Yeah, but let's be serious here, these days 99.9% of it does. Even if you're putting something on your computer offline, odds are it's something...
Avast don't have their free product in the dynamic tests, so for example I'm unsure whether the sandbox feature (not in free according to their...
A firewall would help where, say, a virus is trying to infect you via an exploit such as a flaw in Windows SMB. However, 3rd party firewalls...
But to what end? As I said, exactly how often does the scenario arise where a file is first accessed offline? I imagine it's pretty rare and thus...
You're not answering the question. What items in the Internet Suite, not present in the Free edition, are going to contribute to a superior score...
I don't think it is because it doesn't allow the use of an Internet connection for cloud detection behaviours. While that might be useful as a...
I question the point of this test without an Internet connection. I understand what they're trying to represent but I don't think it's something...
Well, in that it surely fails, because regardless of whether it's downloading a file or running a scan, default settings are what 99% of people...
No, I saw that and read the document, but I don't recall seeing an answer to my question in there. Can you be more specific?
Why do the dynamic tests use out-of-the-box settings while the detection test uses maximum (or vendor choice) settings?
Unfortunately the av-comparative.org test isn't using the default settings, so while they might be "fine" they might also be no different from MSE...
After these results I decided it might be nice to switch my laptop from Microsoft Security Essentials to Avast! while keeping MSE on my desktop....
a) I already covered the web page. b) I didn't have that Submit to Symantec button in my restore screen, only Restore and Remove.
Really? I looked for a way but couldn't find one.
And this is the problem, that needs to be built into the client not hidden away on their website, which is what I entered into the feedback box...
I switched my girlfriend and me across to Norton AV 2010 when yet another bit of scareware slipped by MSE and caused her to do something silly....
If not for issues which caused it to be marked down it would have scored higher??
Microsoft made some big strides in the second half of the year. Interested to see how 2010 shapes up now it's all MSE all the time.
The default UAC settings are in fact less secure. Because Microsoft doesn't consider UAC a security boundary it can be bypassed by malware which...
As I have said many times before: God yes!
IMO 3rd party firewalls were irrelevant the second Windows shipped with one. Beyond that it's not Windows 7 that will shake the market but rather...
I run AV for about 600 machines and my answer is yes, you need to check for stuff which slipped in before the signatures came out. I wouldn't do...
Agreed, along with a Sleep alternative.
Yeah, honestly when I found out NOD32 didn't it was a real WTF moment. I can understand delaying the auto rollout, but never?!
I believe they have one of the better enterprise back-ends. My company uses McAfee, the client isn't great but the back-end is superb and thus is...
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