Z ZZman Joined Mar 17, 2008 Messages 8,340 Location Michigan Dec 12, 2008 #1 http://www.av-comparatives.org/ Click on the comparatives link to see the reports/results.
D DragRace Joined Nov 27, 2006 Messages 2,327 Location 1/4 Mile Track Dec 12, 2008 #2 Only thing I've used since version 6
OVERKILL $100 Site Donor 2021 Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 58,050 Location Ontario, Canada Dec 12, 2008 #3 McAfee (surprisingly) seems to have performed the best.......
Z ZZman Thread starter Joined Mar 17, 2008 Messages 8,340 Location Michigan Dec 13, 2008 #4 Huh? What reports were you reading? The only thing McAfee beat Avira in was less false positives and slightly better scan speed. But I don't pay for what I can get that it good............and free.........(I use free version of Antivir) Last edited: Dec 13, 2008
Huh? What reports were you reading? The only thing McAfee beat Avira in was less false positives and slightly better scan speed. But I don't pay for what I can get that it good............and free.........(I use free version of Antivir)
OVERKILL $100 Site Donor 2021 Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 58,050 Location Ontario, Canada Dec 13, 2008 #5 Just realized I was looking at the 2004 results. DOH!!! August results show G-DATA to have the best average. But Avira was a VERY close 2nd. In 2004, the results were different apparently
Just realized I was looking at the 2004 results. DOH!!! August results show G-DATA to have the best average. But Avira was a VERY close 2nd. In 2004, the results were different apparently
C Challenger71 Joined Dec 24, 2006 Messages 515 Location Va Dec 14, 2008 #6 Ditto, love the product. Not hard on resources either! Originally Posted By: DragRace Only thing I've used since version 6
Ditto, love the product. Not hard on resources either! Originally Posted By: DragRace Only thing I've used since version 6
D Drew99GT Joined Oct 11, 2002 Messages 22,183 Location Colorado Springs Dec 14, 2008 #7 Avira has the best heuristics in terms of total number of detections, but it also has a lot of false positives. Not as many as Fortinet in this test though http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse/report14.pdf
Avira has the best heuristics in terms of total number of detections, but it also has a lot of false positives. Not as many as Fortinet in this test though http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse/report14.pdf