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Boggin:
I've used Norton 360 since I started in 2010 and while my knowledge has come from personal experience and forums, I also use Google for research and a number of times Norton has blocked a web page or a Toolkit - whether that was because the site was infected or a drive by, but I have been grateful for its protection.

Some AV programs are better than others but I agree that none are 100% effective because they are always playing catch up, although the heuristics can be similar and is what all of the AVs rely on.

I'm also savvy to what I click on and perhaps I don't need Norton 360, but as you say, if you're happy with a given program - then stick with it even though it can be troublesome at times as Norton 360 can be.

jraju:
hI, tHANK you for your excellent information on anti virus.
I have downloaded and updated and done a quick scan and found that no virus or rootkits.
I better think that having avast is enough, as you have rightly pointed out the reason of competition to promote the products by the av companies.
                     Shane, does MS have threat information on the latest virus attacks?

Shane:

--- Quote ---I better think that having avast is enough, as you have rightly pointed out the reason of competition to promote the products by the av companies.
                     Shane, does MS have threat information on the latest virus attacks?
--- End quote ---

Dont know, but I do knwo that their av is better than people give it credit for. I have had MS find viruses that avast and others didnt, and I have had avast find things ms didnt. There are times where one AV is rockin and doing a great job, then one virus def update later and they suck again and nothing but false positives.

Over the last couple of years, looking at the av-comparatives reports, every AV goes up and down on how well it does and the number of false positives it has. So dar norton and mcafee are always at the bottom of the list and that hasn't changed in a while lol. But it always changes, I use to use avast but got tied of the bloat and false positives. I use to use avira and same story there. Tried panada and again same story.

The thing with the free AVs is they still want to make their money, so if it isnt constant ads trying to get you to upgrade then they will install toolbars and other crap instead. Avast does this, and because most people dont read, my customers would never uncheck to install the 3rd party crap every time avast updated it self to a new version.

MS is literately the only one that doesnt try to sell you anything. Which is a big plus in my book lol

Shane

jraju:
Hi, Excellent piece of information and analysis. Avast does prompt for some upgrade and grime analysis is especially appears to be free but when you click it goes to the upgrade page for single system upgrade. But avast has got software updator which  is automatically finding and prompting you to update the installed programs update.
                                Considering all the above, it is best to have mse side by side with malware bytes for week analysis. Since av companies find different names to a single virus, one may not know, whether one has a fix for  it or not in another av program.
                                   For eg, when i was having avg, some sound virus crept in to my system , Avg would find the virus, but could not remove because it is a sound virus. i tried manual removal, but anyhow the virus would be back at reboot. I tried system restore everything, but it was residing and avg always shows on its scan. Then I go to a website, read instruction to get rid of this peculiar sound virus, and did the same to get rid of the virus. I could see the virus atlast gone away but with all the exe operations. It made change in "*1" some key in the execution of all application files. I found no similar name in other antivirus programs. So, I would definitely prefer MSE for my av purpose and malware bytes for malwares. Occasionally i sue aswmbr, combofix and others temporarily. The thread owner may also use these recommendations to at least safeguard from particular attacks
                                     

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