panad did first.

Since I moved back to my home country, Saudi Arabia; my brother started using my pc, and I find Kaspersky Internet security suit to be the best so far.

The thing is, you shouldn't blame the AV program, if you use virus infested programs like some P2P ones and download a freaking 250kb .exe file labled hot teen sex and then moan about the AV program not doing it's job.

By callmeroy on 7/11/2008 11:13:32 AM , Rating: 2
Anyone really serious about virus/keylogger/spyware detection does NOT rely on a single product....I don't care WHAT product it is either.

I run more than one AV and more than one Spyware/Keylogger detection package and the ones I run are all given good to high reviews from multiple sources as well.

There is NOT a single package that even exists in the world today that catches everything.

Don't fool yourselves thinking there is.

By wordsworm on 7/6/2008 12:37:55 AM , Rating: 2
Since I got Vista 64, I've been using Avast (AVG doesn't work on Vista 64). I like it better than AVG to boot.

I really hate Norton. I can't tell you how many computers I've run into with it running where the owner says, "My computer is slow." I delete Norton, and voila! 'Fast' once more. Just installed Avast and the computer starts running quickly. Norton is a real computer killer. It's not great at dealing with viruses either. I had Norton for 1 year, and it did little for me. I got into ZoneAlarm for awhile, but their renewal process was a hassle, so I gave up on them and went with AVG.

Since getting rid of Norton, I've never had a virus.

