Antivirus Comparisons

[Frank Bohan]

I found an comprehensive comparison of antivirus programs, freeware and
payware, at:

http://www.suggestafix.com/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=16990&s=407229a133914019ef7531bdc8207d1c

===

Frank Bohan
¶ Variety is the life of spies.

 

[Simone Murdock]

I found an comprehensive comparison of antivirus programs, freeware and
payware, at:

http://www.suggestafix.com/index.php?act=ST&f=16&t=16990&s=407229a133914019ef7531bdc8207d1c

Perhaps OT 'cause the program is shareware, but take a look to what they
say about Norton Antivirus:

"...Norton Antivirus http://www.symantec.com gets the “Gnashing Teeth”
award from me this year ARGH! I am so disgusted with those idiots at
Symantec it’s not funny. I swear, that blasted program does selective
detection. I’ve updated the definitions on customers’ systems and I’ve
seen it miss a file one minute and find it the next. Not only that, but
if you’re using Norton Internet Security 2005 you may find this software
has the most problems with regard to interfering with connections,
software conflicts and other misc. errors. What really steams my clams
is that Symantec had to create uninstallers for their software because
half the time they won’t uninstall normally. Truly despicable
considering it's from one of the largest security software companies in
the world. On the test system Norton was inconsistent at best,
ineffective at worst. This is rapidly turning into a true piece of
bloated junkware that gulps down system resources instead of doing its
job. BTW, the corporate version is worse than the standard version, so
don’t even go there."



I agree...

Simone

_______________________________________________________
"Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try."
by Yoda, Jedi Master (from anonymous poster)
( remove/togli 'FalselinK' to reply/per rispondere )

 

[buzz Light Beer]

Perhaps OT 'cause the program is shareware, but take a look to what they
say about Norton Antivirus:

"...Norton Antivirus http://www.symantec.com gets the “Gnashing Teeth”
award from me this year ARGH! I am so disgusted with those idiots at
Symantec it’s not funny. I swear, that blasted program does selective
detection. I’ve updated the definitions on customers’ systems and I’ve
seen it miss a file one minute and find it the next. Not only that, but
if you’re using Norton Internet Security 2005 you may find this software
has the most problems with regard to interfering with connections,
software conflicts and other misc. errors. What really steams my clams
is that Symantec had to create uninstallers for their software because
half the time they won’t uninstall normally. Truly despicable
considering it's from one of the largest security software companies in
the world. On the test system Norton was inconsistent at best,
ineffective at worst. This is rapidly turning into a true piece of
bloated junkware that gulps down system resources instead of doing its
job. BTW, the corporate version is worse than the standard version, so
don’t even go there."



I agree...

Simone

me 2
Indeed, Norton has become more bloat than it is worth.
There was a time when it was arguably the best AV hands down.
And it is a beech to clean out all the stuff it leaves behind..whew!!
Moreover, NAV has proven to be ineffective, on my box, for scanning
compressed files. (e.g. , cab, RAR and Zip files)
Case in point:
I got a copy of AntiVir<portable> for a back-up. I wanted to test how
well AntiVir would penetrate just a single RAR'd eicar test file.
Well it found it just fine.....but guess what, NAV didn't even see it.
Consequently, I now use Kaspersky..which found a trojan that neither
NAV nor AntiVir could see <Payware though> But much better than NAV,
IMO.
To keep this on topic, I would not hesitate to recommend AntiVir as a
portable back-up manual AV scanner.
/bLB

 

[Neb]

Perhaps OT 'cause the program is shareware, but take a look to what they
say about Norton Antivirus:

"...Norton Antivirus http://www.symantec.com gets the “Gnashing Teeth”
award from me this year ARGH! I am so disgusted with those idiots at
Symantec it’s not funny. I swear, that blasted program does selective
detection. I’ve updated the definitions on customers’ systems and I’ve
seen it miss a file one minute and find it the next. Not only that, but
if you’re using Norton Internet Security 2005 you may find this software
has the most problems with regard to interfering with connections,
software conflicts and other misc. errors. What really steams my clams
is that Symantec had to create uninstallers for their software because
half the time they won’t uninstall normally. Truly despicable
considering it's from one of the largest security software companies in
the world. On the test system Norton was inconsistent at best,
ineffective at worst. This is rapidly turning into a true piece of
bloated junkware that gulps down system resources instead of doing its
job. BTW, the corporate version is worse than the standard version, so
don’t even go there."



I agree...

Simone

_______________________________________________________
"Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try."
by Yoda, Jedi Master (from anonymous poster)
( remove/togli 'FalselinK' to reply/per rispondere )

I agree too!

Neb

 

[David]

Perhaps OT 'cause the program is shareware, but take a look to what they
say about Norton Antivirus:

"...Norton Antivirus http://www.symantec.com gets the “Gnashing Teeth”
award from me this year ARGH! I am so disgusted with those idiots at
Symantec it’s not funny. I swear, that blasted program does selective
detection. I’ve updated the definitions on customers’ systems and I’ve
seen it miss a file one minute and find it the next. Not only that, but
if you’re using Norton Internet Security 2005 you may find this software
has the most problems with regard to interfering with connections,
software conflicts and other misc. errors. What really steams my clams
is that Symantec had to create uninstallers for their software because
half the time they won’t uninstall normally. Truly despicable
considering it's from one of the largest security software companies in
the world. On the test system Norton was inconsistent at best,
ineffective at worst. This is rapidly turning into a true piece of
bloated junkware that gulps down system resources instead of doing its
job. BTW, the corporate version is worse than the standard version, so
don’t even go there."



I agree...

Simone

Ever since they sacked Peter Norton their software has been going
downhill. I wish he'd start up as something else again.

 

[Vrodok the Troll]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:41:48 +0930, in alt.comp.freeware, David
<[email protected]>, by way of Message-id

Ever since they sacked Peter Norton their software has been going
downhill. I wish he'd start up as something else again.

Does this also include the "Symantec Corporate" stuff, or is it more concerned
with "NAV", etc.?

 

[David]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:41:48 +0930, in alt.comp.freeware, David
<[email protected]>, by way of Message-id


Does this also include the "Symantec Corporate" stuff, or is it more concerned
with "NAV", etc.?

Especially that.

 

[Vrodok the Troll]

Especially that.

Still, one cannot easily put-aside the fact, that Kaspersky (5.0.325)
*completely* ignored the fact that my box was infected, through and through,
with W32.Padmer, while Symantec Corp did tell me that I did not need to buy an
entire new box