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What AV do you use the most?

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Comodo have a new version of Internet Security/Antivirus/Firewall out. Just decided to give it another go and they have seriously fixed the Sandboxing! Not only have they got to work on going through files so the "cloud" marks them as trusted (nothing was untrusted or sandboxed after the initial reboot) but now when you tell it to allow an application it marks it as trusted and actually removes it from the sandbox.

This might just be my new AV :)
 
Fillado said:
Comodo have a new version of Internet Security/Antivirus/Firewall out. Just decided to give it another go and they have seriously fixed the Sandboxing! Not only have they got to work on going through files so the "cloud" marks them as trusted (nothing was untrusted or sandboxed after the initial reboot) but now when you tell it to allow an application it marks it as trusted and actually removes it from the sandbox.

This might just be my new AV :)
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They've also added native ipv6 support (for when the internet is starved of ipv4 addresses later this year ;) ) as well as an improved rootkit scanner.
 
MSE here, low footprint, picked up things AVG didn't see, been using it for ages now on 3 machines at home and no issues at all. Couldn't recommend it enough.
 
Wow, a review that actually tells you what I've been saying about MSE for ages :p

http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Security-Essentials/3000-2239_4-10969260.html

Those results don't come cheaply, as far as system performance is concerned. CNET Labs' benchmarks put MSE 2 at the far slower end of the scale, with a bigger impact on system performance in general than most other security options. System start-up was 11.5 seconds slower than on an unprotected PC, and system shutdown was more than 6 seconds slower whereas most suites affected the system by 2 to 4 seconds.

MSE 2's impact on the MS Office, iTunes decoding, media multitasking, and Cinebench tests was generally unimpressive. The program did very well in the Cinebench test, but in others its results were more middle-of-the-road.

Virus scan times were also slow compared with the competition. MSE 2 took 26 minutes to finish a full scan, and nearly 2 hours on a real-world computer. The 2-hour time is slow, although not the slowest out there. The first quick scan performed at installation took 4 minutes, which is a competitive time for that type of scan.
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VaderDSL said:
So MSE is anti virus/malware? I'm assuming I don't really need anything else?
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Nope. MSE plus the Windows Firewall is all you need despite the major AV companies saying you need a full security suite (which costs more) :rolleyes:
 
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Fillado said:
Comodo have a new version of Internet Security/Antivirus/Firewall out. Just decided to give it another go and they have seriously fixed the Sandboxing! Not only have they got to work on going through files so the "cloud" marks them as trusted (nothing was untrusted or sandboxed after the initial reboot) but now when you tell it to allow an application it marks it as trusted and actually removes it from the sandbox.

This might just be my new AV :)
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Interesting actually, i've just seen a review of Comodo whilst I was checking reviews for another thread which worries me somewhat


PCWorld test from 27/12/10

The good news is that Comodo Internet Security Complete 2011 ($70 for one year and three PCs, as of 12/2/2010) blocked a full 25 out of 25 of real-world attacks in our hands-on testing of the product.

The bad news? Just about everything else.
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With only a 92.4 percent detection rate of known malware samples, Comodo's security levels are decidedly shaky. This score is well below average for suites we tested
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Comodo's rate of false positives was among the highest of the applications we reviewed, and the utility came in last when it came to cleaning infected machines.
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Combine that with middling scores for PC speed during scans and while running in the background and the overall picture isn't rosy: Comodo's overall performance rating landed it in last place in our evaluation.
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Were Comodo a little easier to use some of this might be forgivable. But the app is convoluted and chaotic, a mess of tabs with a screen full of green and red icons beneath each one. There's little sense of organization on any of the screens, although in its defense, at least Comodo makes it easy to figure out how to run a full manual scan without having to hunt around for the option. Be warned, though: Those scans put a real strain on your PC, and fans blow hard while Comodo is at work.
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Even more worrying for a security product..

(There's even more fun in store when you uninstall the app, as Comodo leaves behind a utility that has to be removed via a separate uninstall.)
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Eset Nod32 is a great anti virus which doesn't slow down any pc - even some old pentium 4 I installed on where as Norton likes to not find viruses and clean annoying cookies
 
NOD32 is a great AV, but you do have to pay for it.

I recently moved from NOD to MSE and I have no performance hit what so ever and personally I think MSE is just as good at detecting Viruses and Malware as NOD, which make MSE even better because it free!!!!
 
Really surprised no one uses Avira.... even when I did personal research a few years back, I found nod32 was missing half of the viruses/spyware..... thats why I dropped it few years ago.

Only Kaspersky came no1 with the best detection rate going, however ive been on and off kaspersky and only just come to the conclusion it has far too much issues/problems so ive stopped that back on the no2 package which is Avira.

Aviras scanning/detection was almost as good as Kasperskys but doesnt have the resources hogging and endless hours of scanning like Kaspersky has, I found it provided the best parts of Nod32 and kaspersky :)

Shame I cant find my personal research link which I posted here on Ocuk forums years ago...

I wonder if Nod32 has improved and bettered itself...
 
No it's a standalone product that you download and install manually. It supersedes Windows Defender which is part of WIn7.

It is perfectly safe, safer than 3rd party AV IMO too due to not having the risk of false positives within definition updates that could potentially mark Windows files as suspect and tank your OS install as has been the case many times before and most recently with Kaspersky/AVG.
 
right well my kaspersky subcription is running out in the next few weeks.

So shall i use MSE and windows firewall will that protect me enough?


I use cccleaner and advanced system cleaner which are both very good but dont have antivirus scan or firewall.
 
Hi

Been using Nod 32 for a while now but i think its conflicting with some online games so for the time being its being uninstalled while i do some experimenting.

Whats considered a light but still a good free AV that wont effect performance when online gaming.

MSE?

Avast?

Avria

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Well ive changed to MSE and the problems i was having with online gaming appear to be gone,so it looks like NOD was the problem,shame i rate this AV as the best ive used,i just hope MSE is good enough for detecting virus etc.

Ive head lots of praise for it,i just swear by NOD 32,ill see how it goes but it looks like i wont be renewing my 3 user licence in April.
 
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MSSE just prompted me to update. :)

Before:

Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.2498.0
Antimalware Client Version: 2.1.6805.0
Engine Version: 1.1.6502.0
Antivirus definitions: 1.97.362.0
Antispyware definitions: 1.97.362.0

After:

Security Essentials Version: 2.0.657.0
Antimalware Client Version: 3.0.8107.0
Engine Version: 1.1.6502.0
Antivirus definition: 1.97.449.0
Antispyware definition: 1.97.449.0
Network Inspection System Engine Version: 2.0.5854.0
Network Inspection System Definition Version: 9.1.0.0

I like the new skin. :p
 
I use Avast 5 free version,find it lighter on resources then MSE and it has gaming mode options too,btw I also use Malwarebytes as backup for a scan now and then,never had any issues on my Win7 x64 with this combo.
 
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