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Old 01-25-2009, 11:43 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 View Post
Wait...so is avast! good or not?
How would one really know? If it never saw any mal-ware, then did it do its job or was it the worst anti-virus software out there?

Consumer Reports did a study (maybe one year ago) by subjecting anti-virus softwares to a large directory of mal-ware. Symantec that was once touted as a best was then something like 1/3rd from the bottom in that Consumer Reports study. Finding an answer backed by valid reasoning is difficult.

Now, if 30% of machines are contaminated by Conflcker, well, where are the many Dwellers who reported their anti-virus software found and removed it?
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