Stick with my free McAfee or move to something else?

isofa

I still prefer AVG for the free ones because it scans incoming / outgoing mail, Avira Antivir doesn't. I wasn't such a big fan of Avast, but it's a good 2 years ago since I tried it, each to their own.

They are all much of a muchness, if you are a safe user and don't open attachments from people you don't know, (and don't download and visit suspect sites) in general you'll be fine. I've switched between Avast and AVG on a test PC, maybe I'll give Avira a whirl at some point when I have a moment to test.

Personally I'd get rid of McAfee, it is a pain.

Agree with davitmt83 re the best paid for options.

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Marty_J wrote: »

Every test I've read puts AVG behind both Avast and Avira Antivir in terms of detection rates.

I'd disagree agree with this statement. See this site here:

http://wiki.castlecops.com/AntiVirus_Comparison

Specifcally, AntiVir beats Avast and AVG on each of the following tests performed:

AV-Test.org April 2007:
Malware Detection Rate

Mega Antivirus Test:
# Detected viruses(~10,312)

AV-comparatives 2006:1
Virus detection rate

www.virus.gr Aug 2006
Virus detection rate

AV-comparatives 2005:
Virus detection rate

For 2008 results I've found http://www.av-comparatives.org then select -> Comparitives -> "On-demand comparative, August 2008, Online results", and it shows AntiVir again beats Avast and AVG in detection rates...

aliEnRIK

Thats when you pay for the FULL PACKAGE David ~ we're talking about the free versions

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aliEnRIK wrote: »

Thats when you pay for the FULL PACKAGE David ~ we're talking about the free versions

AntiVir's FREE and paid versions have the same scanning engine and definition files, so scanning performance is equal.

thomas01155

Avast failed the latest http://www.virusbtn.com test as it had 1 false positive http://www.virusbtn.com

aliEnRIK

Deleted_User wrote: »

AntiVir's FREE and paid versions have the same scanning engine and definition files, so scanning performance is equal.

Antivira PREMIUM has spyware protection (as well as email etc) that the free version does not

aliEnRIK

isofa wrote: »

I still prefer AVG for the free ones because it scans incoming / outgoing mail, Avira Antivir doesn't. I wasn't such a big fan of Avast, but it's a good 2 years ago since I tried it, each to their own.

They are all much of a muchness, if you are a safe user and don't open attachments from people you don't know, (and don't download and visit suspect sites) in general you'll be fine. I've switched between Avast and AVG on a test PC, maybe I'll give Avira a whirl at some point when I have a moment to test.

Personally I'd get rid of McAfee, it is a pain.

Agree with davitmt83 re the best paid for options.

Avast scans emails

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aliEnRIK wrote: »

Antivira PREMIUM has spyware protection (as well as email etc) that the free version does not

That's fair - discount the malware etc. comparisons. Anti-virus detection rates comparisons however still stand. Based on anti-virus alone AntiVir still beats Avast and AVG in any detection rates comparisons I've seen...

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Avast scans emails

My belief is if you have good e-mail habits, don't open unknown messages, don't run mystery attachments without scanning them, etc. then the free version of Avira's AntiVir should be all you need to keep your computer free of viruses.

aliEnRIK

Deleted_User wrote: »

That's fair.



My belief is if you have good e-mail habits, don't open unknown messages, don't run mystery attachments without scanning them, etc. then the free version of Avira's AntiVir should be all you need to keep your computer free of viruses.

Oh I agree. I was simply stating that you cant take all the information you linked to as gospel
Id have Avira over AVG any day personally (Though im currently trying out Avast)

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TorrestheGreat wrote: »

All anti virus software is rubbish (McAfee is beyond awful), but NOD32 is the least awful. The real time virus protection offered by free software is so horrible to use that I would rather have several hundred viruses on my system

And the prize for the silliest post goes to... !