How may Apps have you tried ?

Don't know about you, but quite frankly over the years i've lost count.

Sitting in a folder, with numerous sub folders, on the desktop are literally dozens and dozens of Apps that i still havn't got round to installing and testing. A fair number of these are Apps that people on here use, and are well thought of. Several are slightly/older ones that many of you may have forgotten about, but could still be useful in some way/s.

I really feel for developers who slave away for weeks/months/years providing us with software, often very good, with little or no return !

 

I've lost count since I've been a member here, and it hasn't even been "years" yet, lol. A lot of that has to do with once having "Wilders Syndrome", and another is that I seem to have one of the most fickle systems to have ever been created. It runs good, hardly ever gives me any sort of problems, but when it comes to security software, it'll either purr happily along or chew it up and spit it out, never any middle ground

Being here at this forum has provided me with a front row seat to the birth and death of countless apps (some of which I'm still quietly hoping someone will pull the plug on). My trying out multiple apps per week days are long gone now though. I rely on 3 apps period, and, so far, they've not failed me yet.

 

I've lost track.
I doubt that I have tried a hundred apps though.

 

Too many.

 

i tried
[noparse]1)threatfire
2)sandboxie
3)defensewall
4)geswall
5)bufferzone
6)returnil
7)malware defender
appranger
9)appguard
10)virtual sandbox
11)A2Square
12)mamutu
13)avira
14)comodo
15)malwarebytes
16)superantispywar
17)prevx
1spyware terminator
19)spybot
20)spywall
21)winpatrol
22)winsonar
23)spyware blaster
24)nod32
25)outpost firewall[/noparse]

note:the one that stayed and made it home was: Defensewall/malware defender i still like comodo/appguard cool programs

 

1.AD-Aware
2.Avira
3.Avast
4.AVG
5.Bitdefender
6.BlackIce
7.Comodo
8.CA
9.Defensewall
10.Drive Sentry
11.Dynamic security agent
12.Fprot
13.F-Secure
14.FortKnox
15.Gdata
16.Kerio
17.Kaspersky
18.Malware Defender
19.Malwarebytes
20.Mcafee
21.Nod32
22.Norman.
23.Norton
24.Online Armor
25.Outpost
26.Prevx
27.process guard
28.Risen
29 Returnil
30.Safespace
31.Sandboxie
32.spyware terminator
33.Spyware blaster
34.SuperAntiSpyware
35.shadow Defender
36.Spybot
37.Trend Micro
38.Twister
39.Tiny
40.Threatfire
41.VBA32
42.Viper
43.winpatrol
44.Zone alarm

And whatever I forgot about.

 

hey djohn buddy wooooo hahhahah you beat me up by half more programs i ever used hahahahha woooo you are a happy tester winner

 

Hey Jay how are ya man.This goes back from windows ME to date with vista. I bet there people here that can beat me by far.Now that I think of it,some may have this many on there machines.

 

hey that is true for example those apps i used since 2008 shame of me well at least i settle down already

 

I'm going to steal djohn's list, as I won't be able to type them. I removed some I haven't tried, and added others I can think of. I feel sick now! ha! But this goes back 10+ years (blackice, zone alarm, spybot, ad-aware etc).

1.AD-Aware
2.Avira
3.Avast
4.AVG
5.Dr. Web
6.BlackIce
7.Comodo
8.GesWall
9.Defensewall
10.Appranger
11.a-squared anti-malware
12.Fprot
13.F-Secure
14.FortKnox
15.Hitman Pro
16.FortiClient
17.Kaspersky
18.PC Tools Firewall
19.Malwarebytes
20.Mcafee
21.Nod32
22.Mamutu
23.Norton
24.Online Armor

26.Prevx
27.process guard

29 Returnil
30.Safespace
31.Sandboxie
32.spyware terminator
33.Spyware blaster
34.SuperAntiSpyware
35.shadow Defender
36.Spybot

38.Twister

40.Threatfire

42.Vipre
43.winpatrol
44.Zone alarm

 

hey guys if i include a list or go back 10 years ago my list will be close to every thing under the sun

 

1. Anti Spy
2. Ad Aware
3. Anti Keylogger
4. AVG AS
5. HJT
6. Spy Sweeper
7. Spyware Blaster
8. Spyware Guard
9. Spyware Terminator
10. Super Anti Spyware
11. Malaware Bytes
12. Keyscrambler
13. Linkscanner
14. F-secure Exploit Shield

15. TDS-2/3
16. A2 Anti Dialer
17. A2 Anti Trojan
18. Anti Ghostbusters
19. BoClean
20. Lockdown 2000
21. TrojanHunter
22. Unhackme
23. Wormguard
24. Scriptdefender

25. Nod32
26. Active Virus Shield
27. AOL Virus Shield (now that i think of it, same as above if i remember)
28. Avast!
29. AVG AV
30. Bit Defender
31. Dr Web
32. Indef21 (the first ever anti virus not signature based if i remember)
33. Inoculan
34. KIS
35. Avira Antivir
36. McAfee AV
37. Norton AV

38. Proximitron
39. 8 Signs Firewall
40. AWSPS
41. Atelier Web Firewall
42. Comodo Firewall
43. Kerio Personal Firewall
44. Outpost Firewall
45. Port Explorer
46. Netstat Viewer

47. A2 Hijack Free
48. Defensewall
49. Geswall
50. Pro Security
51. Process Guard
52. SandboxIE
53. EQS
54. SSM
55. D+
56. Threatfire

57. Esafe Desktop
58. Registry Cleaner
59. Runscanner

Used tons of other smaller apps like small scanners or process manager checkers etc etc

 

Like most people here, I've tried way too many to remember. Mostly free products.

 

4 this year including the current MSE - Avira, Panda Cloud AV, Comodo Firewall (last futile try, I hate apps, that can not be uninstalled).
I prefer installing only high quality apps based on reviews and opinions skilled users, like those on Wilders to prevent registry junk.

 

Similar experience for me. When I joined Wilders 5 years ago I was going crazy testing out apps. Since one year now I'm using the same 3 apps and I have no intention to change.

 

May be it was better to put this 3D in the Polls Section.

 

I can see some of you have been very busy too. It's understandable that people want to experiment, and to then try and narrow it down to a few Apps that cover as much ground as feasable.

The thing is, with ALL those available choices out there, the possible combinations and options/settings etc are almost limitless. I guess we'll never really know if we have the ultimate practicle solution. I suppose that's what keeps driving us on, and who could 100% say they would never change anything, or try something new !

Thanks for your input, some nice soft in there, and good memories too of trying quite a number of them myself.

 

StevieO did you ever tried appranger?it is very cool app

 

I've tested most of the firewalls a while ago, to see how well they perform against leaks. And testing AV's all the time.


eXPerience

 

jmonge

No i havn't, but on your recommdation i will give it a whirl. I'll post back with my impressions, in a few days or so.

Edit. I've just checked and it seems it's only for servers and corps ?

 

for personal use also
note:send them a email and they will explain it has 30 generous trial

 

Avira Antivir Premium
Avast
Kaspersky Internet Security
ESET NOD32
BitDefender
Dr Web
Outpost Firewall
Comodo Firewall
PC Tools Firewall
Online Armor
Sandboxie
Defensewall
Process Guard
Superantispyware
Malwarebytes
Spybot
Prevx

 

i want to try PcArmor

 

Wait... what? Am I supposed to remember ALL the software that I have tried and/or tested!?

 

raven211

Yes please list immediately, or else lol.