[Raiman]

Thanks Francis!

[feedmelies]

The following links contain very recent, completely unbiased evaluations of applications we are all interested in. You have to have an account with the forum to view the threads, so if you want the specifics, create an account and log in.

AntiVirus Test

Oct 7 2007

1. G Data AntiVirusKit- 99.21%
(17.0.6353)

2. Kaspersky Antivirus- 99.12%
(7.0.0.125)

3. TrustPort Antivirus- 98.95%
(1.4.2.428)

4. F-Secure Antivirus 2008- 98.88%
(8.00.101)

5. ZoneAlarm Security Suite – 98.84%
(7.0.408.000)

6. Avira Premium Security- 98.61%
(7.06.00.166)

7. FortiClient PC- 97.53%
(3.0.465)

8. BitDefender Antivirus 2008- 97.31%
(11.0.9)

9. Nod32 Antivirus System- 95.49% (updated)
(3.0.551.0)

10. Ashampoo Antivirus- 95.27%
(1.50)

11. Sophos Antivirus- 93.83%
(6.5.9)

12. Mks_Vir 2007- 92.84%

13. McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008- 92.63%
(11.2.121)

14. F-Prot Antivirus- 90.98%
(6.0.7.1)

15. AVG Anti-Malware- 90.68%
(7.5.488)

16. Panda Antivirus 2008- 89.95%
(3.00.88)

17. Avg Antivirus Professional Edition- 89.06%
(7.5.488 Build 1157)

18. RISING Antivirus 2007- 88.96%
(19.42)

19. Dr.Web Workstation – 88.79%
(4.44)

20. Avast!Professional Edition- 88.57%
(4.7.1043)

21. Webroot Spy Sweeper with Antivirus- 88.45%
(5.5.7.103)

22. Norman Virus Control- 88.28%
(5.91)

23. Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security 2008- 86.23%
(16.0 Build 1412)

24. CA Antivirus 2007- 85.76%
(8.3.0.3)

25. Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 2008- 85.44%
(RC)

26. PC Tools Antivirus- 77.50%
(3.6.0.34)

27. Norton Antivirus 2008- 76.08%
(15.0.0.58)

28. Solo Antivirus 2008- 73.08%
(7.0.1)

29. Comodo Antivirus- 68.74%
(2.0.17.58 Beta)

30. ClamWin Free Antivirus- 68.62%
(0.91.2)


Anti Trojan/Malware test

Feb 11 2007

1) AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5.0.50 /88.23%

2) A-squared Anti-malware 2.0 /84.89%

3) Trojan Hunter 4.5 Build 924 / 66.16%

4) Trojan Remover 6.5.6 / 64.28%

5) EMCO Malware Destroyer 3.5.9.2.1 / 58.73%

6) Anti Trojan Elite 3.7.8 / 56.43%

7) Agnitum Tauscan 1.7 Build 1414 / 10.57%


AntiSpyware test

Jan 2 2008

1. AVG AntiSpyware- 96.41%

2. Counter Spy- 94.93%

3. a- Squared Anti-Malware- 94.88%

4. Spyware Doctor- 91.96%

5. Spy Sweeper- 78.90%

6. CA AntiSpyware- 77.49%

7. Windows Defender- 71.28%

8. Super AntiSpyware- 60.83%

9. Spyware Terminator- 39.13%

10. SpyBot Search&Destroy- 31.24


AntiVirus programs Vs. Spyware test

Jan 2 2008

1. AVG Anti-Malware- 96.62%

2. G DATA AntiVirusKit- 91.85%

3. Kaspersky AntiVirus- 91.73%

4. Avira AntiVir Premium- 90.13%

5. ZoneAlarm Security Suite- 87.46%

6. BitDefender AntiVirus- 86.91%

7. Sophos AntiVirus Version 7- 86.33%

8. Nod32 AntiVirus- 83.93%

9. Dr.Web Version 4.44- 77.65%

10. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise- 75.70%

11. Avast!- 70.86%

12. Norton AntiVirus- 69.60%


Also, for all you freeloaders out there...

Free online scanners

Just be sure to read the description of the online scanner before using it. Some only tell you that you are infected without actually removing anything.


I'll also add this. DO NOT let any more than one of your anti-virus/anti-spyware programs actively run on your computer at a time. Only ONE of those programs should be your default application using real time virus protection. With your other programs, disable their running at startup and scanning without your consent, and only use them manually. Trying to use more than one application for real time anti-virus/anti-spyware protection only leads to complications, interference and less security for you. The same goes for firewalls - ONE at a time.

[HeadBanger]

Free 3d Graphics and animation:

Blender3D
www.blender.org

[GladHeAteHer]

i started using the Avast anti virus after reading this thread and it totally fucked my commy up , wouldnt let me open internet windows an all sorts , had to delete it and now everything back t onormal.

[superc0ntra]

I'd add Cactus Spam Filter to the list. It really works well
http://www.codeode.com/spamfilter/

[Shibumi]

GOM Player - Much better for playing vids than WMP with little things like frame by frame advance, moving about through the vid, creating loops, screen capture abilities, etc. Comes with its own codecs and is worth a try. Just give a right click in the vid area to see how much it has to offer. It can also play Flash video files (flv's).

Returnil Personal Edition - There are a number of virtualization solutions out there, but this is one of the easiest in terms of use. When you turn on the session lock, from that point on, every change made to your primary partition is undone with a simple reboot. It's great for testing software (that doesn't require a reboot), engaging is risky activites, etc. It gives the option to create a virtual disk during install, so if you only have one logical drive you can use the virtual to save to save things you may want to keep if you're currently in a session lock. Version 2008 is currently in beta and will give a few more features.

[rcillig]

great thread !

[Art_Wanderlei]

Originally Posted by Titan416

Torrents are cool but Utorrent lost a law suite and now has to keep track of everyone who downloads for the movie and music industry to sue. I would suggest doing the steps you listed but getting Bitcommet instead.

Source? Thats pretty scary stuff to read considering all the stuff I've downloaded with it in the past week alone.

[Pancho Villa]

I still use the Utorrent 1.61 wich is largely accepted by many private/invite trackers..
however a Alternative Utorrent Client exist : Halite Torrent Client

[Destruxion]

Wow, great list, can you get most of this stuff from www.download.com ?