Lady Fitzgerald

At my previous IT job we tried out several different AV programs over the years. None of them impressed me, or our deparement head, or the commissioners, and all required us desktop support people to run around and use *other* software to remove malware on a regular basis. This includes MSE and Symantec and Vipre. I've forgotten the others we tried. Malware constantly skipped around them as if they weren't there. The one thing we found that consistently defeated malware was MalWare Bytes. It is the only software I recommend to PC users, and it is what I would buy if I ever had to run a Windows PC in the future.

 

http://malwarebytes.org/

 

You can use it to remove existing malware for free. You have to pay to have it actively monitor.

Malwarebytes is an excellent program to use along with a good AV (Super Anti-spyware, aka SAS, is an another) but should not be used without an AV. AVs and and antimalware programs like Malwarebytes (aka MBAM) target different kinds of nasties.

RV

 

I don't give a general recommendation for AV because everyone's computer usage is different. Some do banking and some do only email.

 

One can check out AV programs at this link http://www.av-comparatives.org/en/comparativesreviews/summary-reports

Check it out and you will see MSE is way down the list of locating and removing virus.

 

My fear is that MS will bundle MSE with all OEM,s and will put all the paid AV software out of buisness. Remember Netscape. Hackers say they will love it when they have only one piece of software to by-pass. As you know, all AV systems contribute and use the same database for virus detection. When everyone else is out of the market, will MS keep up to date? They are still putting out updates for XP.

 

Operating systems: Well, I am screwed there as I have become use to GUI systems and too lazy to go back to command line usage. So I use windows operating systems and launch desktop.

 

 

I use Kaspersky Anti-Virus on my desktop and it does a great job for me.

 

Have a good labor day and see you around the forum.

 

Glenn

 

 

I couldn't make sense of the charts. What do the initials, colors, etc. mean? Also, if you are going by MSE's position on the chart, it's because the AVs are listed alphabetically.

All the reviews I've read put MSE up pretty high.