On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Decker, Michael wrote:
What's the best anti-virus software for XP? How is AVG,
Panda or Kaspersky? I'd prefer not to use McAfee or Norton.
Here are some quotes from one reviewer's test of AV software.
Tests are from 7/2005 though.
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<http://www.suggestafix.com/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=16990&s=407229a133914019ef7531bdc8207d1c>
Antivirus Test 2005
"Norton Antivirus gets the Gnashing Teeth award from me this
year ARGH! I am so disgusted with those idiots at Symantec its
not funny. I swear, that blasted program does selective
detection. Ive updated the definitions on customers systems and
Ive seen it miss a file one minute and find it the next. Not
only that, but if youre using Norton Internet Security 2005 you
may find this software has the most problems with regard to
interfering with connections, software conflicts and other
misc. errors. What really steams my clams is that Symantec had
to create uninstallers for their software because half the time
they wont uninstall normally. Truly despicable considering it's
from one of the largest security software companies in the
world. On the test system Norton was inconsistent at best,
ineffective at worst. This is rapidly turning into a true piece
of bloated junkware that gulps down system resources instead of
doing its job. BTW, the corporate version is worse than the
standard version, so dont even go there."
"If you want a free scanner, then choose either Avast or
AntiVir. Of course, there are always downsides to everything.
Avast requires going through an inconvenient registration
process and isn't as configurable as I think it should be, and
AntiVir has been seeing some difficulties updating through the
servers for their free version. However, these are generally
minor. "
"On the upside, they are both excellent antivirus programs. If
you are concerned with percentages, the programs fall into the
95 percentile range on average. The payware versions these
companies have offer more features and better support, but
you're still not going to go wrong using the freeware
versions."
"I don't think EZ Antivirus or AVG are going to do the job and
I don't recommend them. Until Symantec takes a step back for a
fresh perspective and decides what it wants to do with their
piggish program I wouldn't recommend them either. It's just
going from bad to worse. McAfee? Well what can I say? I've
never been fond of it. The av isn't necessarily bad, but the
extra baggage, errors and the system slowdowns are the reason I
don't like it. "
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