Antivirus Poll - 2014 (January - June)

Discussion in 'polls' started by mattdocs12345, Jan 21, 2014.

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Antivirus Poll - 2014 (January - June)*** Multiple Choice

Poll closed Jul 20, 2014.
  1. Ad-Aware

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%
  2. Avast

    30 vote(s)
    14.5%
  3. AVG

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  4. Avira

    14 vote(s)
    6.8%
  5. BitDefender

    18 vote(s)
    8.7%
  6. BullGuard

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Baidau

    3 vote(s)
    1.4%
  8. Clam

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  9. Comodo

    12 vote(s)
    5.8%
  10. Dr. Web

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. Emisoft AntiMalware

    28 vote(s)
    13.5%
  12. eScan

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. Fortinet

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%
  14. F-Prot

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. F-Secure

    5 vote(s)
    2.4%
  16. G-Data

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  17. Ikarus

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  18. Intel Security (formerly McAfee)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  19. Kaspersky

    15 vote(s)
    7.2%
  20. MSE

    19 vote(s)
    9.2%
  21. NOD32

    43 vote(s)
    20.8%
  22. Norton/Symantec

    15 vote(s)
    7.2%
  23. Outpost

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  24. Panda

    12 vote(s)
    5.8%
  25. Qihoo 360

    11 vote(s)
    5.3%
  26. Advanced SystemCare Ultimate

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  27. Sophos

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  28. TrendMicro

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  29. TrustPort

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  30. Vipre

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  31. WSA

    30 vote(s)
    14.5%
  32. ZoneAlarm

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  33. Ashampoo AV <- new AV in this list

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%
  34. Malwarebytes AntiMalware (realtime) <- experimental poll option

    28 vote(s)
    13.5%
  35. None

    33 vote(s)
    15.9%
  36. I don't want to participate in this poll - please state why.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. mattdocs12345

    mattdocs12345 Registered Member

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    Previous poll (October-December 2013) winners:

    GOLD
    Avast! ~ 25%


    SILVER
    WSA ~ 19%

    BRONZE
    ESET ~ 14%

    TOP 10
    EAM ~ 12%
    MSE ~ 8%
    Avira ~ 7%
    BitDefender ~7%
    Comodo ~7%

    Special attention to:
    No antivirus ~ 11%
    Avast went up from ~10% in September to ~25% in December

    Changes to this poll:
    • Roboscan and Kingsoft were removed due to lack of support or poor popularity.
    • Ashampoo AV was added.
    • MBAM Pro realtime added, please state if you think it should be there or not and why.

    Future Changes to this poll:
    List what other security software you would like to see as a poll option? Sandboxie? Favorite FW? You name it.
     
    Last edited: Jan 21, 2014
  2. guest

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    Still none, surprisingly.
     
  3. mattdocs12345

    mattdocs12345 Registered Member

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    Okay guys here is what I selected:
    - No antivirus on my primary laptop
    - BitDefender on my netbook
    - Forticlient on 2 family laptops
    - MBAM Pro (realtime) on 1 family laptop
     
  4. Page42

    Page42 Registered Member

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    VIPRE and MBAM Pro.
    I think it was a good call including MBAM in the poll, mattdocs.
     
  5. FreddyFreeloader

    FreddyFreeloader Registered Member

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    Bitdefender on Windows and Android - hard to argue with their features, esp. their banking protection, and results.
     
  6. Osaban

    Osaban Registered Member

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    Avira A.S on Vista and Win8, none on 3 XP computers.
     
  7. mattdocs12345

    mattdocs12345 Registered Member

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    Thanks. I am curious how many people use MBAM in relation to regular AV software.
     
  8. guest

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    Many. It can be unofficially considered as a must have for most people. MBAM, be it real-time or just on-demand, will almost always be paired with their AV of choice. I used to think like that too, up until it flags my settings. But aside of that, I have proven it to be able to detect malware which can't be detected by your main AV. So I'd say it's sensible to have it if you're using the mainstream security setup.
     
  9. Noob

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    First vote for EAM. :D
     
  10. guest

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    I propose that in the next poll EAM should be banned in the available choices! :D

    Nah, joking lol. If I was using an AV, I probably will pick EAM too. Either that, or Avira Free.
     
  11. SouthPark

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    Still using avast! but also considering adding MBAM realtime.
     
  12. J_L

    J_L Registered Member

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    Avast, WSA, and MBAM Pro in the near future until giveaway licenses expire. Then I would try out Immunet Protect.

    I do it cause I can without issues. Malware is blocked by one of them in this order: MBAM IP Blocking > Avast HTTP scanner > WSA web filtering > Avast real-time > WSA real-time > MBAM on-execution.
     
  13. Minimalist

    Minimalist Registered Member

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    ESET Nod32 AV.

    Regards, hqsec
     
  14. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    I'm using Windows 7 as an administrator with no antivirus installed, Windows Defender disabled, UAC disabled, and only the form or real time protection coming from Windows Firewall.

    While I'm not protected against threats, I do not think I'll be infected anytime soon.

    When I find an antivirus light enough I will start using an AV again. Until then, I'll stay unprotected.
     
  15. snerd

    snerd Registered Member

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    Avast Internet Security and MBAM Pro.
     
  16. Banzi

    Banzi Registered Member

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    Bitdefender AV+ 2014 & MBAM Pro on desktop & no AV at all on my Galaxy S3 as it not needed & would just use resources, despite what the AV companies say there is no malware apocalypse in Android :)
     
  17. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    ESET of course...but I voted for another AV too :D
     
  18. Sampei Nihira

    Sampei Nihira Registered Member

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    No antivirus on my pc (XP).
    ESET on my device android.

    Vote none.
     
  19. ams963

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    I voted for WSA.:thumb:
     
  20. jadinolf

    jadinolf Registered Member

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    Switched from avast! to NOD32 last June.

    Very happy with it.
     
  21. mattdocs12345

    mattdocs12345 Registered Member

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    Wow a quarter of the people don't use AV on at least one PC. Pretty interesting! Lets see if this poll is gonna beat the other ones. Usually the number is no more than 12%. Is this a new trend among Wilders? :)
     
  22. FleischmannTV

    FleischmannTV Registered Member

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    None on my own computer, on my parents' laptops I have EAM paired with AppGuard.
     
  23. safeguy

    safeguy Registered Member

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  24. agreste

    agreste Registered Member

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    Qihoo 360 Internet Security Version 4.9.0
     
  25. wolfrun

    wolfrun Registered Member

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    Was using MBAM Pro as on demand. Have now enabled file system protection only.
     
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