Here is my take

In the past, everytime I picked a new AV/Firewall, I chose it because of test results. Since I was a pretty average user back then, tests were the only way to find a good enough AV (and the tests actually helped me). However after getting familiar with a few products (Kaspersky, Comodo, Online Armor and Avira) over the years, I've always used only them because they've simply worked well enough and provided good enough protection (not 100% - but good enough, with always having a HIPS and sometimes a sandbox enabled, most likely much better protection than anything has achieved in dynamic tests) - and never got infected. I don't care if a product fails a test or two as long as I have a feel of being protected with it.

 

Yes thats what i am alos looking for...the only product that gave me that feel was kaspersky but the previous versions were too slow
so i tried avast and from then on it has become my fav antivirus
i keep on tetsing different antivirus but always kept going back to avast

 

trjam, just so you're enjoying yourself, there are a lot worse things that you could be doing with your afternoons than playing around with anti-viruses. Every one of us wastes our time doing something that others think crazy, as long as someone is not getting their jollies out of hurting others, I don't care what they're doing ...

Acadia

 

I never read the tests...I just watch trjam!

 

I havn't changed my antivirus choice in years, no matter the results of tests.

What I have changed more often is the available choices i recommend to others.

 

trjam, it's like giving up smoking. You won't know what to do with your hands.

 

Only until years end I'm sure. You never forget your first love.

 

Hmmm...trjam has mysteriously disappeared...could he be in Avira rehab?

 

Miracles do happen, yes it is true. I'm glad you have finally seen the light. Does that mean you will keep your avatar the same for a long, long time? .

Thanks.

 

I think trjam is gone because he's broke and can't afford to buy 10 users their licenses for security software. He'll be back once he gets his paycheck.

 

Why don't 10 of us PM trjam and inform him that we will "officially" accept the offer of 1 software each, but in reality will not require him to buy us anything. I'm sending the PM now.

PS- Put the words "software workaround" in the PM subject so he'll know what it is.

 

should be back
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=298260

 

You released him from his obligation and locked the thread/poll.
That's a nice gesture, but trjam didn't promise to purchase 10 licenses for you, did he?
You should have left the poll open.

 

I second that. He has promise to live up to. One can't just throw something out and then a week later take it back.

 

He does what he likes to do Play with all Security software are you going to chase him down? All we know he could be in Siberia lol just alittle joke nothing more! But you have to say he does fine some good deals for us members!

TH

 

Haha! Okey, enough joking around for now. Trjam, you're free to switch software, it's fine by be! Do please try to keep to setups a bit longer as it would give your opinions a greater impact as we then would know you're really meaning it... and not say one thing great about how that piece of software is a keeper and then 2 hours later switch to completely different.

 

I thought trjam was a die hard Avira fan...I see Avast there...

 

trjam, just be happy, do as you wish, and please don't try to draw undeserved attention to yourself, OK, but please don't confuse the rest of us, I'm confused enough already!!

Acadia

 

I think he just does what we all would like to do a little more often...it can be addictive!

 

This is exactly why I said in an earlier post that I wasn't interested in his offer because I knew he has had various setups within snapshots, and, deep down, I couldn't see him really giving that up ultimately. That's just the way he is, and nothing wrong with that.

So, of course, he is excused and released from making the offer in the first place.