Trend, Sophos and McAfee flunk Vista SP1 anti-virus tests

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somanyholes

Apr 04, 2008, 08:35:54
not an easy job for them with vista, give them a few more years, shame to see sophos on there, being uk based an all....

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/03/vista_sp1_av_tests/

Rik

#1
Apr 04, 2008, 09:19:49
Worryingly, Norton passed.  :eek4:
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Simon

#2
Apr 04, 2008, 09:55:16
More worryingly, BitDefender didn't.   :eek4: :eek4:
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somanyholes

#3
Apr 04, 2008, 12:13:16
QuoteMore worryingly, BitDefender didn't.

more worringly nearly 50% failed eeek.

Inactive

#4
Apr 04, 2008, 12:15:57
AVG passed, and it is free.. does this disprove the theory of;

You get what you pay for?
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somanyholes

#5
Apr 04, 2008, 12:22:25
QuoteYou get what you pay for?

thats dangerous talk on this forum in  >:D

Inactive

#6
Apr 04, 2008, 12:30:19
Indeed..  ;D ;D
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Sebby

#7
Apr 04, 2008, 13:08:16
Kaspersky passed. :thumb:

Simon

#8
Apr 04, 2008, 21:25:30
Quote from: Inactive on Apr 04, 2008, 12:15:57
AVG passed, and it is free.. does this disprove the theory of;

You get what you pay for?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it didn't state which version they tested, so going on the other tests, I would assume it was the Pro (paid) version, which is supposedly very good.  It's the free one most people use, though, and I have noticed a worrying number of machines getting infected lately, using AVG Free.  :)
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BrianM

#9
Apr 04, 2008, 22:26:18
Hi there, been using AVG freebie plus Zone Alarm and Adaware for six years, and the past three years on the paid for full monty version of AVG after ditching Norton. The free version of AVG found a virus which came thru an email and quarantined it strait away, the paid for version found a trojan about 12 months ago and that's about all the problems I've had in ten years.   :)  Maybe I've been lucky.  :) Just watch, now I've posted this.   :fingers: 
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Simon

#10
Apr 04, 2008, 23:27:47
I can well believe that, Brian.  I've only had a very small number of trojans, and never a real destructive virus.  A lot of it depends on how 'safe' your surfing habits are.  If you steer clear of the dark side of the web, you are less likely to encounter nasties, but there have been exceptions, one which springs to mind, being the trojan ad found on Digital Spy recently.
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Inactive

#11
Apr 04, 2008, 23:28:11
Touch wood Simon, I have been using AVG Free for years now, no problems to report. :fingers:

I do use other security stuff alongside it. ;)
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#12
Apr 04, 2008, 23:31:15
See above, In.  I'm sure, for most users, AVG free is OK, but having see quite a few forum posts recently, where people using AVG free have been infected, I wouldn't personally feel comfortable recommending it.
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BrianM

#13
Apr 05, 2008, 00:02:02
Yes Simon  I've been reading some worrying reports about AVG recently and have been thinking of having a change but as you say I try to  keep my surfing habits safe without getting paranoid and go where I want to go, will see how things go 'till me subscription runs out.  :fingers:
Brian

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Inactive

#14
Apr 05, 2008, 00:18:20
Quote from: Simon on Apr 04, 2008, 23:31:15
See above, In.  I'm sure, for most users, AVG free is OK, but having see quite a few forum posts recently, where people using AVG free have been infected, I wouldn't personally feel comfortable recommending it.

Fair comment Simon, but when you see " paid for " versions from the likes of Trend Micro failing, it does make you wonder if it is worth paying out for them.
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Sebby

#15
Apr 05, 2008, 00:36:36
I would take a look at Kaspersky. It's very good value and an excellent piece of software. I recently switched from AVG Free and it was worth every penny.

Inactive

#16
Apr 05, 2008, 00:45:29
I may well do Seb, but I have read of some people having problems with it, and as you know, AVG is idiot proof, it needs to be. ;D ;D
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#17
Apr 05, 2008, 00:56:58
All the problems are sorted now. If AVG works for you, I wouldn't necessarily switch. It always does well in tests and it's free! :thumb:

Niall

#18
Apr 05, 2008, 13:14:48
Quote from: Inactive on Apr 04, 2008, 12:15:57
AVG passed, and it is free.. does this disprove the theory of;

You get what you pay for?

AVG sucks under Vista. End of :(

It used to be good, but the new version is bloatware :( Not sure if it works okay under XP, but I didn't want to cripple my laptop trying to find out.
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madasahatter

#19
Apr 05, 2008, 13:17:41
I gave up with AVG free - happily been using it for a couple of years, then it updated - after that it was very resource hungry for some reason, so got rid of it.

Inactive

#20
Apr 05, 2008, 13:20:04
Quote from: Niall on Apr 05, 2008, 13:14:48
AVG sucks under Vista. End of :(

It used to be good, but the new version is bloatware :( Not sure if it works okay under XP, but I didn't want to cripple my laptop trying to find out.

It's OK, I think Vista sucks, it is the bloatware of all bloatware, I mean, just how much memory does it need to run properly?

AVG doesn't slow my computer on XP.
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Sebby

#21
Apr 05, 2008, 13:24:44
I agree with Niall. AVG is poor on Vista, which is why I moved to Kaspersky, though Ilm back on XP anyway now. :P

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#22
Apr 05, 2008, 13:26:06
Quote from: Sebby on Apr 05, 2008, 13:24:44
though Ilm back on XP anyway now. :P

A wise move Seb..  ;D
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#23
Apr 05, 2008, 13:28:33
Quote from: Inactive on Apr 05, 2008, 13:20:04


AVG doesn't slow my computer on XP.

Well I'm on XP on my desktop, and that's the machine that had all the problems  :(

Inactive

#24
Apr 05, 2008, 13:30:18
You sure it wasn't posting on forums causing the slow down Mad..  ;D ;D

AVG has never caused me any speed problems.
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