Hello rick, Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 8:35:10 PM, you wrote:
r> Nod32 is a very fine anti-virus program. Tests conducted by virus r> bulletin have indicated that nod32 detects more virii than any other r> current anti-virus program. r> www.nod32.com is url for nod r> http://www.virusbtn.com/index.xml is url for virus bulletin r> You will note on the virus bulletin page the vb100% award. If you go r> and research that you will see that nod32 has recieved more vb100% r> awards than any other anti-virus product. If you look at the archives r> and see the charts on how each anti-virus product did concerning r> polymorphic, macro and other types of virii then you will see how few r> nod32 missed. Nod32 consistenly misses fewer virii than any other r> program and its cheap :-) Everyone, I guess Rick likes Nod32 (Eset)! And I'm sure it's a good product. But it's certainly not the only one... And your assessment is a little misleading (if not false). For example, the tests go back some five years and were run on many different operating systems. To be fair, you need to look at the most recent tests. Here you'll find that 3 other products do as well as Eset and a further 7 may do as well (there was no entry for one or more tests). And another thing, these tests are just a snapshot. For instance, the version of Sophos used in the February 2003 tests was not the latest version (at that time). From this information, you may conclude that virus definitions were not up-to-date (even though it passed). As Virus Bulletin says, "do not over-emphasize detection rates when making a purchasing decision." In the end, it's personal choice. M -- Regards, Martin Webster http://www.martinwebster.info/ All outgoing mail checked for viruses with Sophos Anti-Virus ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
