mjmsr
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Re: C*nsum3r Rep*rts - SEPTEMBER 2007 - Best security software
said by StraitShoot  :1. Avast Home or Pro 2. Comodo Firewall - I just started using this... 3. Comodo BoClean... I bet Trend Micro against the above will not be as good, or at least equal... That's exactly what I have running! Seems pretty good, at least for the last few months. |
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StraitShoot
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I think Consumer Reports should try using ...
1. Avast Home or Pro
2. Comodo Firewall - I just started using this...
3. Comodo BoClean...
I bet Trend Micro against the above will not be as good, or at least equal...
What gets my goat is that in some AV tests I saw, Avast and even AVG beat Trend Micro!
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mjmsr
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Re: Consumer Reports - SEPTEMBER 2007 - Best security software
Well, I did the test, placed TM on a couple of computers and must say it works and it doesn't...
On my 4 year old home made puter, it works just fine, no slowdowns at all and is actually quite fast with scans - even found something.
On my store bought cheapo 2 year old E-Machine, it was horrible! Slowed the entire system down, scanned at an unbelievable slow speed...just plain was horrible!
Keeping it on the home made but took it off asap on the E-machine. Placed Comodo and Avast back on the el-cheapo and all appears fine.
Till something tickles my fancy, i'll keep things the way they are for now....
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mjmsr
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Re: Consumer Reports - SEPTEMBER 2007 - Best security software
Well, I took the CR challenge and D/L the latest TM suite, placed it on one of my computers and it is very good! Not to say that CR is the guru in all opinions, but it seems to work well on my system - so well I plan on trying it on all 3 of my systems!
we'll see what happens, I'll keep ya'll posted.
As a side note, Norton brings my computer to a HALT, as did Panda, as did the latest ZA. Had a few "getby's" from Avast so we'll see how TM compares.
I do like Comodo which I have on one of mine, but it really has let me down twice.
Later, an honest update from one who surfs on the edge and takes the risks others stay away from! |
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Anjali
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I agree with you, I just tried Micro Trend and it sucks. It dosen't even download properly and I have had so many problems with it |
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Re: Consumer Reports - SEPTEMBER 2007 - Best security software
said by fatness :Does anyone have a direct link to any of these ratings? I'm a member of that site and I've been unable to find them. Perhaps my search skills are poor. I did find the ratings from September 2006 for antivirus, antispyware, and antispam software on the Consumer Reports site. Nothing for 2007 though. Thanks. I can't find anything from the Sep 2007 issue either. Must not be posted yet.
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cork1958
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What an absolutely rediculous claim by them. They just instantly lost any respect I had for them. |
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Mele20
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I've read a couple of other comments saying the same...that Spyware Blaster and BD work together fine. So, it may have been Spybot and not Spyware Blaster that had something to do with my problem...but I don't see how Spybot with no real time Teatimer could somehow cause a BD BSOD at boot. If I had been getting the BSOD's while using the computer, even with Spybot not running in real time, I might be able to understand that Spybot somehow did something...but even then it seems far fetched to me. At any rate, I happen to really like all the tools that are in Spybot and it was mostly for that reason that I was unwilling to give up Spybot. I still think BD should have just let me use version 9 since it worked fine.
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JTM1051
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said by Mele20 :Maybe because BD requires one to remove Spybot and Spyware Blaster? ... Using BD AV 10 and SpywareBlaster on my Dell desktop and Toshiba notebook (both Win XP Pro SP2) without any problems/issues.
Quit using Spybot S&D prior to BD AV 10. IMHO Spybot S&D has not kept up and has fallen behind most of the top rated anti-spyware/anti-malware apps. |
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Mele20
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The BSOD clearly stated that the faulting driver was BD's. BD has a write-up on the BSOD and why their driver causes it. But that was with BD8. I was having the problem only after the forced upgrade to 9.5 from 9.0. BD support admitted it was their fault not mine. They had me do a bunch of stuff and nothing stopped the BSOD's. They finally had me run Belarc Advisor and send them the results. That is how they found out I have those two antispyware programs. They told me then that those two programs were causing their driver to cause a BSOD on boot. That is, of course, absurd. How could two programs that run only on demand cause a driver for another program to cause a BSOD on boot?
I think they had no idea why that driver problem from 8.0 had come back with 9.5 so they latched onto blaming my two anti-spyware programs. They said those two programs are not acceptable from 9.5 on because they don't want people using anything that competes with antispyware they put in 9.5. I went back to 9.0 and no BSOD. But the upgrade to 9.5 is FORCED. You cannot stop it. I also did not want BD after I had that confirmed by support. That is exactly the same mentality as Microsoft with their trying to force updates. I asked BD support if I could just use 9.0, which I loved, and which worked perfectly. They said no that upgrading to 9.5 was mandatory and if I didn't want to do that, and get rid of those two programs, that I should just not use BD. I asked JavaCool why BD tell users they are reqiired to remove his program and he was quite puzzled. I also asked at Spybot and was told it was a long known problem and why was I using such a bad AV if I liked Spybot? At that point, I threw my hands up in the air and got rid of BD.
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Diazruanova
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Mele,
I do not know about BD10 problems with Teatimer, because I have it disabled, running CounterSpy instead, but I have had never a single problem with Spywareblaster, which I have installed along BD10 since more than a year and even before, with BD9.x!
I have SpyBot installed and I use it eventually for on demand scan,I also have A2 for the same purpose but I only have as residents BD and CS running along fine without having problems w/each other.
I have not had a single BSOD for more than two years, maybe it is some "luck" or maybe it is that I keep my machine clean 
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said by zteardrop :Wow I do need to cancel my Consumer Reports subscription. They should stick to things they have a clue about. I agree.
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Mele20
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Re: Consumer Reports - SEPTEMBER 2007 - Best security software
said by Diazruanova :It is kind of curious that with exception of 10 to 15 regular readers of this forum, no one else pays much attention to BitDfender10 AV engine (not the suite), which BTW, stays almost always amongst the top 5 to 7 places on all the serious and not so serious tests. In comparison with KAV, Nod32, Symantec, Trend Micro etc. which are the favorites at least for starting some entertaining discussions here, BitDefender does not figure! Could it be a lack of advertising on the North-American market? because in Europe it is one of the preferred AV's! Maybe because BD requires one to remove Spybot and Spyware Blaster? Yeah, BD has great detection and was an outstanding AV through 9.0. Starting with 9.5, I had throw my Pro version is wastebasket because of BSOD's on boot caused by the BD driver. BD told me the driver doesn't like Spybot (which runs only on demand...no Teatimer) and SpywareBlaster. They demanded I remove those or stop using BD. I stopped using BD and I will never recommend it since it requires one to not use two fine antispyware programs.
Some have asked where NOD32 is...where is Avira? Where is F-Prot? Where is Dr.Web? etc.
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Diazruanova
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Re: Consumer Reports - SEPTEMBER 2007 - Best security software
It is kind of curious that with exception of 10 to 15 regular readers of this forum, no one else pays much attention to BitDfender10 AV engine (not the suite), which BTW, stays almost always amongst the top 5 to 7 places on all the serious and not so serious tests.
In comparison with KAV, Nod32, Symantec, Trend Micro etc. which are the favorites at least for starting some entertaining discussions here, BitDefender does not figure!
Could it be a lack of advertising on the North-American market? because in Europe it is one of the preferred AV's!
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