OK, so you now know about the free version of Avast! anti-virus software. Just how does it stack up?
I’m about to reveal to you one of my favorite sources of computer security information — Sunbelt Software’s blog. I’ve known about Sunbelt Software since 2001 when I was working for a customer that needed patch management, and Sunbelt’s product was the best choice (they no longer make that product). They do have a lot of good products that I’ll talk more about in a later post, but for now, let’s get back to that anti-virus detection capability report, shall we?
OK, here’s the direct link to the document that shows how all of the tested products stack up against each other:
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ihs/alex/malwarereportjun3007.pdf (This is a PDF report and requires a PDF reader to view. If you own a computer that was built in this century, you’re probably OK).
You’ll see that Avast! is seventh. Not bad for a free product!
I also need to mention that a product that I “suggested” at one time on several forums — ClamAV — ranked 26th out of 29 and only detected 78.66% of the malware in the test. I want to publicly state that I no longer recommend that software, especially given the fact that Avast! Anti-virus does such a good job for a free product.
In the next segment, I want to point you to an actual post on Sunbelt Software’s blog so that you can read their take on the test results for yourself.
Thanks for listening,
Tom
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