I got Trendo Micro Titanium any better?
What is The Best Anti Virus Out?
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ESET, it's posted here. Use the search
the free one i got from bgol i think it is eset
I've been using Avast (free) for almost 4 years on 4 machines not 1 infection.
Avast was OK for a while until I got a lot of false positives and didn't report some things on BGOL (which ESET did). It was also pretty messy removing it from my machines until I found the utility hidden on their website.
Moved on to ESET
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If you're using a Windows machine, Microsoft Security Essentials. MS has put considerable work into this product, and outside of Server 2012, I'd say it's one of their best products.
ESET is the best I have used so far. Haven't wanted to use anything else since 2009.
Me Personally ESET. Been using it for years.
Stay away Microsoft Security Essentials. It has been hown several times that it's not up to par with other AV's.
Microsoft Security Essentials fails another antivirus test
Microsoft Security Essentials has once again performed poorly in an antivirus test, scoring significantly lower than competitors in Dennis Technology Labs testing for Q4 2012.
Microsoft Security Essentials has once again proven that it's not adequate for protecting a user's computer, after failing another antivirus test by scoring well below competitors' products. Dennis Technology Labs evaluated eight major antivirus programs from October to December 2012, awarding each program both a total accuracy rating and a protection rating, and in their testing they found Microsoft Security Essentials to be significantly worse than the other seven products on the test bed.
The total accuracy rating measures how a product manages to protect a system against malware, but also how it handles legitimate applications. Dennis Technology Labs awards points for stopping threats and allowing legitimate programs to be installed and run, while subtracting points when a threat fails to be stopped and when legitimate files are handled incorrectly.
Total accuracy ratings can range from a maximum of 400 down to -1000: Microsoft Security Essentials scored a paltry 30 in this arena, while other products such as Norton Internet Security 2013 - which scored 388.5 - almost reached the maximum score. Awards are handed out for programs that perform to a decent standard, ranging from AAA to C, however Microsoft Security Essentials performed so poorly that it didn't qualify for any of the awards. All the other products gained an award, and five of them gained at least an A.
Next up was the protection ratings, which ranked a product on how it performed at handling malware only. Here points were awarded for neutralizing and defending against malware, while points were removed if a threat managed to run on a system; the best attainable score here was 300 and the worst was -500. Microsoft Security Essentials scored -70, the only program to score negatively, while most other programs scored between 250 and 300.
When looking more closely at the data given, it turns out MSE only protected against 59% of the sample range of threats, while the average was 92% protection and Trend Micro Internet Security 2013 managed a perfect score of 100% protection. On the positive side, Microsoft Security Essentials did not report any false positives during testing, the only product aside from Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 that managed this feat.
It should be noted here that MSE was the only free anti-malware solution tested, but even so it goes to show how inadequate Microsoft's product is against a proper paid anti-virus application. If you were going only by Dennis Technology Labs' tests, you should replace MSE with either Norton Internet Security 2013, ESET Smart Security 5/6 or Kaspersky Internet Security 2013, which were the top three best performing programs.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/docs/avc_sum_201212_en.pdf
Bitdefender according to the most respected 3rd party comparison.
I use Panda Cloud which didn't do great in the comparison but had always been good for me...
Bitdefender according to the most respected 3rd party comparison.
I use Panda Cloud which didn't do great in the comparison but had always been good for me...
Avast was OK for a while until I got a lot of false positives and didn't report some things on BGOL (which ESET did). It was also pretty messy removing it from my machines until I found the utility hidden on their website.
Moved on to ESET
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False positives are common with keygens. As for BGOL when something is here it usually catches it.
avast! Internet Security
Antivirus
Blocks spyware
Blocks viruses
Online activity
Provides safe online shopping
Provides safe online banking
Surf and run applications virtually (outside your PC)
PC and Personal Protection
Secures your identity
Secures personal data
Stops bothersome SPAM
Protects from phishing attempts
Advanced Firewall
Prevents hacker attacks
Secures your IP address
Antivirus
Blocks spyware
Blocks viruses
Online activity
Provides safe online shopping
Provides safe online banking
Surf and run applications virtually (outside your PC)
PC and Personal Protection
Secures your identity
Secures personal data
Stops bothersome SPAM
Protects from phishing attempts
Advanced Firewall
Prevents hacker attacks
Secures your IP address
Bitdefender
Haven't had any issues with Avira but I'm giving bit defender (free av edition) a try since in ranks high in independent detection tests
I use to test antiviruses and I don't know if they got better but Bit defender was 1 of the worst antiviruses I ever used. Then it always wanted to update but it never found viruses even after I put multiple viruses on my computer
AVAST! Fuck the rest! Used it for Free for years, but finally starting paying them because they deserve my money.
5 Years, no Viruses!
But you also have to be smart about your PC use. Don't install Java...EVER! Don't use Internet Explorer!
5 Years, no Viruses!
But you also have to be smart about your PC use. Don't install Java...EVER! Don't use Internet Explorer!
It seems to have improved but years ago, I do remember bitdefender being at the bottom of the list compared to other AV programs. Thats why I haven't tried it till now. Avast has also been kicking ass lately in detection tests published and I use that on my other pc with no issues.
I know this forum swears by Eset but I usually see it in the middle of the AV test rankings and dealing with those patches are annoying since they usually comflict with my other security software.
Was a diehard Kaspersky user, but got tired of having to reset the keys all the time.
Switched to Panda, and haven't looked back....................
Avast
Ive seen threads with a bunch of responses...then I try to go in and my Avast is like
^^^^^^^
tried them all - been doing this shit for a minute - clean a PC with any one and another will find something. Pick an AV and an anti-spyware (spybot in the background with a locked host file and notification on startup changes has been good)
Gotta say that when I get a really fucked up machine, the first tool I reach for it hitmanpro.
Gotta say that when I get a really fucked up machine, the first tool I reach for it hitmanpro.
Kaspersky is tops in everything that's needed, it blocks out things very well, real time protection is also great, & it rarely pics up things that is not a threat. The scans are comprehensive as well. NOD 32 is another good one, falls short of Kaspersky though...
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