What's up with AV-Comparatives

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  1. Thankful

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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    Great. And your point is?
     
  2. Arup

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    Its top notch as well, since you had asked what is free and top notch, Avira is and to an extent, so is Avast. So one needn't look elsewhere to get proper protection and with a combo of a spyware whic are also available free, one can stay well protected.
     
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    I didn't ask that. The original quote by Fajo :
    I was simply asking for proof. I'm still waiting for it. The tests by AV-Comparatives and AV-Test.org were run on AVIRA Premium, not the free version.
    Avast! Professional performed better than Eset on the AV-Test.org test but not as well as NOD32 on the February On Demand AV-Comparative. I still haven't seen proof of the 'crap' product performing better than NOD32.
     
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    Sorry, But I'm done repeating my self over and over. ;)
     
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    You made the original assertion. Not me. Stop spreading garbage.
     
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    Re Read the posts you will find your answer. As for Avira running on the premium its the SAME Engine the free detects just as much malware as the paid version does. The difference between the two is the Anti spyware.

    In Retrospect the Free Detects (99.8%) along with the paid version.

    (Last post from me Unless new info comes to light as this is going nowhere but in circles.)
     
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    They are the same for the Av-Test.org test. Probably not for AV-Comparatives.
    AVIRA is stronger than ALL AVs, not just NOD32. What other free AVs and 'crap' AV is better than NOD32?
     
  8. Arup

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    Avast is pretty close to Eset and its free.
     
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    I suggest you read my posts before responding. I said AVIRA outperformed ALL AVs, not just NOD32. Again, I never said AVAST! is a crap product.
     
  10. Arup

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    So we see that there are good free offerings.
     
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    Absolutely.
     
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    Glad we agree.............
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    Those are the antivirus that got Advanced+: avast, avg, avira, Gdata, Kaspersky and Symantec

    and those are the once that got Advanced: bitdefender, eset, f-secure, norman, sophos, e-scan, trustport
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    sorry where do you read this? thanks
     
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    To get an overview of the comparatives, we summarized them in tables. You can find them here.
    Our sorting and testing methodology and the FAQ's can be found here (PDF document). [08/2008]

    Just click on the red when you are at the antivirus test, scroll down the page and you will find it.
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    I'm not sure where you are looking but I see nothing
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    go to http://www.av-comparatives.org/
    Click Comparatives on the left
    under the list of tests you will see "To get an overview of the comparatives, we summarized them in tables. You can find them here."

    interesting to see Microsoft slip from Advanced to Standard when they seem to have been improving greatly of late.
     
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    the summarised table is indeed updated. maybe you can try refreshing your browser.
     
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    It's probably me than. Can't see it with any browser
     
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    I use ESET it's not as bad as your saying, nothing is as good as it looks or as bad as it seems, tests are not the last word on how a product works on your machine For me I add SAS & I have had good results, thats what counts...
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    With all probability, it looks like Avira is going to be the product of the year 2008.
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    AV-Test.org do malware testing (not viruses). AV-Comparatives do not cover spyware in their testing. They plan to do seperate spyware testing next year. Looking at both reports give a ground for both virus and spyware detection rates. ESET seriously needs to do some catching up.

    If you read the report and look at the [4] in the report, you would find your answer.


    Good Results. Im sorry, but as a IT expert, I need to ensure Im distributing the best products for my end-users. If ESET is missing spyware, and they have kids who are going for those free smileys, then they wont be impressed when they still get infected with MyWebProducts.

    These groups that perform this testing aren't being bias. They typically get paid by finding the misses and false positives and selling the av vendors the information. Its a win-win situation for all including us. I do our own testing in-house, we collect virus/spyware variants off machines we service and test the leading products in these online reports. I can substantiate that ESET ranks poorly in spyware just as the tests show. I can also substantiate that Avira does a excellent job, and is improving on its False Positives.

    Until you get infected and suffer loss (data, time, money), your not going to be ****ed with your AV. Each user is open to different scope of risk, but having one product covering as close to 100% as possible whilst having the best performance is the goal at the end of the day. What would you prefer, a proven product or a product you like because you've been lucky enough to avoid finding the infections it cant detect.

    I think your right, ESET's held the win for many years in a row. I'll make a prediction that Norton 2009 makes a huge comeback for Symantec in 2009.
     
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    well welcome to Wilders FWIW you managed to tick me off in just 12 posts. For your information I don't care if your an IT Specialist or not. What I do know is your not the last word on what 'is' & what 'isn't' a good solution, if you back up you 'opinion' with 'just' tests than that ok but not the final answer. Real life does not mimic a test, the proof is running it on a machine in real world conditions & having your machine running well with out issues...BTW in the future try not being so offensive maybe people will listen more no one like someone to tell them their stupid & he has the answer to their problem...
     
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    Re: What's up with AV-Comparatives?

    Kaspersky has done good (advanced +) ;)

    Dissapointing is Microsoft with only standard.

    Symantec was a surprice to it scored Advanced +

    Suprice is also F-secure. It uses kaspersky engine but only scored advanced

    VBA has no score for some kind of reason :cautious:

    Avast and AVG also scores Advanced plus what is a surprice for me.
     
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    Good to hear Kaspersky has done well. Unfortunately I'm still not able to see it
     
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