matrix wrote: "Today's viruses and trojans are truly omnipresent. Although I like running my computer without antivirus software, sometimes I still have to resort to one. Which is the best antivirus software? The Virus.gr website tests antivirus defense capabilities using over 140,000 virus samples to evaluate these seasoned antivirus tools. The results confirm a simple philosophical truth: there is no such thing as 100% or absolute security. Kaspersky 6.0.0.303 detected 99.62% of the threats. Surprisingly, another free software, Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299, also detected 99.62%. Great! Recommended!
Here is the detailed list:
1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 - 99.62%2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 - 99.62%3. F-Secure 2006 version 6.12.90 - 96.86%4. BitDefender Professional version 9 - 96.63%5. CyberScrub version 1.0 - 95.98%6. eScan version 8.0.671.1 - 95.82%7. BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 - 95.57%8. BullGuard version 6.1 - 95.57%9. AntiVir Premium version 7.01.01.02 - 95.45%10. Nod32 version 2.51.30 - 95.14%11. AntiVir Classic version 7.01.01.02 - 94.26%12. ViruScape 2006 version 1.02.0935.0137 - 93.87%13. McAfee version 10.0.27 - 93.03%14. McAfee Enterprise version 8.0.0 - 91.76%15. F-Prot version 6.0.4.3 beta - 87.88%16. Avast Professional version 4.7.871 - 87.46%17. Avast freeware version 4.7.871 - 87.46%18. Dr. Web version 4.33.2 - 86.03%19. Norman version 5.90.23 - 85.65%20. F-Prot version 3.16f - 85.14%21. ArcaVir 2006 - 83.44%22. Norton Professional 2006 - 83.18%23. AVG Professional version 7.1.405 - 82.82%24. AVG freeware version 7.1.405 - 82.82%25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 - 82.23%26. Virus Chaser version 5.0a - 81.47%27. PC-Cillin 2006 version 14.10.1051 - 80.90%28. VBA32 version 3.11.0 - 79.12%29. ViRobot Expert version 4.0 - 76.22%30. UNA version 1.83 - 75.44%
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