• the_infernal_optimist said on Aug 09, 2007....

  Symantec rocks. I'd have thought McAfee would perform similarly, but I suppose 89% isn't horrible, esp. compared to six percent for that one tool! Ouch.
  
  ~Infernal
  

• silverwhisper said on Aug 09, 2007....

  it's weird, isn't it? and i don't at all get the 6% thing, i figure that's gotta be a configuration problem or something, you know?
  
  heh...i've got kaspersky running on this box (win). :D
  
  ed

• SocialPenguin said on Aug 13, 2007....

  Silver, or anyone else computer-knowledgeable - My wife and I recently purchased a new computer and are considering our AV options.  I have a friend who swears by a service you can get for free called "Avast," which I've tried in the past and seemed to work.  Plus it's free, and I'm broke, so it meets the cost criteria.  Have you heard of Avast, and do you have any other inexpensive recommendations?  You have professional computer experience, so I trust your opinion on this one...
   
  -SP

• silverwhisper said on Aug 13, 2007....

  SP: your best bet, and i'm assuming you're running some flavor of windows, is probably AVG, aka grisoft's anti-virus. it's free, so that definitely hits the price you want, and use it on my desktop, actually.
  
  i'm unfamiliar with avast, which doesn't mean it isn't good, but i've used AVG and am fond of it. :>
  
  ed

• silverwhisper said on Mar 30, 2009....

  nothing quite like being so late i suppose but it was interesting to see that this humble blog entry was cited in computerworld the following day. i guess that tagging thing really does work!
  
  ed

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