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Originally Posted by Dowly
Hard to believe Avast! scored so poorly. Like I've said, I've used the (free ed.)
Avast! for years. I do a complete boot scan 1-2 a month and a more thorough
scan with Avast! and various anti-malware apps every 3 months or so. I haven't had
a single virus or malware in probably 2 years. Avast! always picks up bad websites
as I try to connect to them and automatically cuts the connection. 
As for payware AV, my only experience is with F-Secure and I hated it. It was
slow and it leaked like hell. And just the other day, Crécy had problems starting
the Combat Mission: Commonwealth Forces add-on. Turns out his (payware)Norton
was for some reason blocking the executable.  |
Avast was a top contender until last year, but if you check over several years, you see that most internet suites go up and down and up and down in cycles which can have several year's lifespan.
From: Chip Magazine. Paste and copy did not work. Go here, and scroll down to the table.
http://www.chip.de/artikel/Sicherhei..._55120663.html
the columns are entitled "Malware-Protection / Malware-Removing / Performance / Total "