1. a-squared Anti-Malware - 99.12% 2. AntiVir PE Premium - 98.88% 3. Avast! - 98.75% 4. Norton Antivirus - 98.69% 5. Ikarus Virus Utilities - 98.48% 6. Kaspersky Antivirus - 97.83% 7. BitDefender Antivirus-97.79% 8. F-Secure -97.21% 9. Zone Alarm-96.91% 10. Spy Emergency-95.64% 11. McAfee VirusScan Plus - 94.18% 12. Comodo Internet Security - 92.53% 13. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus - 92.49% 14. Rising Antivirus - 92.27% 15. Dr.Web- 92.04% 16. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware - 91.78% 17. Blink Personal Edition - 90.93% 18. PC Tools Internet Security - 89.77% 19. Nod32- 88.35% 20. AVG Antivirus - 87.45% 21. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - 87.12% 22. MoonSecure Antivirus - 86.43% 23. Spy Sweeper with Antivirus - 84.64% 24. TrendMicro Internet Security- 84.13% 25. Spyware Terminator with Antivirus- 61.38% 26. VIPRE- 60.97% 27. 123 Spyware Free - 57.68% 28. Ad Aware - 28.04% 29. SuperAntiSpyware - 07.24% 30. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - 02.66%
Speed and VB100 Award
1. a-squared Anti-Malware - average - N/A 2. AntiVir PE Premium - fast - Passed 3. Avast! - average - Passed 4. Norton Antivirus - average - Passed 5. Ikarus Virus Utilities - average - Failed(37 wildlist misses, 8 false positives) 6. Kaspersky Antivirus - average - Passed 7. BitDefender Antivirus - average - Failed(4 false positives) 8. F-Secure - average - Passed 9. Zone Alarm - average - N/A 10. Spy Emergency - very slow - N/A 11. McAfee VirusScan Plus - slow - Passed 12. Comodo Internet Security - fast- Passed 13. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus - average - N/A 14. Rising Antivirus - average - Passed 15. Dr.Web - average - N/A 16. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware - slow - Passed 17. Blink Personal Edition - average - N/A 18. PC Tools Internet Security - average - Passed 19. Nod32 - fast - Passed 20. AVG Antivirus - average - Passed 21. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - average - N/A 22. MoonSecure Antivirus - very slow - N/A 23. Spy Sweeper with Antivirus - slow - Passed 24. TrendMicro Internet Security - average - Failed(3 wildlist misses, 2 false positives) 25. Spyware Terminator with Antivirus - slow - N/A 26. VIPRE - average - N/A 27. 123 Spyware Free - average - N/A 28. Ad Aware - average - N/A 29. SuperAntiSpyware - average - N/A 30. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - average - N/A
Our Rating and User Experience Advised
1. a-squared Anti-Malware - Good - Expert 2. AntiVir PE Premium - Excellent - Average+ 3. Avast! - Excellent - Average+ 4. Norton Antivirus - Excellent - Novice 5. Ikarus Virus Utilities - Good - Expert 6. Kaspersky Antivirus - Very Good - Average 7. BitDefender Antivirus - Very Good - Average 8. F-Secure - Very Good - Novice 9. Zone Alarm - Good - Average 10. Spy Emergency - Very Good - Average 11. McAfee VirusScan Plus - Good - Novice 12. Comodo Internet Security - Good - Average 13. Twister Anti-TrojanVirus - Good - Average+ 14. Rising Antivirus - Average - Average 15. Dr.Web - Average - Average 16. Norman Antivirus & Antispyware - Average - Novice 17. Blink Personal Edition - Average - Average+ 18. PC Tools Internet Security - Average - Average 19. Nod32 - Average - Novice 20. AVG Antivirus - Average - Average 21. Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - Average - Average+ 22. MoonSecure Antivirus - Average - Average+ 23. Spy Sweeper with Antivirus - Average - Average 24. TrendMicro Internet Security - Average - Average 25. Spyware Terminator with Antivirus - Below Average - Average 26. VIPRE - Below Average - Average 27. 123 Spyware Free - Below Average - Average 28. Ad Aware - Poor - Average 29. SuperAntiSpyware - Poor - Novice 30. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Poor* - Novice
If I was using this to assess whether or not to buy NIS2009/Norton products,It wouldn't be positive!Why post it?sorry Dieselman but I'm glad I didn't see this when I made mind up to buy Norton.as it is I like NIS2009 it has given me no trouble other than my own error or not understanding it properlly.Try before you buy would be a better post.I'm not having a go but I could not see the value in posting these results,my personal opinion and if I've missed something sorry.
What is wrong with a score of 98.69%. AV Comparatives gives Norton a 99% score. Avira is always #1. Anything above 97% is great.According to the results Norton did very well.
Message Edited by Dieselman743 on 10-29-2008 03:50 AM
Now speaking for myself I did not have any background knowledge of AVs etc or who was good,great or otherwise.So If I came across this I would consider Norton not so good as I would look at position 1st then maybe look at the percentages.In my way of thinking 1-3 is better than position 4.I don't know if any others would care to share their opinions on this???As for you and others who know their way around computers etc you probably read the information differently to someone who is completely new and looking for their first AV program.
Head on over to here for more comparisons. So what your saying is that you would only buy a product cause its #1. Come on now. Coming in the top 5 is still great. So if you win a bronze medal instead of a gold are you going to be disappointed. I sure wouldn't.
Actually yeah,that's exactly what I do.ALTHOUGH..Price would be my next factor.I would then check out on the net then the real world(so I can read the box)each product.Like getting something built you get three quotes and just look at those,unless of course the price is outrageous mean I have malwarebytes as my 2nd opinion after reading the success rate on here but look where it is on the tests,that dropped my jaw!Now hopefully I'm not confusing anything,I am being educated a bit more by being on this forum to look at different things(thanks Norton)and you guys.
Another point a new user may not know the sites you do,so it is great to see your posts as you do show some stuff to think about.
Malware Bytes and SuperAntiSpyware detect spyware and malware only. Not viruses. Hence the low score. If you base you decision on programs only being #1 then your missing out on what’s life is about.
I would take this test with a grain of salt. These guys at SSU are not very professional. Their Adminstrators and Moderator seem to think its ok to pass software cracks on security software to their members. Here’s a
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Third, Just because we list some links to some cracks, that does NOT make us a crack site and does NOT discredit our Anti-Malware Testing Methods or results.
I disagree. Sites like this hurt Software companies. Where would we be if no one paid for their software. Check out the Wilders Security Forum on this test.
I could not find the procedures. Did they allow programs such as Kaspersky, Panda, and McAfee to connect to the internet to access their database with malware information?
