Latest Anti-virus Results !

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anandk

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The top dog in the tests was G Data Security's AntiVirusKit

17 anti-virus programs tested against hundreds of thousands of worms, viruses, Trojan horses and other malware.

The AV Comparatives Web site, which is maintained by Andreas Cleminti from Innsbruck, Austria, posts quarterly results of tests that pit the top anti-virus products against a dynamic list of nearly half a million individual pieces of malware.

Top dog, according to Cleminti's tests, was
G Data Security's AntiVirusKit (AVK), which nailed 99.5% of the malicious code.
Followed By :
AEC's TrustPort AV WS, at 99.4%,
Avira's AntiVir PE Premium, at 98.9%,
MicroWorld's eScan Anti-Virus, at 97.9%,
F-Secure's Anti-Virus, at 97.9%, and
Kaspersky Labs' AV, which stopped 97.9% of the malware.

Norton/Mcafee nowhere among the top !!
Kaspersky rep takes a beating !?
Microsoft's OneCare takes last place !!

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anandk

anandk

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AntiVir is a good one. but ignored...
apart from avast and avg, antivir is also a great freeware !
and ya, av comparative IS a reputed site.
just 4 ur info, G Data Security's has a great anti-worm tool too.
 

prasad_den

Padawan
KAspersky down...!! :(
BTW, I suspect my PC has some virus/*ware.. Anyone suggest me a good online scanner..!!
 

Kiran.dks

Technomancer
BIG surprise indeed. I doubt the authencity of the review.

To Prasad: BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan
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lalam said:
So now my question is if i download the G Data Anti virus and run it alongside trend micro will this two softwre conflict???

Yes. It will affect on PC performance. Never keep two antivirus programs in real-time mode. If u want both, turn off anyone antivirus real-time scanner. Use it for occasional scan of system.
 
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koolbluez

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Does Antivir have realtime scan :(
Seems to have.. but the site mentions nuthin.

And where is my dear Avast & AVG :(

These ppl change places frequently.. we need a unanimous leader :D
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No freebies here :D
 
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zyberboy

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I already know that Avira is the best ,Only problem is that it is an extreme virus catcher ,some times gives false alarm.
Memory usage
Avira = 40mb<---free,but no spyware scanner in free edition
kav6 = 35mb
ActiveVirusShield(kav 6 engine)=below20mb<------top dog ,with real time virus & spyware scanner
No money can buy AVS becoz its free!!(detection similar to kav)

Above Av's can be terminated in a single click(so nice)


Avast & nod32 hard to terminate the service
 

blackpearl

The Devil
cyberboy_kerala said:
I already know that Avira is the best ,Only problem is that it is an extreme virus catcher ,some times gives false alarm.

Exactly!! Avira gives plenty of false +ves.

Currently I'm using NOD32 and I'm going to stick with it. Its excellent.
 
What do u guys think abt AOL's active virus shield..Its newest version is powered by kaspersky engine and right now AOL is providing free license..I m using it for past one month,and to my surprise its performing excellent...Ur views on this plz?
 
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anandk

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Cool G5 said:
Does avast(Free edition) scans for spyware,adware etc?

not really. best to have an independant freeware a/s like adaware, etc.
but yes, its IDS can be considered as a light-weight firewall.

btw thanx 3 of u for the +reps for this thread. *smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/smile.gif
and thanx 1 of u for neg repping me for this thread as SPAM ! *smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/laugh.gif looks like ur av waznt among the winners !*smilies.sofrayt.com/^/aiw/haha.gif
 

zyberboy

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alok4best said:
What do u guys think abt AOL's active virus shield..Its newest version is powered by kaspersky engine and right now AOL is providing free license..I m using it for past one month,and to my surprise its performing excellent...Ur views on this plz?

Yes good Av ,very fast & light weight
 
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