tried DW(Dr Web) about two years ago, and had some problems with it

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  1. Bunkhouse Buck

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    CSJ, I just went by AV-Comparatives. I tried DW about two years ago, and had some problems with it. Probably ok now though. If this test is anywhere near accurate, I might give DrW a try. I am using Avira, it is light, but DrW may be lighter. I want to test it on my main laptop and see how it runs relative to Avira. If the detection is anywhere near similar, I'll give it a whirl.
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    you shouldn't use it for test results tho bunk, is it light? Yes,very.
    Will it protect you? Most definatly

    Those are the reasons you should look at.
     
  3. Bunkhouse Buck

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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    I am installing right now...
     
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    LOL ok, hide the tray icon in control panel and tell me if you even notice an antivirus running.
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    I am running a full scan right now, but even with it on, webpages load faster than Avira or Nod32-no question. I'll let you know how light overall after scan is completed.
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    Hang on, while I get some popcorn. :rolleyes:
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    Actually is scanning as fast on my laptop as Avira-perhaps slightly faster.
     
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    well, check back with me in a hour when it finishes. And you might want to double check what it finds before deleting.;)
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day


    Tsk..tsk.. Don't hurt Chris' feelings :D
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    ......and the next day..PLING...:eek: ...what happened...:D ...ahhh it's finished...:D

    Cheers
     
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    u are hilarious jeff, but I believe more people report fps with avira than with drweb :)

    Scanning speed is slow, but its a deeper more through scan.

    After your initial scan bunk, you can disable archive and mail scanning, and this will dramatically improve the scan speed.
     
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    It might be awhile before he can answer you.:eek:
     
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    Re: tried DW about two years ago, and had some problems with it

    I can't believe they put a discussion about doctor web in other anti malware section... The mods
     
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    Re: tried DW about two years ago, and had some problems with it

    Maybe they think DW stands for DefenseWall.
     
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    Re: tried DW about two years ago, and had some problems with it

    Bingo. I am moving it now.

    Pete
     
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    hello,
    nothing wrong with a slow scanning engine.
    mostly a fast scan engine means it misses stuff.
    slower scan engines are normaly more through.
    no reason to diss something because its a bit slow.
    ive seen a few fp's with dr web but the ones i sent got fixed quite quickly.
    always look at the good things. for example recently people have been spreading rubbish about me but im happy because i know im better than they are:D
    im sure version 5 of drweb will have a faster engine.
    lodore
     
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    Geez, Bunkhouse. Still scanning?:rolleyes: ;)
     
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    You are a bad guy :)
     
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    The bad news is the full initial scan took a little over 5 hours as compared to 2 hours for Avira. The good news is that the spam filter in Dr. Web is much better than Avira and the best I have ever tested and I have tested them all. In addition, Dr. Web runs lighter on my test machine than Avira. Web pages load faster, etc.

    There are trade-offs with all AVs. I weight "lightness" very highly, and if the next 30 days (trial period) works well, I will buy a license for Dr. Web. I have licenses for Nod32 and both the Avira Suite and the Personal Edition Premium which I can reinstall if need be.

    Just a progress report from beautiful Las Vegas.

    Best,

    Bunkhouse Buck
     
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    As expected, there were some false positives (7) -and I have never had a fp with Avira or Nod32. That said, I did not delete the fp files as I knew what they were. I do not view false positives as necessarily a bad thing since I know something about computers.
     
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    Re: Virus Weekly Stats....0Day

    By far the lightest AV I ever used-and I have used them all. Lightning quick loading web pages and with my businesses I am on the net at least 14 hours a day. It is actually hard to believe.
     
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    You're a bundle of laughs as always, Buck.
     
  23. Bunkhouse Buck

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    I am glad you appreciate my good sense of humor! :D
     
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    Untick archives in scanner settings to reduce scan speed dramatically bunk
     
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    I have-thanks.

    I guess I pissed off some here (not a surprise-that is normal) but you were right about the lightness of Dr. Web. Running anything else is slowing down their machine-it is that simple. I sent my Avira key for a 50% 1 year discount. Cheap as well!
     
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