Antivirus tests-- free

David Bailey

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I thought I would post this link again in case anyone wanted to test their antivirus:

Feature Settings Check

My Avast passed all 5 tests again. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Trend Micro blocked the pages from being opened , if I forced it to open the pages , it deleted the files as soon as they were written to the drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    6 GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    12 TB in 6 disks
    PSU
    TX650
    Keyboard
    G15
    Mouse
    Intellimouse 3.0
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Trend Micro
I use no realtime AV and I passed all of them as well, more or less. My browser has an inbuilt Kaspersky to scan downloaded files, so it blocked 1 and 2 and it also blocked the phishing page and since I do not hide extensions, I could see, that the downloaded files were exe. Those exe files do not ask for UAC prompt, so they should not be able to make any significant changes anyway.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Chrome blocked all but #4. Windows Defender also popped up for #2. Nothing blocked #4. The only AV I have is windows defender.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 consumer 64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M5 481PT-6644
    CPU
    Intel Core I5
    Memory
    6 GB
    Hard Drives
    Spinning/SSD hybrid 500GB/20GB
    Mouse
    ELAN Trackpad
    Internet Speed
    18mbs/5mbs
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Chrome blocked all but #4. Windows Defender also popped up for #2. Nothing blocked #4. The only AV I have is windows defender.

poor you,

check Windows Defender score here: AV-TEST

Click on home icon in the top middle, then scroll down to the end to see the lovely Windows Defender score
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
    Motherboard
    Alienware 0FT9KT
    Memory
    32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
    Keyboard
    Alienware TactX Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET NOD32 Antivirus
Kaspersky stopped all but #5. I thought it had. But just checked my Download folder and there's nothing there. So Kaspersky stopped all 5.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP h8 envy 1534
    CPU
    AMD FX-6200 (3.8GHz)
    Motherboard
    M3970AM-HP (Angelica2) (Gigabyte)
    Memory
    10GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Eyefinity Radeon HD 7570
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaskersky Internet Security 2016
Chrome blocked all but #4. Windows Defender also popped up for #2. Nothing blocked #4. The only AV I have is windows defender.

poor you,

check Windows Defender score here: AV-TEST

Click on home icon in the top middle, then scroll down to the end to see the lovely Windows Defender score

Even worst. Click the "Awards" item on the left of the page. It has this to say at the bottom:

" The following products did not pass all of the tests carried out in 2013 and were therefore not considered for the 2013 AWARD: AhnLab V3 Internet Security, Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection."
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Chrome blocked all but #4. Windows Defender also popped up for #2. Nothing blocked #4. The only AV I have is windows defender.

poor you,

check Windows Defender score here: AV-TEST

Click on home icon in the top middle, then scroll down to the end to see the lovely Windows Defender score

Even worst. Click the "Awards" item on the left of the page. It has this to say at the bottom:

" The following products did not pass all of the tests carried out in 2013 and were therefore not considered for the 2013 AWARD: AhnLab V3 Internet Security, Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection."

Nice catch! never saw that before. What is sad, is that 1000s of people still insist to use that crappy AV Windows Defender because it comes with the OS and is free! there are many good free alternatives but people are just too lazy to try.

What's their reasoning? "I've been using Windows Defender/MSE for many years and never got infected!" RIIIIGHT, as if you were infected your computer will popout a message saying "Hi, I am a virus and I infected your computer" they would never even know that infections are lurking in their system because Windows Defender (which has nohting to do with actually defending LOL) will never even detect those viruses in the first place!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4940MX Extreme CPU @ 4 GHz
    Motherboard
    Alienware 0FT9KT
    Memory
    32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4GB GDDR5 RAM
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC668 HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display IPS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x SanDisk Extreme PRO 960GB SSDs + 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD
    Keyboard
    Alienware TactX Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    50 MBPS Download / 10 MBPS Upload
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET NOD32 Antivirus
poor you,

check Windows Defender score here: AV-TEST

Click on home icon in the top middle, then scroll down to the end to see the lovely Windows Defender score

Even worst. Click the "Awards" item on the left of the page. It has this to say at the bottom:

" The following products did not pass all of the tests carried out in 2013 and were therefore not considered for the 2013 AWARD: AhnLab V3 Internet Security, Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection."

Nice catch! never saw that before. What is sad, is that 1000s of people still insist to use that crappy AV Windows Defender because it comes with the OS and is free! there are many good free alternatives but people are just too lazy to try.

What's their reasoning? "I've been using Windows Defender/MSE for many years and never got infected!" RIIIIGHT, as if you were infected your computer will popout a message saying "Hi, I am a virus and I infected your computer" they would never even know that infections are lurking in their system because Windows Defender (which has nohting to do with actually defending LOL) will never even detect those viruses in the first place!

Some people only feel the need to have basic AV protection. That's the boat that I am in. I don't pirate software, I don't torrent, I don't download movies, music, tv shows. I've had MSE pop up a few times on sites visited, so it's stopped a few things. Scans with things like malwarebytes, spybot, superspywareblaster always come back clean. I'm not saying it's perfect, I'm not saying it's for everyone. But for me, it's good enough. It's certainly good enough to save me $70 a year or something on a product with better protection.

In most cases, when your computer "is" infected you know about it. Things pop up, fake AV scanners start, ransomeware popups demand money to release their grip, etc. In some cases they operate quietly in the background, but it many cases they are quite obvious.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
    Other Info
    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
I just upped my Avast Internet Security for another year for $30.
Not bad.

If my math isn't too rusty that comes to about 8 cents/day.
I think.
If I'm wrong, please correct me. :)

I like Avast.
It works good.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Same here chrome and defender blocked everything. Still have active licenses for Avast! and Eset but see no need whatsoever to install them. Both have always had issues at times for me.
Never had an anti virus find malware in 19 years! PC is backed up as well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    I5 4570
    Motherboard
    Asus B85m-g
    Memory
    Kingstion DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 770
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" Sync master
    Hard Drives
    1 X 2tb 7200rpm Sata 3
    1X 64gb SSD data 3
    PSU
    Cooler Master
    Case
    Novatech Vortex
    Cooling
    4X 120 case fans, Scythe CPU
    Keyboard
    Rokkat
    Mouse
    RAT 5
poor you,

check Windows Defender score here: AV-TEST

Click on home icon in the top middle, then scroll down to the end to see the lovely Windows Defender score

Even worst. Click the "Awards" item on the left of the page. It has this to say at the bottom:

" The following products did not pass all of the tests carried out in 2013 and were therefore not considered for the 2013 AWARD: AhnLab V3 Internet Security, Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender and Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection."

Nice catch! never saw that before. What is sad, is that 1000s of people still insist to use that crappy AV Windows Defender because it comes with the OS and is free! there are many good free alternatives but people are just too lazy to try.

What's their reasoning? "I've been using Windows Defender/MSE for many years and never got infected!" RIIIIGHT, as if you were infected your computer will popout a message saying "Hi, I am a virus and I infected your computer" they would never even know that infections are lurking in their system because Windows Defender (which has nohting to do with actually defending LOL) will never even detect those viruses in the first place!

If you don't know your PC is infected you're probably best to use anti virus protection.
Virus has to be installed on a PC the problem is nearly always the user
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    I5 4570
    Motherboard
    Asus B85m-g
    Memory
    Kingstion DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 770
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" Sync master
    Hard Drives
    1 X 2tb 7200rpm Sata 3
    1X 64gb SSD data 3
    PSU
    Cooler Master
    Case
    Novatech Vortex
    Cooling
    4X 120 case fans, Scythe CPU
    Keyboard
    Rokkat
    Mouse
    RAT 5
6/14/14 Windows Defender failed the last three:

Antimalware Client Version: 4.5.218.0
Engine Version: 1.1.10600.0
Antivirus definition: 1.175.2294.0
Antispyware definition: 1.175.2294.0
Network Inspection System Engine Version: 2.1.10502.0
Network Inspection System Definition Version: 111.25.0.0

Test if my protection against the download of a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) is enabled
Test if protection against accessing a Phishing Page is enabled
Test if my cloud protection is enabled
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
    Memory
    2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2311
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
    233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, Malwarebytes

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
    Memory
    2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2311
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
    233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, Malwarebytes
I was using AVG Free in the past
. . . but switched to Win Defender, when I installed Win 8, because it said it did "Real-time" protection
. . . and the Win 8's Win Defender had combined in MS Security Essentials, which I think was good, but slow
. . . but, that's how I understood it, you had to pay to get "Real-time" protection from AVG Free
. . . I was content to run AVG manually once a week

I used Win 8's Win Defender for a while, until I read a review that said it only got a score of 79% last April.

I was looking around. When I read the Avast Free did "Real time" protection, I decided to switch to that.

Then, I learned that AVG Free does "Real time" protection, that's the purpose of an anti-virus program.

Anyway, I have been using Avast Free right now for a month or so, and it seems good. It has good ratings, and a review I read said that it was better than AVG, in that when it found a virus, it didn't even bother quarantining it, it blocked it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
    Memory
    2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2311
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
    233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, Malwarebytes

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
    Memory
    2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2311
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
    233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, Malwarebytes
There are various tests from classical testing of known malware like AV-Comparatives
up to testing zero day treats, which shows, how weak AVs really are: CRDF Threat Center
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Avast Free gets the most downloads last week:

anti virus downloads - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

In this report, some AV programs show as being better, look at Virpre, for example.: CRDF Threat Center: Homepage

Why isn't Vipre showing as having more downloads last week than Avast?

vipre downloads - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Reason: Because there's only a 30-day trial, then u have to pay.

The CRDF should make a note of this in the report.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
    Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
    Memory
    2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2311
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@60Hz
    Hard Drives
    149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
    233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120
    Mouse
    Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB DSL
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast, Malwarebytes
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