How many anti virus have you tried out before choosing

Doctor is starting to shine these days!

 

Never heard of it, is it good? Where does it come from? Detection rates? traffic scanning?

(Am i hyjacking?)

 

I have tried in the last few years;

Norton
McAfee
Panda
F-Secure
NOD32
Kaspersky
Avira
AVG
Avast

My favourite by far are; NOD32, Kaspersky and Avira.

Currently I am using a KAV7 trial and when it runs out in 9 days I will buy NOD32. I also use Avira AntiVir PE Premium 3 month trial, but have not installed the guard/real-time protection and I only use it for on-demand scans, which is perfect for some extra backup.

 

I think i have answered it before, but here is the list
1) Mcafee internet security ( Came preinstalled on my PC)
2) CA Etrust security suite ( Came free with my ISP)
3) F secure internet security 2005 ( Returned it within 1 month)
4)PC cillin internet security 2005 (bought it)
5) PC cillin antivirus and Zonealarm pro firewall
6) NOd32 2.5 and tiny professional firewall
7) Symantec client security (bought the license)
8 ) NOd32 2.7 (using it since last two years)
9) Mcafee enterprise antivirus( Free from college)

These are antivirus/security software i have actually put to use but I can't count how many antivirus software i have tried before. The antivirus software i haven't tried are
2)Virusbuster
2) Escan
4)Kingsoft
5)Ikarus

and some others which i don't recall.

 

its a clone of drweb

 

Do a search around the forum and you'll find tons of info on VirusChaser. It is a "nostalgic" AV; basically an AV based on Dr.Web engine but has a prettier interface. It also does not use the Dr.Web heuristic engine and relies on signatures solely. It does have a few extra signatures over Dr.Web itself though. No HTTP scanning; its development seems limited by the development of Dr.Web's engine....

 

it uses drwebs engine but not their hueristics = lower detection.

and i prefer drwebs software, aswell as their GUI compared to VC's.

 

Well that would be obvious if the poster searched around the forum as I had suggested. I wanted to keep it short and concise so we'll not veer off the topic at hand

BTW no offense intended

 

Antiviruses I used from my first internet experience:
Norton antivirus 4-5 months
RAV - 7-8 months
F-Prot - several months
Kaspersky - 1 month
Bit Defender - 1 month
NOD32 - 2 years

During the years I had installed for several days Panda, AVG, Avast, McAfee, Rising AV.

 

For the last 3 years NOD32, but currently Avira Antivir Premium. Also briefly, AVG - Avast - Bitdefender - McAfee - Panda - Symantec - Trend Micro.

 

but virusscans base apparently is in asia, meaning it will perform better there. I found some asian anti-virus tests and saw that it caught 89% which is OK.

 

Back in the day: Norton AV
Few years ago: Trend Micro suite
Until recently: Avira
Currently, for next 2 years unless something changes: BitDefender Total Security

Also tested AVG, Kaspersky, F-secure, and McAfee at one point.

At work
Previously: SAV Corporate, Spyware Doctor corporate
Now: NOD32