They simply did the ratings without any comments regarding your question. I was curious about that as well.
On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:03:30 -0400 Brenda <[email protected]> writes: > Any idea why AVG rates so well as a free product but way lower > on > the list of the paid versions? > Brenda > > On 8/17/2011 10:53 AM, Josh Rivera wrote: > > Don't know if this listing made it to the entire list, so here it > is. > > It's consumer report's evaluation of free and paid antivirus > programs. I > > forgot to include No. 13, which is Mcafee. > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Josh Rivera<[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:12:00 -0400 > > Subject: Re: antivirus programs > > > > Here are the results in order from best to worse, No. 1, Avira > anti vir > > personal, No. 2, AVG free, No. 3, Avast, and No. 4, Microsoft > Security > > Essentials. > > Here are the paid versions in like order, No. 1, Bit Defender > internet > > security, 2011, price, $50 per year, No. 2, Eset smart security 4, > home > > edition, price, $90, renewal fee, $62, No. 3, Avira premium > security > > sweet, $72 per year, No. 4, Norton internet security 2011, price, > $70 per > > year, 5, G Data internet security 2011, price, $60 per year, 6, > Caspersky > > internet security 2011, price, $80, renewal fee, $60, 7, AVG > internet > > security 2011, price, $69, renewal fee, $52, 8, Avast internet > security > > 5, price, $60 per year, 9, GFI Vipre antivirus premium, price, $70 > per > > year, 10, F Secure internet security 2011, price, 60, renewal fee, > $42, > > 11, Trend Micro titanium internet security 2011, price, $70, > renewal fee, > > $63, 12, Panda internet security 2011, price, $70, renewal fee, > $52. > > There may have been more, but I stopped with 12. Hope this is > helpful. > > On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:21:26 +1000 > Neville<[email protected]> > > writes: > >> I also have a current subscription to Eset Smart Security and > have to > >> > >> make a decision in the next few months of which way to go. > Please > >> take > >> note of Eset's rating as well if you would be so kind.\ > >> > >> Thanks > >> Neville > >> > >> > >> On 17/08/2011 11:50 AM, Josh Rivera wrote: > >>> I seem to remember that the Vipre program was near the bottom > of > >> the > >>> nonfree programs. > >>> I'll read it again tomorrow, and if I am wrong, I'll let you > >> know. > >>> On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:16:08 +1000 > >> Neville<[email protected]> > >>> writes: > >>>> Hi Josh, > >>>> > >>>> Very interesting about the Microsoft offering. > >>>> > >>>> Were any of the non free anti virus programmes covered as > well? > >>>> > >>>> I am currently trialing Vipre Premium (anti virus and > firewall) > >> and > >>>> was > >>>> wondering hif this programme was mentioned and if so, how it > >> went. > >>>> Thanks > >>>> Neville. > >>>> > >>>> I > >>>> > >>>> On 17/08/2011 10:55 AM, Josh Rivera wrote: > >>>>> Hey listers, > >>>>> Consumer Reports magazine has for the last few times they've > >>>> reviewed > >>>>> antivirus programs, recommended Avira's antivirus program the > >> best > >>>> among > >>>>> free programs. 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