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AV-Comparatives Real World Protection Test - Feburary - May 2019
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<blockquote data-quote="roger_m" data-source="post: 820627" data-attributes="member: 31436"><p>I would say that it's more like 1% and 99%. While I use antivirus software, it never detects anything other than PUPs which I download myself, or a very occasional false positive for a safe installer. I don't get infected and I also wouldn't if I wasn't running antivirus software.</p><p></p><p>That's not to say that I never will encounter malware and it certainly doesn't hurt to have an antivirus installed. But it's not as if I absolutely need it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>ESET has much better detection rates. It has a bad reputation here, because some people have tested it and found it to not be so good.</p><p></p><p>Its detection rate is good, but it's can't match the big name antiviruses. I wouldn't take much notice of a single test where it outperforms ESET.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roger_m, post: 820627, member: 31436"] I would say that it's more like 1% and 99%. While I use antivirus software, it never detects anything other than PUPs which I download myself, or a very occasional false positive for a safe installer. I don't get infected and I also wouldn't if I wasn't running antivirus software. That's not to say that I never will encounter malware and it certainly doesn't hurt to have an antivirus installed. But it's not as if I absolutely need it. ESET has much better detection rates. It has a bad reputation here, because some people have tested it and found it to not be so good. Its detection rate is good, but it's can't match the big name antiviruses. I wouldn't take much notice of a single test where it outperforms ESET. [/QUOTE]
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