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Re: My Anti-virus Program Comparison Analysis I'd be interested if you showed the testing protocol to the actual vendors and allowed them to comment on it.
I think peer review of this nature is helpful and if your work is valid, it will withstand a review process. Otherwise, the work is simply one person's testing decisions being put forth as having universal value when in fact, it is simply one person's view. Kind of like the various comments and reviews you see on the 'net, by people who may not be impartial, which creates fatal flaws in their work. |
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Wai_WaiA Guy Who Enjoys Thumb-Up
join:2004-07-30
1 edit | said by codydog:I'd be interested if you showed the testing protocol to the actual vendors and allowed them to comment on it. I think peer review of this nature is helpful and if your work is valid, it will withstand a review process. Otherwise, the work is simply one person's testing decisions being put forth as having universal value when in fact, it is simply one person's view. Kind of like the various comments and reviews you see on the 'net, by people who may not be impartial, which creates fatal flaws in their work. No, I am not based on my conclusion from one source only. It has to be at least 2 (and they have to be very reliable) in order to qualify as excellent in terms of AV capabilities. usually I managed to find more than 2. And I value more if they explain their results, and their results are comprehensive enough.
I managed to find out some good websites which they carried out good research. In fact, they will write down their methodolgy and a whole lot of things to explain their analyses. You may be interested in reading them.
See »Excellent sources:anti-virus comparison reports v1 for the websites. You may then know how good their AV capabilties.
I have to admit most reviews outside are too narrow and brief. They just focus on a few areas and ignore all others. It's a joy when I first found some (not just one) very good and comprehensive reports.
Finally I would like to emphasise I make judgement based on the results. I don't add any sentiment in my judgement (even if I don't like the anti-virus programs. And to be as objective as possible, I don't add other comments/opinions which are not got from the reports. These may include my personal experiences, some rumours, or other user comments etc.
And bear in mind that having the best AV capabilities don't automatically mean they are the best AV capabilities. A lot of other criteria have to be considered too. |
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Wai_WaiA Guy Who Enjoys Thumb-Up
join:2004-07-30
4 edits | In fact if you ask for my personal opinion, I may not choose McAfee as a matter of fact.
It is because I know there are some incompatibility issues (with some users) and can be difficult to make it work. It has good AV capabilities. But stability counts too. I am going to see if it is still true in its latest version. But I won't include this as a comment in my first post because I could like to keep it as objective as possible, so I won't add any other comments if they are not found from reliable sources.
Again, as I emphasise a lot, the best AV capabilties is not the byword for the best AV!!
I think I understand well about their AV capabilities (thanks to the reports created by many good guys, organizaiotns, and universities!). And I hope you will find my table useful or reliable. I realise it may be hard to accept but it is solidly true unfortunately.
I have to admit the reports are not created up to date. Most of the detailed reports are 1-2 years ago. However it is easy ot understand why. It's because a good and comprehensive anti-virus report needs a lot of time to produce. It is never impossible to finish a report within a month unless you wish to read some unrepresentative, or unreliable reviews which magazines usually make.
But we don't really need to worry too much about this limitation. I think a good program will keep being good normally even after 1 year. If you haven't heard of any (major) bad news from the AV porgram within the year, it is quite safe to assume the program is still good.
It's time for me to evaluate more on AV's other aspects, and see which suits me best. |
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jram
join:2003-08-06
Albany, NY | The thing is, anyone can throw up tests..Here are more results
»www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/e···rt04.pdf |
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