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« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2007, 10:42:17 PM »
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6177424.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

just some other things us regular PC / Internet Users should be aware of. I make it a  scheduled chore to check all 5 computers in our home weekly with an Indepth Analysis scann ( NOD32 ) on each one


but thes toolkit type worms can go undetected , even for the best anti-virus/mal/spam/grayware programs.........

I am and have been skeptical of all the javascript websites out there ever since I learned that attackers could code in viruses into  it......

alot of website builders grab javascript coding and use it without realizing what they might have grabbed......without even knowing it could already  have something BAD embedded in  to it......be very weary.....


now in the ZDNet report above , it says these viruses are showing up in Flash as well.......
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« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2007, 02:49:12 PM »
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FYI Avast rates quite poorly, especially the free version. What sort of modem/or router do you use?


I'd love to see links to these reviews.  


nevermind...I just noticed your other post.  Thanks!  


I've been using Avast for a while now with no problems.  It's even prevented a couple problem P2P files.  I'm not selling Avast or claiming it's perfect, but I'd love to see who is rating Avast poorly.
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« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2007, 08:01:31 AM »
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AVG is known to bring up full positives (it is one of the reasons it gets rated poorly).

I'd trust what NOD32 says.


Curious.

Where are you getting this rating at?
I havent been able to find anyplace that supports your claim

Actually according to http://www.av-comparatives.org/
most recent review (Nov 06)
It rates AVG as having  "VERY FEW"  false positives as opposed to Nod32 "Few" rating

Overall test reports I've seen show it to not be the VERY VERY best.
Its far from the worst.

certainly not "poor"

I suspect your information may be out dated
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« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2007, 08:05:42 AM »
Go Norton bro or Verizon offes a great internet suite ith bundle for spam ,spyware,antivirus and pop up blocker for 5 dollars.Only comes with my Fios connection though.Good lord Fios is fast:O
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« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2007, 04:41:39 PM »
I've been waiting for Fios in my area. It sems to be making a circle around my town.
that is. every town around my town exept my town seems ot have it

which package did ya get?
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« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2007, 04:52:16 PM »
Norton is ineffective bloatware - stay away from it if you can.
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« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2007, 04:56:17 PM »
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Curious.

Where are you getting this rating at?
I havent been able to find anyplace that supports your claim

Actually according to http://www.av-comparatives.org/
most recent review (Nov 06)
It rates AVG as having  "VERY FEW"  false positives as opposed to Nod32 "Few" rating

Overall test reports I've seen show it to not be the VERY VERY best.
Its far from the worst.

certainly not "poor"

I suspect your information may be out dated


Look at the older tests, AVG's performance is all over the show from test to test.
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« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2007, 08:02:13 PM »
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Look at the older tests, AVG's performance is all over the show from test to test.


Exactly my point.

Im not all that interested in older tests as they are outdated. Just as the older software is outdated.
After all. If I were to use it I would use the most recent verion. Not the older ones
It would only stand ot reason that a software company might make improvements
More recent tests show drastic improvements
Older tests are just that. Older
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« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2007, 08:50:34 PM »
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Older tests are just that. Older


Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    I resemble that remark!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2007, 10:44:00 PM »
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Exactly my point.

Im not all that interested in older tests as they are outdated. Just as the older software is outdated.
After all. If I were to use it I would use the most recent verion. Not the older ones
It would only stand ot reason that a software company might make improvements
More recent tests show drastic improvements
Older tests are just that. Older


But if you spent enough time keeping an eye on the various products you'd know that one test does not give you a complete picture. A lot of products vary in their performance, some even get tweak to specifically give better test results. AVGs performance has not historically been stable or good. If it got 3 good results in a row in both types then I'd say yeah its good now.

It fails the retrospective test from Nov 2006 - and does poorly historically (new retrospective test is due shortly). All the current test shows is that they've got their signature file up to date.

Whereas a product like NOD32 does well without much variation in performance. AV is not like buying a snapshot product, it is a dynamic product. The vendors ability to keep up to date and to deal with unknown threats is important. AVG does not do well at this.
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