SiG226 wrote:
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> "Computer-Ed" <Computer-Ed.2vzke0@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>> David;435315 Wrote:
>>> You actually put faith in PC Magazine reviews?? LOL!
>>
>> I personally have found them to be no better and no worse than most
>> review rags when it comes to product opinions. In other words I ignore
>> 90% of them.
>>
>> However his comment about Kaspersky is spot on. It is constantly near
>> the top of any review and works really well. My only gripe with it is I
>> feel it is over priced.
>>
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>> --
>> Computer-Ed
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>
> Well David,
> in fact they aren't reviews per se because that is a subjective view
> of a group of items software etc.....
> these are controlled tests in which a system has had its disk imaged
> and then each piece of AV software installed and various nasties
> thrown at it and the number it catches is recorded and its
> 'footprint'checked to see how much of the systems resources it affects.
> Then the system is wiped and the disk reset to its former blank state
> and the next AV program installed and tested ensuring that each
> program is tested in the same way...
> but as I said previously you use what you feel comfortable (with which
> for me means Kaspersky)
>
>
> Regards SiG
I hear ya. I'm sure Kaspersky must be a capable AV program, though I've
not tried it personally.

Dave