Your opinion of grisoft and their products

I haven't used the antivirus in a long time.It was easy to use and light though.
AVG AS was a great program when it was Ewido.
So Grisoft made a wise choice when they bought it.

 

Yes a manual scan those were my results

 

I was wondering if anyone who has been familiar with Grisoft in the past, thinks AVG 7.5 Antivirus has definitely improved? I realize without it being tested we don't know for sure, but does anyone think we should trust the claims by Grisoft that it has improved, and now has better heuristics?

 

yes, it improved. how much we will see next year.

 

I have noticed by watching virus submissions through Jotti's scanner and when I have submitted stuff myself that very often AVG is now detecting with generic signitures.

Seems to be an improvment.

Cheers

Jlo

 

All I can say is that its operation on my two computers has been flawless, and that it proactively detected malcious code on my system on several occasions. They say trust is something that has to be earned - well, I trust them.

 

Are you talking about the Pro or the Free version?

 

The latter. They're very, very similar.

 

I always like AVG free, until around 2 years ago there was a security hole. Then I realised it wasn't good enough. That was when I moved to Avira Antivir free.
I use AVG as an on access scanner and am happy with that, and it has detected and helped at times.

 

The Anti-Malware edition has better detection rates than the Free or Pro versions....

 

Even better if you will test AVG Anti-Malware 7.5 as well, just to see how former Ewido is increasing the detection rate of AVG av:s!

Best regards,
Firefighter!

 

IBK is already using AVG Anti-Malware for AV-comparatives tests (since the PUP test).

 

OK! Thanks.

Best regards,
Firefighter!

 

Very curious to see the upcoming AV-Comparative numbers for AVGAM. Took a look at it, and while the interface didn't knock my socks off, the detection rates just might.

 

So, you are saying, that the Avg Internet Security Suite has different detection rates than even the Pro version? Is the suite using a different engine and signatures? I find that kind of hard to believe, but like to know for sure!

 

No, what he's saying is that with the better heuristics and overall detection abilities of the 7.5 engine combined with the infusion of AVG Anti-Spyware (or ewido, if you will) that AVG Anti-Malware (not ISS) will have better detection abilities than its siblings.

 

Does anyone know if a license for the Avg IS suite can be used for the Avg Malware program?

 

AVG Internet Security includes the ewido AntiSpyware component and thus effectively offers the same protection as AVG Anti-Malware. Therefore, you do not need to change from AVG Internet Security to AVG Anti-Malware, as both of these products offer the very same protection.

AVG Free and Pro do not have this extra engine, and thus suffer from reduced detection rates of trojans, adware, spyware, and to some extent rootkits.

 

i agree, turn off the firewall, and its the same i think.

although, dont quote me on this as i aint 100% sure.

 

AVG Internet Security = AVG Anti-Malware + AntiSpam + Firewall

 

ok that makes sense i suppose,

avg's antispam is the best ive ever seen though, caught 90% easily.

at least if IBK tested avg malware 7.5, it should score well, infact im sure it will.

 

I don't use AVG AV myself, but at work this week we had a 0-day trojan infection that has caused havoc, and the corporate AV (eTrust) did nothing to stop it. As an interim measure, they have rolled out AVG Free on infected machines to keep the spread in check. It wasn't able to eliminate the Trojan entirely from the work network, but it has stopped it from doinf further damage on infected PCs. I think we are still waiting on a final solution.

So i would have to say that AVG are doing well - I don't think our IT guys could come up with any other free product that could recognise this new virus at the time.

 

if etrust were being used ... then im sure the damage has already been done, avg will stop as much as it can.

try dr.web cure it /available in my signature) you dont have to install it and it scans and removes for free with the latest signature files, this can be used with another av installed without confliction

 

eTrust is a terrible AV. never use it you are better off with almost anything.

 

I wonder if Avast or Avira AntiVir could detect the trojan you were talknig about. They are also free products.