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badgolferman

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Nov 19, 2009, 7:46:11 AM11/19/09
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The AV-Comparatives Malware Removal Test uncovered some surprising
results regarding popular anti-virus products' abilities to clean
systems once infected.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/removal-tests

As far as free products go, the Microsoft offering is looking better
every day!

Daniel Menzel

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Nov 19, 2009, 8:30:11 AM11/19/09
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badgolferman schrieb:

I read the test already, but IMHO it´s wrongly weighted, because for
example eScan doesn´t remove 2 things completely, but others did.
What´s the higher risk? To be infected and know that your pc is infected
and the infections is partially removed OR to be infected and you
don´t know it and won´t become aware of?

Staying at AVAST in spite of this test.

Daniel
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badgolferman

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Nov 19, 2009, 8:51:47 AM11/19/09
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Daniel Menzel wrote:

>badgolferman schrieb:
>> The AV-Comparatives Malware Removal Test uncovered some surprising
>> results regarding popular anti-virus products' abilities to clean
>> systems once infected.
>>
>> http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/removal-tests
>>
>> As far as free products go, the Microsoft offering is looking
>>better every day!
>
>I read the test already, but IMHO it´s wrongly weighted, because for
>example eScan doesn´t remove 2 things completely, but others did.
>What´s the higher risk? To be infected and know that your pc is
>infected and the infections is partially removed OR to be infected
>and you don´t know it and won´t become aware of?
>
>Staying at AVAST in spite of this test.
>
>Daniel

You have a point regarding eScan but it did do well in completely
cleaning several nasties whereas AVAST! left many residuals. Also
consider the test was about cleaning abilities only, not detection.
Chances are you would use an online scanner once eScan told you it
can't handle the other ones. Personally I use AntiVir but am warming
up to the Microsoft offering lately.


Daniel Menzel

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Nov 19, 2009, 10:41:51 AM11/19/09
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badgolferman schrieb:

>
> You have a point regarding eScan but it did do well in completely
> cleaning several nasties whereas AVAST! left many residuals. Also
> consider the test was about cleaning abilities only, not detection.
> Chances are you would use an online scanner once eScan told you it
> can't handle the other ones. Personally I use AntiVir but am warming
> up to the Microsoft offering lately.
>
>

IC. You´re right. Think I read it too fast for my bad english at all. ;)

Cawshus

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Nov 20, 2009, 5:41:18 PM11/20/09
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Daniel Menzel <efme...@web.de> wrote in
news:he3hcf$s9q$1...@news.eternal-september.org:

> badgolferman schrieb:


> What´s the higher risk? To be infected and know that your pc is
> infected
> and the infections is partially removed OR to be infected and you
> don´t know it and won´t become aware of?
>

> Daniel

That's logic that should not (but does) need to be stated. About all the
test did for me was reinforce the need for supplementary scanners.


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