KilJaden Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 AV-comparatives.org tests mainly on behalf of the vendors, but also (very rarely) for third-parties (like magazines, etc.). The project was founded in 2003 by Andreas Clementi, which is also the CEO and current Chairman of AV-Comparatives. Vendors interested in getting tested by us can contact us by using the contact form. You can write in English, German or Italian language. Magazines can use our published results free of charge, as long as a source is given. In order to keep AV-Comparatives alive and independent (and provide our results free of charge to consumers), we charge since 2008 a fee for various services we provide, but it has no influence of any kind on results etc. AV-Comparatives is a Non-Profit-Organization.HomepageAugust 2008 on Demand resultsTo get an overview of the comparatives, we summarized them in tables. You can find them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 looks like nod is in 3rd place :nono:still the best imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp123 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 So AntiVir is the best these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 look like it, yep...it's #1...for now anyways (year 2008) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy_fizz Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 yeah trying it out now...too bad its hard to find keys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 not really, if you just use the 2017 key we have, and update it via manual way (grabbing the updates from the site yourself), the key won't get blacklisted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 not really, if you just use the 2017 key we have, and update it via manual way (grabbing the updates from the site yourself), the key won't get blacklistedUpdating manually is a pain in the ass... We should have a longer lasting solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 not really, if you just use the 2017 key we have, and update it via manual way (grabbing the updates from the site yourself), the key won't get blacklistedUpdating manually is a pain in the ass... We should have a longer lasting solution!why you lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddy_fizz Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 nice, might have to check that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBandit Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 avira is pretty good,I certainly recommend using it for anyone not needing a paid up subscription.I'll stick with NOD32, yeah it may only be "3rd best" but its consistantly in the top 3 for the last few years...Tried and tested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoticxBloodxLust Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I R do <3 NOD32 I use it on all my PC's and for clients i hit them with free version of avira and set a weekly scan no issues :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearoninternet Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 First of all, thank you the post KilJaden. :dance2: Normally, i dont care about avtest results (i will explain why later, read on).The tests may be right, i have no evidence or what so ever to backup my opinion (and it is just an opinion),but really, this bothers me (i will not post direct results as this is forbidden :drunk: )They gave 3 stars to Symantec :party: ANDMcAfee (with Artemis) 10 :cheers:(and others, see the report for yourself).Be afraid, be very afraid.I'll just stick to my own experiences and keep my faith on eset. Nod has never let me down the last years.I am not saying it is the best or better than the rest, dont start a war, all i am saying is it works for me...If you look at the oldest report, you'll find mcafee in second place....Even first on the second report. And so on and so on.That's exactly when i lost my faith in av-comparatives.org and switched to nod, which they later gave first place /stars several times from 2007 and up untill now (two stars). The thing about avtests is, they always just test isolated viruses ,spyware or false positives.They (as far as i know) dont browse the web to see what they get hooked up to, download warez and stuff, or view some adult content :) to test the av.And thats where safety is different from any test results.A good uptodate av is critical, but above all, common sense is the best av out there.And that's why i don't care about any av results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumbles Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I´m really very happy using Avira Premium Security , for me, its Heuristic is higher than the others like Eset, for instance!!But we really need any efficient solution to get updates everyday!! :) Bye :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearoninternet Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I´m really very happy using Avira Premium Security , for me, its Heuristic is higher than the others like Eset, for instance!!But we really need any efficient solution to get updates everyday!! :D Bye :dance2:I have to say, avira is very promising. But a good ´fix´ would make it more interesting. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilJaden Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 I have to say, avira is very promising. But a good ´fix´ would make it more interesting. :D :dance2: Maybe a genuine license key ? :D :frusty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearoninternet Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I have to say, avira is very promising. But a good ´fix´ would make it more interesting. :D :think: Maybe a genuine license key ? :D :hehe:I can´t because of my religion. :frusty: :dance2:Let´s just say i would like to test it a little bit longer... :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilJaden Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 I can´t because of my religion. :dance2: :DLet´s just say i would like to test it a little bit longer... :frusty:I think that 90 days trial are more than enough to make you consider :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearoninternet Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I can´t because of my religion. :frusty: :dance2:Let´s just say i would like to test it a little bit longer... :think:I think that 90 days trial are more than enough to make you consider :DI have to totally disagree with you, that is a very short trialperiod for where i come from. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoticxBloodxLust Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 very much agreed and i love how avira picks up any and all viruses hacktools keygen and such very annoying i mean cool... thats the only downside effect of it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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