which of these three would you choose?

[badgolferman]

eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.6.7
AntiVir Personal Edition 6.32
Symantec Antivirus 8.0

I currently use eTrust as resident protection with AntiVir as a backup
manual scanner. I have access to SAV from work but since it is an
enterprise edition it relies on servers to push definitions down to it.
I can do manual updates but don't know if there is a way to have it
fetch updates automatically.

After looking at the August 2005 results from
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2005_08.php I am
considering switching to Symantec or AntiVir because of their good test
results. I am unsure of eTrust's capabilities other than the ICSA labs
certification. I don't use e-mail scanning but would like a product
with realtime protection since the whole family uses this PC, otherwise
I would include BitDefender in my choices.

Are there any suggestions as to which one should become my primary AV
program?

 

[KG1]

Take a look at Bitdefender AV. Ranked #2 by PCWorld, low cost of $29.99 with
a $15 annual renew.

http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-72-en--BitDefender-9-Internet-Security.html

http://antivirus-software.6starreviews.com/?Refer=Over&keyword=antivrusreview2005

If you're sold on the 3 choices you mentioned, I would choose eTrust. Very
simple and easy to use interface with good virus detection.

KG1

 

[What's in a Name?]

eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.0.6.7
AntiVir Personal Edition 6.32
Symantec Antivirus 8.0

I currently use eTrust as resident protection with AntiVir as a backup
manual scanner. I have access to SAV from work but since it is an
enterprise edition it relies on servers to push definitions down to
it. I can do manual updates but don't know if there is a way to have
it fetch updates automatically.

After looking at the August 2005 results from
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2005_08.php I am
considering switching to Symantec or AntiVir because of their good
test results. I am unsure of eTrust's capabilities other than the
ICSA labs certification. I don't use e-mail scanning but would like
a product with realtime protection since the whole family uses this
PC, otherwise I would include BitDefender in my choices.

Are there any suggestions as to which one should become my primary AV
program?

I would keep the setup you have and add SAV as backup. I would also get
David's Multi_AV for backup scanning.
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[Cathy De Viney]

Bitdefender 9.0 Standard (AV only)...3 year license is $55.95

Works great and is highly rated on the site you mentioned (advanced+).

 

[KG1]

You're right. My mistake on the Bitdefender link

http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-64-en--BitDefender-9-Standard.html

 

[badgolferman]

Bitdefender 9.0 Standard (AV only)...3 year license is $55.95

Works great and is highly rated on the site you mentioned (advanced+).

I guess I didn't specify that I don't want to pay for antivirus
protection. I have access to SAV 8.0 and the other two I mentioned are
free. Now, do you have a choice between the three I selected?

 

[Cathy De Viney]

http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2005_08.php

I would get one that is rated "advanced+"

At 8-11 cents per day ($30-$40 per year) to purchase great AV protection,
the investment would be worthwhile.

You may even want to consider an all-in-one internet security package.
ZoneAlarm, BitDefender, Panda Platinum, PC-Cillin are all worth trying for
30 days free.

Actually there are several that you can try for free for 30 days. Maybe
just remove one and try another every 30 days? Then your would have "free"
protection for several months.