Re: Top 20 AV suites - KAV and ZA win hands down!

[Gaz]

thang wrote:
> http://www.techdo.com/?p=62
>
> I knew there was a good reason to use ZA
>
> A little OT, but posted for group edification.
>
> thang

Real world testing however, I am sure would give very different results.

Gaz

[Gaz]

thang wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:36:16 +0100, "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote:
>
>> thang wrote:
>>> http://www.techdo.com/?p=62
>>>
>>> I knew there was a good reason to use ZA
>>>
>>> A little OT, but posted for group edification.
>>>
>>> thang
>>
>> Real world testing however, I am sure would give very different results.
>>
>> Gaz
>>
>
> Why? On what basis? KAV is well recognised as probably the foremost
> heuristic AV suite available.
>
> thang

Not specific criticism of KAV, but on their tests.
Some points about their testing:
i) they do not test the products on their default settings (the state that
95% of users will have)
ii) they do not factor in the necessary amount of user interaction required
to carry out updates
iii) Also, the same amount of interaction required to ensure a regular scan
is carried out
iv) they dont mirror the way that users (especially younger ones) will click
yes to everything offered to them.
v) the impact that the security suite has on the performance of the machine

In the wild, an anti virus product, while haveing the most up to date
defintions and a fantastic scanning engine could still be a pos out of the
box.

Gaz