deanej
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I don't think that's true overall. The only paid AV that I've heard as being worth spending money for is NOD32. The others are often just bloatware or a ripoff.
Any suggestions on internet security software?
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IDK, but I'm impressed that Kaspersky is a former KGB crypto guy.
Maniacal
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Not necessarily, ie Norton. I've heard Kaspersky is decent though.
FWIW, from the last av-comparitives tests.
Grades ascending are: Tested, Standard, Advanced, Advanced+
On-demand comparative:
Avast, Advanced+
AVG, Advanced
Kaspersky, Advanced
NOD32, Advanced+
Norton, Advanced+
Microsoft, Advanced (Only one tested, along with F-Secure to have "very few" false positives)
Retrospective/Proactive test:
Avast, Advanced
AVG, Advanced
Kaspersky, Advanced+
NOD32, Advanced+ (very few false positives)
Norton, Advanced
Microsoft, Advanced+ (Again, very few false positives)
Maniacal
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Maybe they've changed it really recently, but I've heard a lot about people using Norton and know people who got rid of it because it slowed down their computers and kept giving false positives. It doesn't have a very good reputation.
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A significant number of scanners pull some of their virus definitions from the internet (cloud) when you scan with them.
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